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World's oldest man Bob Weighton dies in Hampshire aged 112 from lung cancer as heartbroken family pay tribute

World's oldest man dies in Hampshire aged 112

Family pays tribute to ‘witty, kind, knowledgeable conversationalist' Bob Weighton The world's oldest man, Bob Weighton, has died from cancer at the age of 112, his family have confirmed. The former teacher and engineer, from Alton, Hampshire, took up the title of the oldest man in the world in February after the death of the previous holder, Chitetsu Watanabe of Japan.
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World's oldest man Bob Weighton dies from cancer aged 112

1 month ago | By Daily Record

Mr Weighton, from Hampshire, took up the title of the oldest man in the world last month after the death of the previous holder Chitetsu Watanabe.
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Bob Weighton death: World's oldest man dies aged 112 from cancer

1 month ago | By The Independent

The world's oldest man, Bob Weighton, from Alton, Hampshire, has died aged 112 from cancer, his family has confirmed to PA.
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World's oldest man Bob Weighton dies aged 112

1 month ago | By Evening Standard

The world's oldest man, Bob Weighton, from Alton, Hampshire, has died aged 112 from cancer, his family has said.
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World's oldest man Bob Weighton dies at 112

1 month ago | By Metro

The oldest man in Britain and the world has passed away at 112 years old.
Family members of Bob Weighton, from Alton, Hampshire, say he died from cancer. Born on March 29, 1908, the granddad of 10 lived through both World Wars, the rise and fall of the Soviet Union and the invention of the Internet.
He saw 26 Prime Ministers come and go and was alive for the reign of five monarchs.
Dumitru Comănescu, from Romania, is now the new world's oldest man, aged 111 years and 202 days.
More to follow.
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World's oldest man Bob Weighton dies in Hampshire from cancer aged 112

1 month ago | By The Sun

THE world's oldest man has died aged 112 from cancer.
Bob Weighton, from Alton, Hants, was given the title by Guinness World Records in March this year after the death of Japanese 112-year-old Chitetsu Watanabe.
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