13 h. ago Simpsons writer Dan McGrath dies aged 61 as family reveal heartbreaking cause of death

Emmy-award winning The Simpsons writer Dan McGarth has tragically passed away aged 61 his heartbroken family have announced.

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14 h. ago Dan McGrath dead: The Simpsons writer dies as family share tribute to 'special man'

Dan McGrath, the Emmy-winning comedy writer best known for his work on The Simpsons as well as Saturday Night Live, King of the Hill and Mission Hill, died on Friday November 14

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4 d. ago Family pays tribute to ‘special and gentle’ woman stabbed near Birmingham bus stop

Katie Fox died from her injuries days after the attack

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5 d. ago Inside nuclear feud between Adam Peaty’s mum & Holly Ramsay’s family as pals share intimate details of fiery family row

SITTING together watching Adam Peaty win his sixth Olympic medal at the La Défense Arena in Paris last summer, his fiancée and mother could not have appeared to be any closer. But a feud has now split the once-close family unit, with both sides making shocking claims. Adam’s bride-to-be is Holly ­Ramsay, daughter of multi-millionaire...

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7 d. ago Princess Anne pays tribute to fallen soldiers during special commemorative service in Sydney

The Princess Royal, 75, started the second day of her visit down under by visiting the Hall of Remembrance for a special commemorative service in Sydney.

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7 d. ago 'I'm pals with America's most inbred family, they bark and share same scary deformity'

Documentary filmmaker Mark Laita did his best to help the Whittaker clan - aka 'America's most inbred family', spending time getting to know them and assisting them in their hour of need. Then he learned he'd been cruelly deceived.

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1 week ago What King Charles 'told' David Beckham at knighthood ceremony amid Victoria tribute surprise

King Charles had some choice words for newly knighted David Beckham after the football icon's wife, Victoria, paid a special tribute to the head of the Royal Family

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1 week ago Strictly's Shirley Ballas declares love in emotional 'cannot put into words' personal family message

The Strictly Come Dancing star took time away from her judging and show updates to share a sweet family message

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1 week ago Strictly's Jowita Przystal sends 'special' Pete Wicks tribute after addressing 'kiss'

The pair have remained close since their Strictly Come Dancing stint last year

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1 week ago Vernon Kay pays tribute to Children in Need 'legend' Terry Wogan in 'really special' admission

Vernon said he was 'walking in the footsteps' of his wife Tess Daly

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2 w. ago Tess Daly poses beside stunning daughter Phoebe, 21, in Strictly studio and pays sweet tribute after Halloween special

TESS Daly has posed beside her stunning daughter Phoebe, 21, in the Strictly studio and paid a sweet tribute after the Halloween special. Tess and Claudia Winkleman  recently announced they had quit the show with a joint clip on Instagram. Taking to Instagram, Tess shared a gorgeous snap with her daughter, who she shares with TV and Radio...

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2 w. ago Strictly Come Dancing star pays heartfelt tribute to late judge saying 'it was for Len'

A Strictly Come Dancing star paid an emotional tribute to former judge Len Goodman during Saturday's Halloween special

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2 w. ago Amanda Holden's special tribute to Alan Carr as she unveils Halloween transformation

Amanda Holden, 54, and her daughters transformed into three Traitors to celebrate Halloween - and her friend Alan Carr, who is on Celebrity Traitors, loved the costume idea

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2 w. ago Strictly's Fleur East says 'that's so special' over Ellie Goldstein and Vito Coppola’s Halloween tribute

The It Takes Two presenter was left stunned by Ellie and Vito's plans for this weekend's edition of the BBC series

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2 w. ago Southport killer's father asked social services not to share information which could 'turn our family upside down' after his son attacked school pupil with a hockey stick

Alphonse Rudakubana, 49, said his family expected a 'high degree of confidentiality' and did not want those 'in charge of punishing Axel' knowing their personal information.

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2 w. ago I’m a gaming writer and these are the 10 best PS5 games of all time

From incredible storylines and expansive worlds to family-friendly fun, I share my pick of the best PS5 games

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3 w. ago Walker's horror after finding fearsome cousin of great white shark washed up on shore

The six-foot long porbeagle was dead when NHS worker Annemarie Simpson and her partner came across the sea beast on a walk in the Scottish Highlands at Wick, near John o' Groats

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3 w. ago Brookside fans left in tears as soap special pays emotional tribute to Dean Sullivan

Brookside made a return to our screens on Wednesday (October 22) in a one-off special

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3 w. ago Chloe Ferry 'heartbroken' over unexpected loss as she shares tragic news

Geordie Shore star Chloe Ferry has been left devastated following a huge family loss as she took to social media to share the news

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4 w. ago ‘A glimpse of genius’: what do unpublished stories found in Harper Lee’s apartment tell us about the To Kill a Mockingbird author?

When she died, the writer left behind a cache of notebooks and manuscripts. Her biographer reveals what they tell us about her unlikely rise to literary stardomWhen To Kill a Mockingbird was published in the summer of 1960, it seemed to have sprung from nowhere, like an Alabamian Athena: a perfectly formed novel from an unknown southern writer without any evident precedent or antecedent. The book somehow managed to be both urgently of its time and instantly timeless, addressing the era’s most turbulent issues, from the civil rights movement to the sexual revolution, while also speaking in the register of the eternal, from the moral awakening of children and the abiding love of families to the frictions between the self and society.But no writer is without influences and aspirations: Harper Lee had, of course, come from somewhere and worked tremendously hard to become someone. It was only because she did not like talking about herself that her origins seemed so mysterious, and i...

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