22 h. ago Author Julian Barnes marries in secret ahead of his 80th birthday as he battles cancer as he reveals late wife gave him blessing to find love again when she was dying from cancer

The Booker Prize-winning novelist tied the knot with his former publisher Rachel Cugnoni in front of just eight people at a register office in August last year.

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64 h. ago Diary of a degenerate: mapping the music and the madness of Carlo Gesualdo

The Renaissance composer wrote hauntingly sublime music – and committed a grisly double murder before descending even further into psychosis. As a new stage work revisits his life, its director asks if art can be separated from artistCarlo Gesualdo wrote some of the most darkly sublime music of the late Renaissance. He also savagely murdered his wife and her lover in their bed. Now be honest: which would you like to discuss first?The art will always be secondary to the atrocity, however magnificent the madrigals and sacred music. Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa, had been cuckolded by the Duke of Andria in a long-running tryst that had become the scuttlebutt at court. The premeditated double murder of 1590 was a truly grisly affair, concluding in the public display of their mutilated bodies on the steps of the palazzo for several days. Continue reading...

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66 h. ago ‘Soon after my baby’s birth came a bottle of champagne from Alan’: readers remember Alan Rickman

Following the anniversary of the actor’s death, fans recall his joy at a train platform mishap, enthusing about experimental theatre and an embarrassed double-take• ‘I fell in love with him on the spot’: friends remember Alan Rickman, 10 years after his deathOne of the highlights of my late wife’s life involved Alan Rickman. Returning to university in Manchester in the mid-90s for a new term, she was attempting to put on an enormous rucksack full of books (she did English). As she managed to get the thing on, she experienced an error in balance, fell backwards and laid on the platform, wiggling her arms and legs like an inverted tortoise, unable to move. Continue reading...

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66 h. ago ‘Soon after my baby’s birth came a bottle of champagne’: readers remember Alan Rickman

Following the anniversary of the actor’s death, fans recall his joy at a train platform mishap, enthusing about experimental theatre and an embarrassed double-take• ‘I fell in love with him on the spot’: friends remember Alan Rickman, 10 years after his deathOne of the highlights of my late wife’s life involved Alan Rickman. Returning to university in Manchester in the mid-90s for a new term, she was attempting to put on an enormous rucksack full of books (she did English). As she managed to get the thing on, she experienced an error in balance, fell backwards and laid on the platform, wiggling her arms and legs like an inverted tortoise, unable to move. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Freddie Mercury's alleged secret daughter dies aged 48 after rare cancer battle

The alleged secret daughter of Freddie Mercury has died at the age of 48, with her family sharing the tragic news as they revealed her hidden battle with spinal cancer

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2 d. ago Freddie Mercury's secret daughter dead at 48 as heartbroken family issue statement

Freddie Mercury's 'secret' daughter has died at the age of 48, it has been reported, her family shared the tragic news as they revealed her hidden battle with spinal cancer

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2 d. ago Freddie Mercury's 'secret' daughter dies aged 48: 'Bibi' passes away following long battle with spinal cancer months after her existence was revealed in Queen singer's biography

The Daily Mail can today reveal for the first time that the Queen singer called her 'Bibi'.

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4 d. ago Industry star Marisa Abela reveals 'scariest thing' about cancer diagnosis in health update

The actress is also known for playing Amy Winehouse on the big screen

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4 d. ago Industry star Marisa Abela reveals the ‘scariest’ part of her cancer diagnosis

In 2020, the actress was diagnosed with thyroid cancer at 23 years old, and needed an eight-hour operation to remove the tumour from her neck

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4 d. ago Scott Adams, Dilbert creator and conservative commentator, dies aged 68

Cartoonist – who was dropped from US papers in 2023 after calling Black people a ‘hate group’ – had prostate cancer Scott Adams, the cartoonist behind the satirical comic strip Dilbert and conservative commentator, has died aged 68 after being diagnosed with prostate cancer.On Tuesday, Adams’s ex-wife Shelly Miles revealed his death in a tearful livestream of his YouTube channel Real Coffee with Scott Adams. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Celebrity Big Brother's Trisha Goddard opens up on what she doesn't want 'people to think' amid cancer battle

The former talk show host revealed she was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer in 2022

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4 d. ago Trisha Goddard asked heartbreaking question to doctor as she shares cancer update

Trisha Goddard has shared a raw insight into her life as she battles stage four breast cancer, revealing the heartbreaking question she was forced to ask her doctor

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4 d. ago Trisha Goddard shares cancer update after heartbreaking question to doctor

Trisha Goddard has shared a powerful update on her stage four breast cancer and revealed how treatment, fitness and family support are helping her live well with the disease

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5 d. ago It Ends with Us author and producer Colleen Hoover reveals cancer diagnosis as she shares brave selfie

Colleen Hoover shared the health update with her 1.9million followers on Instagram on Monday.

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5 d. ago Colleen Hoover reveals cancer diagnosis as she approaches end of treatment

Author Colleen Hoover has revealed on social media that she has been battling cancer, but is now approaching the end of her radiation therapy

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5 d. ago Man Utd ace now living in Sir Alex Ferguson's £3.5m mansion icon sold after wife died

Sir Alex Ferguson lived in a stunning mansion with his late wife Cathy, but the Cheshire home is now understood to be inhabited by one Manchester United ace

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5 d. ago Man United player moves into Sir Alex Ferguson's £3.5m house he sold after wife's death

Sir Alex Ferguson lived in a beautiful home with his late wife Cathy, but another Manchester United star is now understood to be living in the iconic manager's old abode

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6 d. ago BBC Radio 1 star Reggie Yates reveals he's suffered a cancer scare as he undergoes surgery to remove a tumour from his hand

BBC presenter Reggie Yates has revealed he has undergone surgery to remove a tumour from his hand as he gave a health update on Sunday. 

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7 d. ago Davina McCall fights back tears as she reveals she has finished radiotherapy after breast cancer diagnosis

The TV presenter, 58, revealed last November that she had detected it early after noticing a lump and getting it checked, leading to a successful lumpectomy.

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8 d. ago Princess of Wales explains what has helped to heal after cancer treatment

On her 44th birthday, Catherine, Princess of Wales, shares a deeply personal video revealing how nature became central to her healing journey following cancer treatment and chemotherapy

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