24 hours ago Poet Michael Longley touched souls with just a few words, funeral hears

The acclaimed Belfast poet died last month aged 85.

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26 hours ago Mourners told Linda Nolan would have ‘loved all the fuss’ at her funeral

The Dublin-born singer died last month aged 65.

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3 hours ago Fighting for justice doesn’t have to be a big dramatic act. It can be small | Rebecca Solnit

But it’s important to not limit our sense of what resistance looks likeAll those lists and instructions and editorials on how to resist authoritarianism and stand up for human rights, the rule of law and climate are good, and I both wholly support them and want to veer off from their recommendations here. Yes, everyone with any capacity to do so should join things, call politicians, support the groups and campaigns protecting the above. But it’s important to not limit our sense of what resistance looks like to these versions of doing something. In addition to these formal, structured ways of defending what you believe in, there are ways of doing so woven into everyday life and our conversations and communications.Each of us needs to stand on principle, loudly, whenever, wherever we can. Used strategically, our voices can do a lot to preserve anti-authoritarian worldviews about facts, science, history, rights, justice and inclusion. In this moment, it matters to just be a person who,...

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26 hours ago Loose Women's Coleen and Eastenders' Shane Ritchie among stars at Linda Nolan's funeral

The singer, famous for forming a band with her sisters, died at the age of 65 in January

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6 hours ago 'Hardest man in Britain' may have had hidden health battle before tragic death

Lenny McLean died at the age of just 49 from lung cancer - but his daughter later revealed he may have also been suffering from a secret health battle

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26 hours ago Coleen Nolan in tears at beloved sister Linda's funeral as she says goodbye

Loose Women star Coleen Nolan was seen wiping away her tears as she bid an emotional farewell to her dear sister Linda Nolan, who died last month at the age of 65

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25 hours ago Your skiing trip could kill you: Warning to holidaymakers after a string of celebrity deaths on 'easy' slopes in 'perfect conditions'

Lynn Ban, the Bling Ring Empire star, who died at the age of 52 following a ski accident at Christmas, was the latest celebrity to perish on the slopes, despite wearing a helment and good skiing conditions.

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27 hours ago Linda Nolan funeral features pink sparkly coffin as sisters lead mourners

The Dublin-born singer, who died last month aged 65, ‘would have loved all the fuss today’, her sister Denise said.

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27 hours ago Glam influencer dies aged 27 just three days after cosmetic surgery in Mexico

Tributes have poured in for an influencer who tragically passed away at the age of 27 after undergoing a cosmetic procedure at a clinic in her native Mexico not authorised to perform the surgery

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28 hours ago Linda Nolan's 'remarkable life' to be honoured at funeral as family and friends pay respects

The singer died on January 15 at the age of 65.

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31 hours ago Scotsman Obituaries: George Massie, chartered architect, town planner and booster of Scottish businesses

George Massie FRIA RIBA MRTPI, chartered architect and town planner. Born: March 1947. Died: 20 November 2024, aged 77

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31 hours ago Scotsman Obituaries: Les Reid, teacher, Humanist celebrant, activist and jazz aficionado

Les Reid, teacher. Born: 16 January 1948 on Stornoway in the Hebrides. Died: 6 January 2025, aged 76

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36 hours ago Linda Nolan’s family and friends to honour her ‘remarkable life’ at funeral

The Dublin-born singer died on January 15 at the age of 65.

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