Britain's oldest man dies
Britain's oldest man has died, aged 110 years and 63 days. Reg Dean, a former United Reform Church minister, died on Saturday.
Reg was 'an inspiration and will be greatly missed'
Mr Dean had been living for some years at Waltham House, which is an extra care scheme for older people run by Housing 21.
Helen Hart, locality manager for Housing 21 said:
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