World’s oldest man Bob Weighton dies aged 112

The world’s oldest man, Bob Weighton, has died from cancer aged 112.  Mr Weighton, from Alton, Hampshire, became the world’s oldest man after the previous record holder Chitetsu Watanabe, from Japan, died in February, aged 112.  The great-grandfather to 25, lived through both world wars, the 1918 flu pandemic, the rise and fall of the … Read more

UK’s Bob Weighton, 111, becomes world’s oldest man after death of 112-year-old Chitetsu Watanabe

Britain’s oldest man today said he could not believe it when he was told he was now the oldest in the world – but added he wouldn’t bother celebrating.  Bob Weighton, who is 111, admitted he was taken aback when his grandson last night broke the news to him that he had inherited the title … Read more