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Doris Long said she hopes to repeat the challenge next year aged 102The world's oldest abseiler, nicknamed "Daring Doris", has increased her record after descending almost 100m (328ft) aged 101.

Doris Long said she felt no fear as she came down Portsmouth's Spinnaker Tower.

The great-great-grandmother last performed the feat on her 100th birthday in May 2014.

The pensioner, who has previously abseiled alongside new Top Gear host Chris Evans, is raising money for the Rowans Hospice in Waterlooville.

Ms Long, who first abseiled aged 85, said: "I don't feel afraid and never have, I just have a placid nature."

The great-great-grandmother admitted her legs were aching after the abseil"Daring Doris" has raised more than £11,000 for the hospice over the years Ms Long, who has a daughter, three grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren, received cheers and applause from the crowd as she reached the bottom of the tower.

"It was very hard work, much harder than last year," she said. "It was so windy I swung about a bit but oh yes, I enjoyed it, I feel it's well worth it.

"My legs ache like anything and my right arm where I hold the rope and my hair is all sticking out."

"Daring Doris", who has raised more than £11,000 for the hospice, said she hopes to repeat the challenge next year aged 102.

Jennie Watson, 42, from Locks Heath, who completed the abseil earlier in the day, said: "You have to be quite agile to get the ropes down but it's the bravery more than anything. How she does it, I have no idea."

Single Dad Carries His Son With Disabilities 9 Miles Every Day So That He Can Go To School

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Let’s all agree to extend an early Happy Father’s Day to this Chinese dad who will do just about anything to give his son with disabilities every opportunity in the world.

Yu Xukang, 40, a single dad from the Sichuan Province in China, walks 9 miles every day with his son, Xiao Qiang, strapped to his back so that the boy can get an education. The 12-year-old has a disorder that has caused his arms and legs to become twisted and his back to be hunched over, and there is no public transportation available to take him to class, Central European News (CEN) told The Huffington Post in an email.

To support himself and his young son, Yu works as a farmer, according to China Daily. Since last September, Yu has woken up every day at 5 a.m., prepared a lunch for his son and then secured Xiao Qiang -- who is about 3 feet tall -- in a basket that he attaches to his own back.

The pair makes the 4.5-mile trek to school across the rugged terrain, then Yu walks back home so that he can work. The devoted dad then returns to pick his boy up from school and carries him all the way home –- an 18-mile round trip, according to CEN.

The single dad estimates that he’s walked about 1,600 miles since he started taking his son to school.

"I know that my son is physically disabled but there is nothing wrong with his mind," he told CEN. "However, I couldn't find any school here with the facilities to accept him and was constantly rejected."

Once Xiao Qiang was accepted to the Fengxi Primary School, Yu vowed to do everything in his power to make sure his son would get there every day.

His dream is for Xiao Qiang to one day go to college.

After word of the father and son’s daily journey got out, authorities decided to step in to help the two. They agreed to provide a small room near the school for them, according to CEN.

Xiao Qiang has already climbed to the top of his class.

"I know that he will achieve great things," his father told CEN.