7 h. ago Jenny Collins dead: BBC Radio Merseyside founding member dies as colleague pays tribute

Jenny Collins, who helped launch BBC Radio Merseyside in 1967 and worked as Senior Producer for many years, has died. Colleague Roger Lyon paid tribute to the founding member.

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10 h. ago First picture of man at centre of Bury murder investigation as tributes paid to 'amazing friend'

One pal said he 'filled people's lives with love and laughter'

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10 h. ago Ian Balding dies aged 87: BBC star Clare Balding pays emotional tribute to her 'fearless' horse trainer father

Clare Balding has paid an emotional tribute to her 'fearless' horse trainer father Ian Balding, after he died at the age of 87.

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14 h. ago Clare Balding's dad dies aged 87 as tributes paid to famous horse trainer

Sports presenter Clare Balding's father Ian, who was a champion horse rider and trained horses for Queen Elizabeth II, has died at the age of 87

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14 h. ago Police issue update after man killed and woman seriously injured in horror crash

Tributes have been paid to the driver, Michael Page, 48

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14 h. ago Clare Balding's beloved dad Ian dies as tributes paid to famous horse trainer

Sports presenter Clare Balding's dad Ian - who was a champion horse rider and trained horses for Queen Elizabeth II - has died at the age of 87

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14 h. ago Clare Balding's dad Ian Balding dies as tributes paid to horse racing and training legend

BBC Sport and Channel 4 presenter Clare Balding's dad - a legendary horse trainer and Cheltenham Festival-winning rider - has died at the age of 87

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15 h. ago First victim of horror Swiss ski resort fire named as teen golfer

The 17-year-old was a 'young athlete who embodied passion and authentic values.'

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15 h. ago Italian golfer, 16, named as first victim of tragic Swiss ski resort bar fire

The Italian Golf Federation paid tribute to Emanuele Galeppini as a ‘young athlete who embodied passion and authentic values’

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17 h. ago First victim of Swiss NYE inferno is named as teenage Italian golfer as tributes paid to rising star who 'embodied passion'

The first victim of the deadly New Year's Eve fire that tore through a bar at an Alpine ski resort has been named as a 17-year-old Italian golfer. 

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17 h. ago Boxing star dies aged 25 as famous sporting family left heartbroken

Tributes have been paid to the heavyweight fighter, who passed away on New Year's Day

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18 h. ago Golfer, 17, named as first victim of Swiss bar fire as investigators face grim task of identifying bodies of 47 victims

THE first victim of the Swiss bar fire has been named as an an Italian teen golfer. Emanuele Galeppini was one of 47 people who died as a “flashover” inferno erupted at a packed tourist bar in in Crans-Montana, Valais. Experts are using dental and DNA records to try identify the deceased, but the severity...

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18 h. ago Switzerland fire latest: First victim of tragedy named as teenage golfer after 40 killed in Crans

Swiss Police have confirmed around 40 people have died after a fire ripped through a bar in a popular Swiss ski resort

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18 h. ago First Swiss ski resort fire victim was promising golfer who 'embodied passion'

Emanuele Galeppini, a teenage Italian golfer, has been named as one of the victims of a fire that killed around 40 people at the Crans-Montana ski resort in Switzerland

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18 h. ago First Swiss fire victim named as 100 people in critical condition after Crans

Swiss investigators are probing what caused a fire in a bar Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana that left around 40 people dead and another 115 injured during a New Year’s celebration

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31 h. ago Tributes paid to animal welfare campaigner and partner of actor Anthony Head

Actresses Emily and Daisy Head said the loss of their mother Sarah Fisher was ‘immensely shocking’.

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32 h. ago Paul McCullagh Jr dies aged 25: Tributes paid to promising Northern Irish star who came from famous boxing family

McCullagh Jr, had won both of his fights since turning professional in 2020 and was a heavyweight champion as an amateur, passed away on New Year's Day.

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35 h. ago Everything you need to know about tragic Boxing Day house fire as husband breaks silence

A police officer who lost his wife and two children in a house fire on Boxing Day has paid tribute to them as "three of the greatest humans to ever grace our presence".

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39 h. ago Police officer father who lost his wife and two children in Boxing Day house fire pays heartbreaking tribute to 'three of the greatest humans'

Tom Shearman, who lost his wife and two children in a house fire in Brimscombe on Boxing Day, has paid tribute to his family as 'three of the greatest humans to ever grace our presence'.

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39 h. ago Father's 'anguish and trauma' after wife and children die in Boxing Day fire

Tom Shearman, a Gloucestershire Police officer, has paid a heartbreaking tribute to his wife and two young children who died in a house fire

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