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Feb 13, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Roger Johnson Presenter

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Feb 13, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Roger Johnson Presenter |Roger Johnson

The long-serving chief executive of one of the UK's oldest children's hospices has announced plans to step down. David Ireland has led Francis House in Didsbury, Manchester, since 2005. The hospice was opened by Princess Diana in 1991 and has cared for children with either life-threatening or life-limiting illnesses for more than 40 years. Mr Ireland expressed his thanks for many years of donations and said he would stand down in 2025.

Feb 6, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Roger Johnson |Roger Johnson Presenter

At 104, Elma Harris and Thelma Barratt are thought to be Britain's oldest twins. Born in Stockport in 1919, the sisters were 19 at the outbreak of World War Two and have seen the coronation of three monarchs. Elma and Thelma, who now live together at a care home in Lancashire, attributed their youthful outlook to an occasional drop of brandy. "If you feel young, you stay young," said Elma.