4 h. ago Bristol City fan dies after falling from lamppost while hanging up Union Jack flags

Reformed football 'casual' Paul Lumber had raised funds to acquire more flags in the weeks before his fall

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5 h. ago Football fan and author, 60, dies after falling from ladder while putting up Union Flags on lampposts

Paul Lumber, 60, was one of the leading figures in Bristol City's notorious City Service Firm and published author of books about the 'football casuals' scene of the 1980s.

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6 h. ago 'Queen of the Aga saga' Joanna Trollope dies aged 82: Bestselling author known for tales of romance and intrigue in rural middle England passes away 'peacefully' at home

Ms Trollope, nicknamed the 'Queen of the Aga Saga' due to her fiction about romance and intrigue in middle England, passed away at home in the Cotswolds.

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6 h. ago Joanna Trollope death: Bestselling British author behind The Rector’s Wife dies aged 82

Author published a number of books including ‘The Rector’s Wife’ and ‘A Village Affair’

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6 h. ago Football fan dies after falling from lamppost while putting up Union Jack flags

Paul Lumber, 60, one of Bristol City’s most well-known fans and former a member of the notorious City Service Firm, died after he fell from a ladder while hanging up Union Jack flags near his home

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6 h. ago Bestselling author Joanna Trollope dies aged 82 as tributes paid to 'inspirational' writer

Joanna Trollope, a bestselling romance author, has sadly passed away following a literature career spanning decades as her daughters confirmed the sad news of her death

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6 h. ago NHS lists glioblastoma symptoms as bestselling author Sophie Kinsella dies at 55

Sophie Kinsella, who wrote the Shopaholic book series, died aged 55 after being diagnosed with a form of aggressive brain cancer glioblastoma. The NHS outlines some of the key symptoms

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7 h. ago Man tragically falls to death after hanging Union Jack flags on lampposts

Paul Lumber, 60, fell from a ladder while hanging flags in South Bristol and never regained consciousness after being placed in an induced coma. Tributes have now poured in

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11 h. ago Man dies after falling from lamppost putting up Union Jack flag

Paul Lumber died after falling from a ladder while hanging Union Jack flags on lampposts near his home

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26 h. ago People think that when you're dying you climb Everest, do extraordinary things on a bucket list...but you don't: Author Sophie Kinsella revealed how 'little treats' helped her through three

The writer and mother-of-five, whose real name is Madeleine Sophie Wickham, received the devastating diagnosis of glioblastoma in 2022.

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44 h. ago NHS glioblastoma symptoms after Shopaholic author Sophie Kinsella dies at 55

There are a long list of symptoms to look out for.

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48 h. ago Sophie Kinsella dead: Isla Fisher pays tribute to Confessions of a Shopaholic author after she dies aged 55 from cancer

WORLD-FAMOUS author Sophie Kinsella has died aged 55 after a devastating battle with aggressive brain cancer. The tragic news has shaken fans worldwide - and Hollywood star Isla Fisher has led heartfelt tributes to the woman who created one of fiction’s most beloved characters. Isla, who played Becky Bloomwood in the hit 2009 film Confessions...

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50 h. ago 5 notable books by author Sophie Kinsella, who died at age 55

Few authors made readers laugh harder than did author Sophie Kinsella

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50 h. ago Life doesn't always go to plan... cherish good friends... your family will always be there for you: The heartwarming words of wisdom mother

The Confessions of a Shopaholic author, who has died aged 55, penned the witty and loving advice to Sybella when she was aged seven.

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50 h. ago NHS glioblastoma warning signs to watch for after tragic death of author Sophie Kinsella dies at 55

Sophie Kinsella has died at the age of 55 after a battle with glioblastoma, a form of aggressive brain cancer that has a number of concerning symptoms

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50 h. ago NHS glioblastoma symptoms after author Sophie Kinsella dies at 55

This common brain cancer is often diagnosed at around 55-years-old and there are a long list of symptoms to look out for

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50 h. ago Violent thug tried to murder football fan outside pub after Celtic match by stamping on his head in sickening attack

A THUG stamped on a football fan's head outside a pub after a Celtic game in a brutal murder bid attack. Billy Reid, 22, punched and stamped on Mark Forrester, 27, before booting him on the head as he lay stricken on the road. A police appeal was launched with social media finally helping trace...

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51 h. ago Sophie Kinsella once revealed the celebrity fan who ‘made her day’

The author has died at the age of 55, three years after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer

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52 h. ago The 6 subtle signs of a brain tumour – after death of Sophie Kinsella aged 55

WORLD-FAMOUS author Sophie Kinsella has tragically died aged 55 after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer, her family have said. The bestselling author, who penned the Shopaholic series, first knew something was wrong when she began losing her balance, tripping over and suffering severe headaches. Sophie, whose first two novels were adapted...

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52 h. ago Confessions of a Shopaholic author Sophie Kinsella dies aged 55: Mother

The writer, real name Madeleine Sophie Wickham, had received the devastating diagnosis of glioblastoma in 2022.

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