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Europe's oldest person dies

Europe's oldest person - who attributed her longevity to a fried egg sandwich every morning - has died weeks after her 114th birthday.

Florrie Baldwin died peacefully in he sleep at the care home where she lived.

She became the oldest woman in Britain in 2007 and last year became the oldest in Europe.

Speaking when she became Britain's oldest woman, Florrie, of Leeds, West Yorks., who was born in 1896 during the reign of Queen Victoria, attributed her life span to an estimated 30,000 egg baps.
Read entire article at Telegraph (UK)