2 h. ago Teletubbies' Tinky Winky star's tragic death after being found in unusual circumstances

The actor who played Tinky Winky in the beloved children's TV show, Simon Shelton Barnes, died in heartbreaking circumstances back in 2018, aged only 52 years old

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5 h. ago Bob Simpson, former Australia cricket captain and coach, dies aged 89

Simpson played 62 Tests across more than two decades after debut in 1957Australia’s first full-time coach helped guide team’s reemergence in 1980sFormer Australia cricket captain and coach, Bob Simpson, has died in Sydney aged 89.Robert Baddeley Simpson was an influential figure in Australian cricket for more than four decades as a player, captain and coach, and also made his mark on the game as a law-maker, referee and commentator. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Tristan Rogers dead: General Hospital star dies after battle with lung cancer

General Hospital star Tristan Rogers has died at the age of 79, his manager Meryl Soodak has confirmed in an emotional statement

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10 h. ago ‘Trump’s terror campaign’: Protests erupt after man dies fleeing federal agent raid at LA Home Depot

Democrats call on president to end immigration raids after vehicle collision kills man in Monrovia

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11 h. ago Beloved comic and BBC star Gary Little dies in 'climbing accident' as tributes pour in

Award-winning Scottish comedian Gary Little has died at the age of 61, with fellow Scotts comic Kevin Bridges leading tributes to the star who was due to perform next month

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11 h. ago Comedian Gary Little dies aged 61 after tragic 'climbing accident' in Scotland as Kevin Bridges leads heartfelt tributes

Comedian Gary Little has died aged 61 following a tragic 'climbing accident' in Scotland, it was confirmed on Friday.

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12 h. ago Gary Little dead: Comedy icon dies 'climbing a hill' aged 61 as tributes pour in

Iconic Scottish comedian Gary Little has died at the age of 61 with reports claiming his death occurred while he was on a hill climb

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30 h. ago Jackie Bezos dies at home weeks after Amazon billionaire son Jeff Bezos' lavish £42m wedding

Jackie Bezos, the mother of billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has died aged 78 after a battle with Lewy Body Dementia, weeks after her son's lavish wedding

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31 h. ago Jeremy Paxman's brother leaves staggering fortune to family after his death aged 73

The former UK ambassador to Mexico and Spain died of lung cancer in March, aged 73.

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32 h. ago Jeff Bezos shares heartbreak as his mum dies aged 78 following dementia battle

The Bezos Family Foundation announced the news, revealing she passed away peacefully at her Miami home on Thursday August 14 and Jeff has now shared a heartbreaking tribute

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32 h. ago Jackie Bezos, mother of Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, dies aged 78 in Miami home

A statement by the Bezos Scholars said that she died peacefully in her Miami home on Thursday.

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34 h. ago Brandon Blackstock's death certificate reveals Kelly Clarkson's ex suffered severe symptom amid cancer battle

The former stepson of Reba McEntire had been fighting skin cancer - malignant melanoma - for three years. He died last week at his home in Butte, Montana at the age of 48.

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35 h. ago Champion female bodybuilder dies aged 37 as death 'unexpected but peaceful'

The death is one of several to have stunned the body-building world in recent months, and fans and competitors are urging for more to be done to protect athletes' physical and mental health

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39 h. ago Girl, 14, who died on children's mental health ward when Ghanaian agency worker with a fake ID left her unsupervised was unlawfully killed, inquest rules

Ruth Szymankiewicz, who was being treated for an eating disorder at Huntercombe Hospital in Berkshire, was under strict one-to-one observation when the staff member for her walked away.

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42 h. ago Legendary horse trainer Bill Turner dies aged 78 after horrific yard accident

Legendary horse trainer Bill Turner has died at the age of 78 after suffering a serious head injury in a horrific recent incident at his yard in Dorset

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44 h. ago Diana Rigg's last appearance in All Creatures Great and Small before her passing

All Creatures Great and Small star Diana Rigg, who sadly died in September 2020 at the age of 82, had one final role in the hit Channel 5 drama before her death

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45 h. ago World's oldest lemur dies in Scotland aged 39 just months after milestone birthday

"Stumpy was a true ambassador for his species and for our zoo."

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46 h. ago Lorna Raver dead – Drag Me to Hell and Desperate Housewives actress dies aged 81

Lorna Raver, who starred in a number of huge 90s and 00s films and TV shows over the decades, has died at the age of 81. Her death was announced this week, following her passing in May

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50 h. ago David Stratton, esteemed Australian film critic, dies aged 85

The international cinema expert was beloved for his film reviews, particularly on television with Margaret PomeranzDavid Stratton’s closing credits: ‘I’ve done the best I could’David Stratton, the revered Australian film critic and beloved co-host of television programs The Movie Show and At The Movies with fellow critic Margaret Pomeranz, has died aged 85.Born in the English town of Trowbridge in 1939, Stratton was sent to live with his grandmother in Hampshire during the second world war. An avid filmgoer, she took Stratton to the cinema almost every day, which changed his life. In the 2017 documentary David Stratton: A Cinematic Life, Stratton said he watched “at least one” film he hadn’t seen every day, and had seen more than 25,000 films in his life. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Drag Me to Hell horror movie star Lorna Raver dies aged 81 as tributes pour in

Horror movie star Lorna Raver, who played the chillingly evil character of Mrs Ganush in Sam Raimi's hit film Drag Me to Hell (2009), has sadly died at the age of 81

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