A letter written a day before the Titanic sank by one of the disaster's victims has sold for a record-breaking £126,000 (€141,000) at auction.

The last letter known to be written on the ill-fated Titanic sold for a world record £119,000 (€145,000) at auction today.

The only surviving letter believed to have been written on board Titanic is expected to fetch up to £100,000 when it goes under the hammer today.