Florence Reeves, who at the age of 111 was believed to be Britain’s oldest person, has just died, her MP David Amess, announced today.

The oldest person in the world, Dutchwoman Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper, has died aged 115, the Netherlands national news service NOS reported today.

THE world’s oldest person, Hendrikje (Hennie) van Andel-Schipper, raised a glass of Advocaat as she celebrated her 114th birthday in a Dutch retirement home yesterday.

A 113-year-old Dutch woman has become the oldest registered living person after the previous title holder died in Puerto Rico.