4 h. ago BBC Breakfast's Nina Warhurst left heartbroken after announcing her father has died: 'I can't quite accept that it's real'

BBC Breakfast star Nina Warhurst is heartbroken following the death of her beloved dad after he passed earlier this week.

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11 h. ago Paula Bomer: ‘If you describe yourself as a victim, you’re dismissed’

Having made waves as part of the alt-lit movement, the US author is poised to go mainstream with The Stalker, her most exhilarating work yetWhen I arrive at Paula Bomer’s apartment building in south Brooklyn I am briefly disoriented in the lobby, until I hear the yapping of dogs and amid them, her voice calling my name. Bomer is tall and striking, in her mid-50s. I met her last year at a reading in Williamsburg, Virginia, where she seemed like someone who cared almost manically about literature and also like someone who would be fun to hang out with, two qualities not always confluent. I had heard of these anxious dogs before, when she and I met for dinner a few months ago, and she disclosed that her life was now spent managing canine neuroses.“I got them when my dad died,” she says, in between offering me matcha, coffee, tequila or wine (it’s 2.30pm on a Sunday; Bomer doesn’t drink any more, save a glass of champagne on selling her book, but doesn’t mind if othe...

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16 h. ago Desperate final words of brave dad who died saving kids and fiancé from floods

Brave dad Julian Ryan was praised as a 'hero' by his family, who said his death in the Texas floods has left 'an unfillable void in all our lives' - his fiancé has now shared his heartbreaking final words

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28 h. ago Texas dad tragically dies saving family from floods as 27 kids still missing

Dad Julian Ryan was praised as a 'hero' by his family, who said his death in the Texas floods has left 'an unfillable void in all our lives' - a GoFundMe has been organised to support his family

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32 h. ago My friend told me he was a producer on Strictly and had a brain tumour... and then stole thousands from me

Heartless fraudster Matthew Howarth, 32, of Atherton, Greater Manchester, conned his old school friend Tom Lee out of thousands of pounds by telling him he had terminal brain cancer.

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33 h. ago Scots student devastated after brain tumour returned during exams

Abbie Coull was in her second year studying to be a lawyer when she received the heartbreaking news.

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53 h. ago Mum and daughter die in horror car crash as dad and sister remain in hospital

Six-year-old Ella and her mum Natalie, a well-known nurse, were killed in the collision with a van on Wednesday.

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3 d. ago JD Twitch of Scottish DJ duo Optimo diagnosed with untreatable brain tumour

DJ and producer, real name Keith McIvor, says health has ‘declined very rapidly over just a few weeks’JD Twitch, one half of the celebrated Scottish DJ and production duo Optimo, has been diagnosed with a brain tumour which he has been told is untreatable.The musician, real name Keith McIvor, announced the news in a post on Instagram. He said: “My symptoms weren’t immediately diagnosed, and my health declined very rapidly over just a few weeks. Because of how rapidly everything progressed I haven’t been able to share this news personally with everyone I care about so this feels the clearest and kindest way to let you know what’s happening.” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Legendary Scots DJ shares devastating 'untreatable' brain tumour diagnosis

Keith McIvor, aka acclaimed DJ and producer JD Twitch, is one half of the duo behind the legendary Optimo (Espacio).

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4 d. ago Heartbroken Tulisa Contostavlos pulls out of Pride event as famous dad dies

N-Dubz star Tulisa Contostavlos has put her work commitments on hold following the sad news of her father Steve's death as she pulls out of a Pride event this weekend

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5 d. ago Tulisa's dad dies: Devastated singer announces death of Mungo Jerry keyboard player Plato Contostavlos

‘Forever my father's daughter,’ Tulisa shared in an Instagram tribute

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5 d. ago Paramedic's brain tumour was missed five times by doctors who blamed her symptoms on a 'lazy eye'

Hannah Lemanski, 24, thought she was experiencing stress symptoms from shift work when she complained to doctors about vomiting, headaches, and double vision.

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5 d. ago Tulisa's famous dad dies as singer pays emotional tribute to Mungo Jerry star

Tulisa and her bandmate Dappy have been left heartbroken following the death of her music star dad Steve Contostavlos, who shot to fame as part of the band Mungo Jerry

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5 d. ago Tulisa heartbroken as famous dad dies as cousin Dappy speaks out

N-Dubz star Tulisa paid tribute to her father, Steve Contostavlos, after his death in a tribute shared on social media

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6 d. ago MSP vows to continue campaign for brain tumour cure after leaving Holyrood

Beatrice Wishart has been a campaigner for Brain Tumour Research since her daughter was diagnosed with one in 2012.

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9 d. ago Dad died just moments after sitting down to eat a bacon butty as children devastated

Lee Eddleston, known as Eggy, had been out to the Rishton Workmens Club on the evening of Thursday January 16 this year. After spending the night there with friends, including his housemate Andrew Aspinall, 55-year-old Lee returned to his home in High Street.

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9 d. ago Welsh Hollyoaks and Netflix star's lifesaving operation after migraine issue

Craig Russell had started forgetting things and began suffering from terrible migraines before scans revealed he had a benign tumour in his brain which was the size of a lime and had been there for over a decade

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1 week ago 'Healthy' dad diagnosed with brain tumour after neighbour spots worrying sign

Glenn Pearce, 53, from Colinton in Edinburgh, was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumours after his symptoms were first spotted by a neighbour, who is a doctor

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1 week ago Dad slammed by cops after leaving young son to die in hot car to get hair cut

Scott Gardner left his 18-month-old for three hours while he ran errands and went to a bar before finally noticing the little boy wasn't breathing - two hours after officers believe he had died

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1 week ago 'Fit and healthy' Scots dad diagnosed with brain tumour after neighbour spots symptoms

Glenn Pearce, 53, was diagnosed with glioblastoma - a large and cancerous brain tumour - in January.

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