The world’s oldest person, Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, died yesterday at the age of 116.

The title now passes to Ethel Caterham, a resident of Surrey, England, who is 115 years old, according to the US Gerontology Research Group (GRG) and the LongeviQuest database.

Born on 8 June 1908, Ms Canabarro became the world’s oldest person following the death in January of Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, who was also aged 116.