5 h. ago BBC presenter shares heartbreak as dad dies after cancer battle

BBC presenter Laura Jackson has shared a heartbreaking tribute to her father after he died following a battle with a rare and aggressive form of cancer

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28 h. ago Loose Women star Charlene White reveals her father has taken his own life in heartbreaking Instagram post

White said her father died after ‘living with a dark cloud’ over his head that he ‘couldn’t lift’

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30 h. ago Loose Women's Charlene White announces her dad has taken his own life in heartbreaking statement

Loose Women star Charlene White has announced the heartbreaking death of her beloved father, who she revealed died two weeks ago after taking his own life after 'living with a dark cloud'

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56 h. ago Father of three died after jet hose exploded and caught his face

Miguel Galvao, 51, was struck by the hose while at work in Leeds and seriously injured on December 10, 2022. He died in hospital 17 days later.

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5 d. ago Ian Suttie: Leading Aberdeen businessman Ian Suttie dies aged 80 after 'lengthy' dementia battle

The father and grandfather died at the weekend, his family has said.

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7 d. ago Hollywood star with legendary actor dad dies after 'long battle' with illness

Hollywood actor Jim Mitchum, who starred with his Oscar-nominated father Robert Mitchum in the 1958 drama Thunder Road, has died at the age of 84

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8 d. ago Manchester synagogue victim died after being shot by police, as attacker’s father expresses ‘sorrow’ at killings – latest

Faraj al-Shamie says his family condemns his son’s actionsSix minutes of terror: how the Manchester synagogue attack unfoldedThe home secretary has urged pro-Palestine protesters not to carry out demonstrations in the wake of the terror attack in Greater Manchester.Speaking on GB News, Mahmood said:As far as I am concerned, I would have wanted to see people in this country step back from protesting for at least a few days, just to give the Jewish community here a chance to process what has happened and to begin the grieving process as well.I am very disappointed that some of the organisers haven’t heeded the call to step back.In terms of the attacker, this individual was not known to the security services.He has obviously been shot dead at the scene, but the police investigations will now continue at pace. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Death of an Ordinary Man by Sarah Perry review – a brilliant meditation on mortality

The Essex Serpent author offers a moving account of her father-in-law’s final illness that will resonate widelyThe novelist Sarah Perry’s father-in-law, David, died of oesophageal cancer in 2022. This book tells the story of his dying, from the last time she saw him well, on a trip to Great Yarmouth at the end of summer, to his death less than two months later, just nine days after being diagnosed.It’s not easy to account for what makes this book so special. Its main character is as unpromisingly ordinary as its title suggests, and some may even find him a little boring. David Perry is the kind of man who spends hours sorting his beloved stamp collection into albums with the aid of long-tipped forceps and magnifying glasses, or filling in his Sudoku puzzle books, or reading the latest copy of the Antiques Gazette, looking intently at porcelain dogs and chased silver punch-bowls. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Great British Menu's Charlotte Vincent grew up believing her father was dead... then she received a Facebook message from him

The normally unflappable Charlotte Vincent, 46, was left in a stir when she was contacted out of the blue on Facebook by her father - who she thought had died 40 years before.

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2 w. ago Dad died after being moved out of hospital critical unit for building work

'Amazing father' Gareth Idris Johnson, 41, died as a result of inadequate care at University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff, where a coroner believes further deaths could happen if not addressed

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2 w. ago Tim Allen says Charlie Kirk’s widow’s speech inspired him to forgive driver who killed his dad

Allen’s father died in a car accident when he was 11 years old

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2 w. ago It's the Crown but with Beer! Sex scandals, drugs, rioting and war with the Catholic church James Norton stars in Netflix's epic drama about the Irish brewing dynasty

Set in the 1860s, it follows four Guinness siblings fighting over the family fortune after their father dies, which gives it a touch of Succession.

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2 w. ago Henry Jaglom, fiercely independent director and friend of Orson Welles, dies aged 87

Known for his actor-centred style, he made films with Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson and his conversations with the Citizen Kane legend became an acclaimed bookHenry Jaglom, the maverick film-maker best known for a string of low-budget, fiercely independent dramas made over more than 50 years as well as his friendship with Orson Welles, has died aged 87. His daughter Sabrina Jaglom told Deadline: “My father passed at home on Monday with my brother Simon and I and [former wife] Victoria Foyt by his side.” In a statement to the Hollywood Reporter she added: “My dad was the most loving, fun, entertaining and unique father and the biggest cheerleader and champion anyone could be lucky enough to have.”Born in London in 1938 to a Jewish family forced to leave Germany earlier in the decade, Jaglom relocated to the US with his family and grew up in New York. Originally embarking on a career as an actor, he studied at the Actors Studio and became a contract player for Columbia Pictures, wi...

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2 w. ago Tangled love life leaves relatives fighting for huge sum in wealthy man’s will

RELATIVES of a man who left a £2.7million fortune but had no children or will are fighting for his riches. And the battle for McDonald Noel’s huge estate centres on his father’s tangled love life. Unmarried McDonald, who died in 2018 aged 84, emigrated from Trinidad to London in 1960. He made his £2.7million fortune...

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2 w. ago Police told man's parents he'd died in Spain then made him PROVE his identity when he said he was still alive

Nathan Blake, 35, received a 'surreal' phone call on August 15 from his mother to say that two officers had delivered the horrific news he was dead.

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2 w. ago Father left in 'shock' after police turned up at his parents' door and told them he had died in Spain... and then forced him to prove his identity

Nathan Blake, 35, received a 'surreal' phone call on August 15 from his mother to say that two officers had delivered the horrific news he was dead.

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2 w. ago British father, 60, dies on holiday pirate ship trip in Turkey 'before staff cover him with towel and apologise to other passengers that the foam party would be delayed'

Peter Colville, 60, was on a family holiday to Alanya, Turkey, with ten family members including his children and grandchildren, when he was found unresponsive in the water.

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2 w. ago Girl, 14, dies 'after undergoing breast surgery without her father's knowledge'

A 14-year-old girl has died in Mexico after allegedly undergoing an un-authorised breast enlargement operation.

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2 w. ago Matthew McConaughey reveals bizarre new detail about his dad's death during sex

Matthew McConaughey revealed in his memoir that his father James McConaughey  died of a heart attack after having sex with the actor's mother, Mary Kathleen 'Kay' McConaughey.

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2 w. ago Longevity expert reveals the five simple things he does every day to slow down his aging

Dugal Bain-Kim never took his health too seriously, but after his father was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and died shortly after, the longevity founder began paying more attention.

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