Ten million Brits could reach 100 yrs

More than ten million poeple alive in the UK today could end up reaching their hundredth birthday.

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Published 31 December 2010 10:12am

Updated 29 August 2013 2:16pm

Source: SBS, BBC

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More than ten mllion poeple alive in the UK today could reach their hundredth birthday.

The UK's Department of Work and Pensions says that by the year 2080 there could be 626,900 people over 100 years of age - compared to 11,800 at the moment.

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