4 h. ago Mum who fears never knowing why her child died backs data disclosure law change

Jools Sweeney, aged 14, died in April 2022, and his mum Ellen has called on social media firms to share his user data with her.

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4 h. ago Sopranos actor Charley Scalies dead at age 84: The Wire vet dies following battle with Alzheimer's

Scalies' daughter Anne Marie Scalies revealed to The Hollywood Reporter that her father passed on Thursday at a nursing home in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.

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5 h. ago Harry Kane celebrates the FIRST trophy of his career aged 31 with Eric Dier and his Bayern Munich team

Bayern reclaimed the title after Bayer Leverkusen's 2-2 draw with SC Freiburg Kane, 31, sang Queen's 'We Are the Champions' next to former Tottenham pal Eric Dier and their new comrades.

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6 h. ago Charley Scalies dead: Sopranos and The Wire star dies aged 84

The actor had portrayed Thomas 'Horseface' Pakusa in The Wire, as well as played the part of Coach Molinaro in hit Mafia series The Sopranos. He had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's

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6 h. ago Charley Scalies dead: Sopranos and The Wire star dies aged 84 after heartbreaking health diagnosis

The actor had portrayed Thomas 'Horseface' Pakusa in The Wire, as well as played the part of Coach Molinaro in hit Mafia series The Sopranos. He had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's

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7 h. ago Christie Brinkley's tragic lost love BEFORE Billy Joel: Dashing champagne heir died in race crash aged 27

Christie Brinkley was swept up in a fairytale romance with a devastating ending a year before her tumultuous union with hitmaker Billy Joel began.

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20 h. ago Inside the life of the 'David Beckham of snooker' who tragically died aged 27 after being diagnosed with rare form of cancer

Ahead of this year's final, it seems as appropriate a time as any to remember one of snooker's most promising talents who died aged 27 after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.

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30 h. ago Jim Dent, Augusta caddie turned pioneering Black golfer, dies aged 85

Dent’s grandson announces golfer’s passing at 85Augusta native became one of PGA’s longest hittersJim Dent grew up in the caddie yards of Augusta, Georgia, eventually working at the Masters and honing his game at the municipal course known as ‘The Patch’. He went on to become one of the PGA Tour’s longest hitters and one of the top Black golfers of his generation.Dent died on Friday at age 85, a week before his birthday, his grandson posted on Facebook. The PGA Tour said on its website that Dent suffered a stroke the day after Augusta National announced plans for Tiger Woods to design a par 3 course at The Patch. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Kirk Medas dead: MTV star dies aged 33 as family pays tribute

Floribama Shore star Kirk Medas has died at the age of 33 after battling necrotizing pancreatitis, the MTV personality's family has confirmed in an emotional statement

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54 h. ago Jeff Sperbeck, former agent for John Elway, dies after golf cart injury. Here's what we know

California authorities say the death of Jeff Sperbeck in a golf cart accident appears to be a horrific accident

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56 h. ago Dolly Parton, 79, fights back TEARS as she talks the death of husband Carl Dean: 'I loved him since I was 18'

Dolly Parton is understandably struggling since the death of her husband Carl Dean after 60 years together. Carl died on March 3 at the age of 82.

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58 h. ago Comedy legend and Goldie Hawn's pal Ruth Buzzi dies after stroke amid Alzheimer's battle

Comedy icon Ruth Buzzi, who is best known for her work back in the 1970s, has died at the age of 88 and was best known for her work with Goldie Hawn

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60 h. ago Ruth Buzzi, comedy sketch player on groundbreaking series 'Laugh

Ruth Buzzi, who rose to fame as the frumpy and bitter Gladys Ormphby on the groundbreaking sketch comedy series “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” and made over 200 television appearances during a 45-year career, has died at age 88

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62 h. ago Katherine Ryan, 41, steps out with husband Bobby Kootstra in first sighting since she learnt shock 'real biological age' amid skin cancer battle

The comedian, 41, recently revealed she was left thinking she was going to die after being told she has medical age of 77 during an appearance on What's My Age Again?

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66 h. ago ‘A natural storyteller’: Jane Gardam remembered by Tessa Hadley

The author of Late in the Day pays tribute to the exuberantly inventive Yorkshire-born novelist who has died aged 96Jane Gardam, who has died aged 96, was such an exuberant, inventive writer. It’s the sheer energy of the voice you notice first, picking up one of her books from the shelf; she had the easy authority of a natural storyteller. Her first book, A Long Way from Verona, was written for children and published in 1971, when she was in her early 40s. “I ought to tell you at the beginning,” announces Jessica Vye in the first sentence, “that I am not quite normal, having had a violent experience at the age of nine.” In the book, clever bookish girls, at a private school in wartime, are hungry for adventures and also for tea with cress sandwiches and chocolate eclairs; they belong to that class beloved of British fiction in the old days, educated people fallen on hard times. Jessica’s father has left his job as a schoolmaster to follow his vocation as a poor curate. The Summer Af...

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68 h. ago Iconic 'I Kissed a Girl' singer dies in devastating house fire with cause unknown

Singer-songwriter Jill Sobule, famed for her 1995 hit single "I Kissed a Girl", has tragically died at the age of 66 after a fire broke out at her home in Minneapolis

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69 h. ago 'I Kissed a Girl' singer Jill Sobule dies aged 66 after fire rips through home

Singer-songwriter Jill Sobule, known for her 1995 hit single "I Kissed a Girl", has died at the age of 66 after a fire broke out at her home, a representative has confirmed.

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3 d. ago Jill Sobule, I Kissed a Girl singer, dies in Minneapolis house fire aged 66

Musician whose hits also included the satirical anthem Supermodel from the Clueless soundtrack died early on ThursdayJill Sobule, the singer-songwriter whose hits included the satirical anthem Supermodel from the Clueless movie soundtrack and the groundbreaking single I Kissed a Girl, has died in a house fire at the age of 66.Sobule’s body was found in a home in Woodbury, Minnesota, on Thursday. Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago 'I Kissed a Girl' singer Jill Sobule dies aged 66 after fire rips through her home

Singer-songwriter Jill Sobule, known for her 1995 hit single "I Kissed a Girl", has died at the age of 66 after a fire broke out at her home, a representative has confirmed

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3 d. ago Virginia Giuffre's 'heartbreak as estranged children not allowed to see her before death'

It was announced last week that campaigner Virginia Giuffre - who made headlines after accusing Prince Andrew of sexual abuse, which he's denied - had died at the age of 41

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