56 h. ago Inside Tony Slattery's hopeful final months after becoming a semi

The comic's close pal, Absolutely Fabulous actress Helen Lederer opens up on Tony's final months before sudden death this year at the aged just 65

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5 d. ago Mike Berry 'on terrific form' in final performance weeks before his death

Music and Are You Being Served? legend Mike Berry took to the stage just weeks before the news that he had died 'suddenly' at the age 82

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5 d. ago National Institutes of Health workers told to blow off Musk demands for weekly performance reviews

Musk has suddenly been a no-show at White House events. Now federal agencies are ignoring his orders

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9 d. ago Boy, 8, thrown 20ft in air while on trampoline by freak gust of wind

Jake Smith, aged eight, Utah, was playing on a trampoline when suddenly a gust of wind took it 20 feet in the air and he found himself in the road with his parents saying he had a "miracle" escape

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1 week ago Michael Hurley, hero of the US folk underground, dies aged 83

Singer-songwriter made more than 30 albums away from the mainstream, inspiring numerous artists in American alternative musicMichael Hurley, the American singer-songwriter whose unique path through the US folk scene made him an inspiration to generations of alternative musicians, has died aged 83.A statement from the family announced his “recent sudden passing”, though no cause of death has been given. It added: “The ‘godfather of freak folk’ was for a prolific half-century the purveyor of an eccentric genius and compassionate wit There is no other. Friends, family and the music community deeply mourn his loss.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Paul O'Grady's widower shares heartbreaking final video of star 20 minutes before his death

The beloved broadcaster and drag performer tragically passed away in March 2023 at the age of 67 due to sudden cardiac arrhythmia

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2 w. ago Paul O'Grady's widower shares heartbreaking video star filmed just 20 minutes before tragic death

The TV presenter passed away on March 28 2023 after suffering sudden cardiac arrhythmia at the age of 67

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2 w. ago Geoffrey Rush on Pirates, Pinter and pugs: ‘Just be happy we evolved on this bit of rock’

The Oscar winner answers your questions about playing everyone from Peter Sellers to the Marquis de Sade, his home town of Toowoomba and new care-home horror The Rule of Jenny PenThe Rule of Jenny Pen looks terrifying! Does the prospect of sudden ageing frighten you? BenderRodriguez It’s not sudden. I was in [King] Lear when I was 64 and said: “I need a wig that’s grey because he’s supposed to be 80.” Now I’m 73 and I still think inside I’m a brunette. This is the 54th year of my career. The last decade has just galloped past. I waited for something like this – a project that I latched on to. There’s been a lot of stuff that I turned down. I’m now being very pernickety about what I commit three or four months of my life to.No doubt there was also a lot of work behind it, but was playing Hector Barbossa in the Pirates of the Caribbean films as much fun as it looked? Have you ever reinhabited the character for a brief moment, to amuse yourself or others? Liam01 Yeah, it was fun. [Dire...

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3 w. ago War over 'The Muppet Show' mogul's £29m fortune: TV producer's girlfriend fights his estranged wife for multi

Movie producer Justin Bodle died suddenly aged 58 after suffering a catastrophic stroke while holidaying in the south of France with his partner Lucinda, 38, in July 2019.

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3 w. ago UNAIDS director proposes that President Trump make an 'amazing deal' to end HIV

The head of the U.N. AIDS agency says the sudden loss of American money has been “devastating” for efforts to stop HIV and will cost many lives of the world’s most vulnerable people

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3 w. ago Dig! XX review – amazing film of battling 90s psych rockers revisited two decades on

Rereleased documentary study of the Dandy Warhols and the Brian Jonestown Massacre is an epic story of success and failureAfter 20 years, Ondi Timoner has rereleased her riveting and colossal documentary study of two psych rock bands, the Dandy Warhols and the Brian Jonestown Massacre, and their epic dual story of success and failure. There is about 40 minutes of extra material and a present-day coda that reveals, among other things, that each band has a member who now sells real estate. That ending, brutally and suddenly visiting grey-haired middle age on these gorgeous rock’n’roll exquisites, reminded me of the Fellini-esque dream opening to Woody Allen’s Stardust Memories in which two trains, one carrying life’s winners and the other with hapless losers, wind up at the same dusty rubbish heap.Dig! XX, which took years to shoot, is alternately narrated by the Warhols’ frontman, Courtney Taylor-Taylor, and the BJM’s relentlessly goofy tambourine player, Joel Gion, and it shows the ...

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3 w. ago Inside BBC legend Andy Peebles' life from nightclub DJ to John Lennon's final interview

Radio presenter and disc jockey Andy Peebles has passed away at the age of 76 as radio legends play tribute to the BBC Radio 1 host who worked for the station from 1978 to 1992

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3 w. ago Radio 1 DJ who was last person to interview John Lennon dies at 76

He spoke to Lennon and Yoko Ono in New York two days before the former Beatle was shot dead

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3 w. ago Former Radio 1 DJ Andy Peebles, last interviewer of John Lennon, dies aged 76

He interviewed Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono in New York for a radio series, two days before the musician was shot dead aged 40 in 1980.

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3 w. ago Andy Peebles death: BBC Radio 1 DJ behind John Lennon’s final interview dies suddenly aged 76

Far from being a career highlight, Peebles once said the aftermath of the Lennon interview ‘blighted my life’ and brought him close to a breakdown

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3 w. ago Andy Peebles, BBC Radio 1 DJ behind John Lennon’s final interview, dies suddenly aged 76

Far from being a career highlight, Peebles once said the aftermath of the Lennon interview ‘blighted my life’ and brought him close to a breakdown

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3 w. ago BBC Radio 1 legend dead aged 76: Colleagues lead emotional tribute to star who had 14 years at the station

Fellow radio presenter Mike Read shared the news on X this morning, saying he was 'devastated' about the passing of his 'chum'.

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3 w. ago Andy Peebles dead: BBC Radio 1 DJ dies aged 76 as tributes pour in

BBC Radio 1 DJ Andy Peebles has died at the age of 76, with his colleagues and friends paying tribute to the late broadcaster on social media.

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3 w. ago BBC Radio 1 legend dies aged 76 as heartbroken colleagues pay tribute to star

BBC Radio 1 star Andy Peebles has passed away age 76, as his fellow host Mike Read confirmed online. The news has spread leaving listeners devastated at the Beeb's huge loss

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3 w. ago BBC Radio 1 legend Andy Peebles dies aged 76 as heartbroken colleagues pay tribute to star

BBC Radio 1 star Andy Peebles has passed away age 76, as his fellow host Mike Read confirmed online. The news has spread leaving listeners devastated at the Beeb's huge loss

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