5 h. ago Philip Lowrie, original Coronation Street star, dies aged 88

Actor played original bad boy Dennis Tanner in the ITV soap when it first launched in 1960

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7 h. ago Amanda Holden shares sweet nickname Les Dennis had for her that she 'still loves'

Amanda Holden has opened up on the early years of her relationship with her ex-husband Les Dennis - recalling how she 'loved' one thing the former Coronation Street star used to call her

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7 h. ago Coronation Street star Philip Lowrie who appeared in first ever episode dies aged 88

Coronation Street actor Philip Lowrie, who was best known for playing Dennis Tanner in the ITV soap, has died at the age of 88, it has been confirmed by his publicist

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7 h. ago Coronation Street Dennis Tanner star Philip Lowrie dies as fans pay tribute

Coronation Street star Philip Lowrie, who played Dennis Tanner in the first ever episode of the ITV soap, has died at the age of 88 as his publicist recently confirmed

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8 h. ago Pope Francis funeral: World stops to pay tribute to 'people's pope' as world leaders join hundreds of thousands of mourners in Rome before his final popemobile ride

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, led the service, addressing hundreds of thousands of people gathered in St Peter's Square.

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8 h. ago Phillip Lowrie dead: Coronation Street star who appeared in first ever episode dies

Coronation Street star Philip Lowrie, who played Dennis Tanner in the ITV soap, has died at the age of 88, his publicist has confirmed

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9 h. ago Amanda Holden admits 'I loved that' as she shares nickname Les Dennis gave her

Amanda Holden gave a candid look back at her relationship with former Coronation Street star Les Dennis as she shared one thing that she 'loved' about their time together

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9 h. ago Family pay heartbreaking tributes to British man after his body was found washed up on Benidorm beach

Tributes have been paid to a 'dedicated family man' after his body was found washed up on a beach in the Spanish coastal resort of Benidorm. Briton Jeff Duffield was found dead on Wednesday evening.

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10 h. ago Tearful nuns mourning Pope Francis remember 'saintly man who wanted peace for the whole world' as world stops to pay tribute to 266th pontiff

From first light, thousands of people made their way along Via della Conciliazione - the grand thoroughfare that leads to the Vatican - singing hymns, praying and swapping stories.

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10 h. ago Pope Francis funeral: Donald Trump arrives to pay tribute to 'people's pope' as world leaders join the hundreds of thousands gathering in Rome for emotional service

The U.S. president is joined by his wife, Melania, in the Vatican City, among some 170 heads of state or government in attendance.

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12 h. ago Virginia Giuffre dies as heartbroken family pay tribute to 'fierce warrior'

Virginia Giuffre has died age 41, her family confirmed that she died by suicide. The woman rose to prominence for her allegations of late Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew, claims the royal has strongly denied

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35 h. ago Rory McIlroy sets the record straight on claims about his wife Erica after Masters win

Rory McIlroy enjoyed one of the best days of his career by winning the Masters at Augusta last week but there were eyebrows raised after he failed to pay tribute to wife Erica Stoll when naming his "support system"

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36 h. ago M60 body: Man found dead in field near major motorway named as family pay moving tribute

Daniel Naughton, known as Danny, 37, has been named as the man found dead in an M60 motorway field last week - and has been described as a 'local legend' by his devastated sister Zoe

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44 h. ago Meghan Markle and Prince Harry pay tribute to children 'who have died due to harms of the internet' unveiling a poignant monument in New York

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle unveiled a memorial in New York City last night, which is dedicated to 'honouring the lives of children lost to online harm'.

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50 h. ago Thousands of Israelis including freed Hamas hostages and Holocaust survivors join March of the Living through Auschwitz 80 years after Nazi death camp's liberation

The March of the Living follows a two-mile route to the crematoria of Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland as participants pay tribute to the millions of Jews who died there.

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52 h. ago Teenager who died in M6 Easter crash tragedy named as family pay moving tribute

'Our home and our family will be so empty and quiet without him'

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52 h. ago M6 Easter Sunday crash victim named as heartbroken family pay tribute to 'precious boy'

On Easter Sunday, emergency services were called to the scene of a horror crash on the M6 near Lancaster. They found a teenage boy dead and the driver of the van - his father- seriously inured

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2 d. ago Thousands queue to pay tribute to Pope Francis on first day of lying

Throughout the day people filed past the coffin, some blessing themselves with the sign of the cross or pausing briefly in prayer.

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3 d. ago Young girl dies suddenly in night as parents pay touching tributes

“Everyone knows her name now. The community never got the chance to know her but she had such a big heart and loved everyone, this keeps her alive."

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3 d. ago Sophie Nyweide dead – Former child star dies aged 24 as family pay tribute

Sophie Nyweide, who starred alongside Michelle Williams in the 2009 romantic drama Mammoth, has died at the age of 24, her family have confirmed in a heartbreaking tribute

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