88 m. ago Who was Fauja Singh? World's oldest marathon runner dies in road accident

Tributes to Fauja Singh have been streaming in since his death

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3 h. ago 'I lost the path': Unsettling final text of British hiker missing in Italian Alps for five days

Matthew Hall, 33, has not been seen since July 9 when he set off from the B&B Ploncher hotel in Chiavenna, Lombardy, to go for a hike

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6 h. ago World's oldest marathon runner, Fauja Singh, dies at 114 after being hit by a car

Fauja Singh, known as the Turbaned Torpedo and believed to be the world’s oldest marathon runner, has died at 114 after being hit by a car in India

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6 h. ago British mum faces death penalty for smuggling £300k cocaine in Angel Delight

Lisa Stocker, 39, and her husband Jon Collyer, 39, are facing the death penalty in Indonesia after they were found with 992 grams of cocaine stashed in 17 packets of the dessert Angel Delight

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7 h. ago British tourist dies in Ibiza supermarket car park plunge days after Scot's fatal hotel fall

Another British tourist has lost his life falling at a supermarket car park in Ibiza, just days after Evan Thomson died at the Ibiza Rocks Hotel after a fall.

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7 h. ago Fauja Singh, ‘world’s oldest marathon runner’, dies in road accident aged 114

Singh’s east London running club confirms death in India of athlete thought to be first centenarian to run a marathonThe runner Fauja Singh, believed to be the oldest person to complete a marathon, has died in a road accident in India aged 114.The athlete, who lived in Ilford in east London, was hit by a car and suffered fatal injuries while trying to cross a road in his birth village of Beas Pind, near Jalandhar in Punjab, on Monday, according to reports in India. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago British man who was world’s oldest marathon runner dies aged 114

Fauja Singh was hit by a car while trying to cross a road in his birth village Beas Pind

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9 h. ago British tourist plunges from Ibiza supermarket car park days after Scot dies at hotel

A 25-year-old man was rushed to hospital after the incident at the Mercadona supermarket in San Antonio, days after Evan Thomson died at the Ibiza Rocks Hotel.

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13 h. ago Fauja Singh: World's oldest marathon runner, 114, from east London dies in road accident in India

Fauja Singh’s London-based running club and charity, Sikhs In The City, said their upcoming events in Ilford will be a celebration of his life

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14 h. ago Andrea Gibson, poet and subject of documentary Come See Me in the Good Light, dies aged 49

Gibson, who was Colorado’s poet laureate and diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer, died at their home on MondayAndrea Gibson, a celebrated poet and performance artist who through their verse explored gender identity, politics and their four-year battle with terminal ovarian cancer, has died aged 49.Gibson’s death was announced on social media by their wife, Megan Falley. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago David Kaff, Spinal Tap keyboardist and musician, dies aged 79

The British musician and actor, who played Viv Savage in Rob Reiner’s mockumentary, died in his sleepDavid Kaff, the British actor and musician known for playing keyboardist Viv Savage in Rob Reiner’s 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, has died aged 79.His bandmates in Mutual of Alameda’s Wild Kingdom confirmed the news on their Facebook page, writing that the musician had “passed away peacefully in his sleep” on Friday. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago World's oldest marathon runner dead at 114... after being hit by a car: London club confirms Fauja Singh killed while crossing the road

The British athlete - believed to be the oldest runner to complete a marathon - was hit by a car and suffered fatal injuries while trying to cross a road in Punjab, on Monday.

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21 h. ago British marathon runner Fauja Singh dies in road accident aged 114

His London-based running club and charity, Sikhs In The City, said their upcoming events in Ilford, east London, will be a celebration of his life.

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21 h. ago Poet and performance artist Andrea Gibson dies aged 49 four years after cancer diagnosis

Gibson had been the Poet Laureate of Colorado since 2023

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21 h. ago David Kaff dead: This Is Spinal Tap icon dies aged 79 as tributes pour in

This Is Spinal Tap star David Kaff, who played keyboardist Viv Savage in the iconic mockumentary, has died at the age of 79, his band Mutual of Alameda's Wild Kingdom has announced

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22 h. ago This Is Spinal Tap icon David Kaff dead at 79... just months before legendary film's sequel release

A legendary actor and musician who starred in This Is Spinal Tap has died aged 79.

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22 h. ago David Kaff dead: This Is Spinal Tap icon dies aged 79 as friends pay tribute

This Is Spinal Tap icon and musician who performed with Chuck Berry, David Kaff, has died

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23 h. ago Poet Andrea Gibson, candid explorer of life, death and politics, dies at 49

Andrea Gibson, a celebrated poet and performance artist, has died at age 49

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27 h. ago Scottish tourist tragically dies, aged 26, on holiday in Ibiza after fall from height

His mum has shared the devastating news on social media

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27 h. ago Martin Cruz Smith, acclaimed author of 'Gorky Park,' dies at 82

Mystery novelist Martin Cruz Smith, known for such Arkady Renko thrillers as “Gorky Park,” has died at age 82

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