52 m. ago Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, giant of African literature, dies aged 87

Kenyan writer’s death announced by his daughter, who wrote: ‘He lived a full life, fought a good fight’The Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who was censored, imprisoned and forced into exile by the dictator Daniel arap Moi, a perennial contender for the Nobel prize for literature and one of few writers working in an indigenous African language, has died aged 87.“It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our dad, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, this Wednesday morning,” wrote his daughter Wanjiku wa Ngũgĩ on Facebook. “He lived a full life, fought a good fight.” Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Paul Danan's tragic final days in 'secluded dry house' before fatal drugs cocktail

Former Hollyoaks actor and Celebrity Love Island star Paul Danan died in January at the age of 46 after taking a lethal mix of heroin and cocaine, an inquest has heard

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4 h. ago Chucky star dead at 61 two years after being investigated for sexting minors

Ed Gale, best known for portraying horror icon Chucky in the 1988 horror film Child's Play, has died at age 61.

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9 h. ago Rick Derringer, ubiquitous guitarist in US pop and rock, dies aged 77

Singer and guitarist scored a US No 1 fronting 60s rockers the McCoys, before work with artists as varied as Barbra Streisand, Steely Dan, Alice Cooper and Weird ‘Al’ YankovicRick Derringer, the singer and guitarist who topped the US charts with his band the McCoys and was a sideman for a host of stars including Barbara Streisand, Cyndi Lauper and Steely Dan, has died aged 77.The news was announced in a Facebook post by his close friend Tony Wilson, who did not give a cause of death. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Willie Stevenson: Scottish legend who played for both Liverpool and Rangers has died at the age of 85

Rangers and Liverpool legend Willie Stevenson has died.

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11 h. ago Scotsman Obituaries: Margaret Mills MBE, trailblazing children's champion

Margaret Mills MBE, children’s champion. Born: 16 October 1948. Died: 28 March 2025 , aged 76

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22 h. ago Sir Tom Jones hails 'wonderful man' in tribute after beloved BBC star dies

The TV icon's family shared the sad news on Sunday that Alan had died at the age of 78 with a heartfelt statement.

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24 h. ago Rick Derringer dead: Cyndi Lauper collaborator dies surrounded by family as tributes pour in

Cyndi Lauper collaborator Rick Derringer has died, aged 77, it's been announced this week following a decades-long career as a rock guitarist, with tributes now pouring in for him

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26 h. ago James McEachin dead: Legendary Columbo actor and Clint Eastwood co

James McEachin has died aged 94, it has been reported

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26 h. ago Sir Tom Jones breaks silence to pay tribute to 'wonderful' BBC star after tragic death

Sir Tom Jones has paid tribute to the late BBC executive and television presenter Alan Yentob, who died over the weekend at the age of 78, as the singer hailed him as a 'wonderful man'

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26 h. ago Sir Tom Jones pays heartfelt tribute to 'wonderful man' after beloved BBC star dies

Sir Tom Jones has penned an emotional message after the death of the BBC executive and television presenter Alan Yentob, who sadly died at the age of 78 earlier this week

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27 h. ago Rick Derringer death: Classic rock guitarist of ‘Hang On Sloopy’ fame dies aged 77

Derringer was just 17 when his band The McCoys recorded ‘Hang On Sloopy’

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39 h. ago 'My dad would never talk about the war, we only found out what he did in 1995'

Tributes have been paid to Bletchley Park code-breaker Joseph Anthony Harney's, who has died aged 98

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53 h. ago Jeremy Clarkson breaks silence on death of BBC boss Alan Yentob 'who ended my career'

Former Top Gear host, Jeremy Clarkson, has paid tribute to BBC executive and documentary maker, Alan Yentob, who died aged 78 at the weekend

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54 h. ago Marcel Ophuls: the unflinching chronicler of France’s suppressed wartime shame

The Sorrow and the Pity punched a hole through France’s self-excusing myths and saw something nastier, shabbier, more political and more human• Marcel Ophuls dies aged 97The last great voice of wartime European cinema has gone with the death of documentary film-maker Marcel Ophuls, son of director Max Ophuls; he was born in Germany, fled to France with the rise of Hitler, fled again to the US with the Nazi invasion and then returned to France after the war. He therefore had an almost ideal background for a nuanced, detached perspective on the impossibly (and enduringly) painful subject of French collaboration with the Nazis during the second world war.This was the basis of his four-and-a-half hour masterpiece The Sorrow and the Pity from 1969, commissioned by French TV (which refused to screen it); however, it gained an Oscar nomination and its international reputation grew from there. The film was in two parts, The Collapse, about the invasion, and The Choice, about the factional s...

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54 h. ago Marcel Ophuls was the unflinching chronicler of France’s suppressed wartime shame

The Sorrow and the Pity punched a hole through France’s self-excusing myths and saw something nastier, shabbier, more political and more human• Marcel Ophuls dies aged 97The last great voice of wartime European cinema has gone with the death of documentary film-maker Marcel Ophuls, son of director Max Ophuls; he was born in Germany, fled to France with the rise of Hitler, fled again to the US with the Nazi invasion and then returned to France after the war. He therefore had an almost ideal background for a nuanced, detached perspective on the impossibly (and enduringly) painful subject of French collaboration with the Nazis during the second world war.This was the basis of his four-and-a-half hour masterpiece The Sorrow and the Pity from 1969, commissioned by French TV (which refused to screen it); however, it gained an Oscar nomination and its international reputation grew from there. The film was in two parts, The Collapse, about the invasion, and The Choice, about the factional s...

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58 h. ago Ducky Dynasty star Phil Robertson dies aged 79 following devastating heath battle

Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson has died at the age of 79, six months after his family shared his Alzheimer’s battle, with his family confirming the news on social media

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59 h. ago Top racing trainer who died from rare eye cancer aged 59 leaves heartbreaking message

Christophe Clement trained more than 2,500 winners in America, including 2014 Belmont Stakes hero Tonalist and at the Breeders Cup. He told people to 'enjoy life every single day' in a message posted on X

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60 h. ago Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson dies aged 79 after heath battle as family pay tribute

Phil's daughter-in-law and co-star Korie Robertson shared a tribute on Facebook saying he always tried to remind others death only means a return to God's kingdom.

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62 h. ago Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson dies after tragic diagnosis as famous family pay tribute

Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson, has died at the age of 79 after being diagnosed with Alzhiemer's disease, with his family paying tribute to the star on Facebook

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