94 m. ago Our son died after being attacked while sticking up for his female friends on a Halloween night out

Ben Smith, 18, was punched outside a McDonalds in the early hours of the morning while dressed up for Halloween on a night out with friends in Bath.

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3 h. ago Tunde Adebimpe: Thee Black Boltz review – a sparkling solo debut

(Sub Pop)The TV on the Radio frontman’s sharp pop instincts kick in on a multifaceted synth-punk-funk set born out of deep personal lossYou would not know, on first listen, that this effervescent debut solo album by the sometime frontman of TV on the Radio was steeped in grief. Tunde Adebimpe’s sister died during the pandemic when these songs were taking hesitant shape in an LA studio that Adebimpe, now a successful actor, shares with multi-instrumentalist and co-producer Wilder Zoby.Those difficult feelings – and others, about living in “a time of tenderness and rage” – became snaggle-toothed synth-punk cuts and bouncy synth-pop sounds. On Drop, there’s beat-boxing; on The Most, a Sleng Teng reggae riddim ambush; while on Somebody New, you can hear a punk-funk echo of New Order. Only ILY, a finger-picked folk song addressed to his sister, breaks character, adding “balladeer” to Adebimpe’s varied CV (former stop-motion animator, illustrator). “How’d you get so low?” asks God Knows, ...

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42 h. ago Larry Bastian dead: Songwriter behind Garth Brooks hit Friends In Low Places dies

Legendary country music songwriter Larry Bastian, who worked with the likes of Garth Brooks and Conway Twitty has died at the age of 90 as fans pay tribute to the musician

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44 h. ago Nora Aunor dead: Film 'superstar' dies as son shares tragic statement

Nora Aunor's son confirmed that the famed Philippines actress had died at the age of 71

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51 h. ago Gladiators star Steel reveals 'brave' baby son's devastating health battles during his 13

The athlete’s son died in hospital just days after being born prematurely at 23 weeks

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63 h. ago Gladiators' Steel shares heartbreaking insight into baby son's brave 13

Gladiators star Steel, whose real name is Zack George, revealed he is set to undergo a charity challenge in memory of his baby son, Leo, who tragically died last week

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69 h. ago Revealed: British barrister who once stood for parliament drowned in front of his teenage son while on holiday in Tenerife

Veteran barrister Stephen Howd, 57, hit his head on a rock and died after getting into difficulty while swimming with his teenage son, William, off the coast of Santa Cruz in April 2023.

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3 d. ago Kevin Campbell's son reveals his dad 'didn't look like him' in heartbreaking story of 'fit and powerful' Arsenal legend's decline which saw him lose half his body weight and die aged 54

Kevin Campbell's son has revealed how the former Arsenal and Everton striker 'didn't look like him' as he opened up about his father's decline before his death at the age of 54 last year.

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3 d. ago Jeff Brazier says family is ‘pulling together’ amid legal dispute with Jade Goody’s mum Jackiey Budden

The TV presenter, 45, shares two sons — Bobby and Freddy — with the late reality star Jade, who died from cervical cancer in 2009 at just 27

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3 d. ago Jeff Brazier reveals his family have 'pulled together' and says son Freddy 'is in a really good place' amid ongoing legal battle with Jade Goody's mother Jackiey Budden

The presenter, 45, shared both Freddy, 20, and Strictly's Bobby, 21, with the late Jade Goody who tragically died in 2009 from cervical cancer aged just 27.

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3 d. ago Horror as Brit dies in Tenerife after going for swim in sea with teenage son

Stephen Howd tragically died in Tenerife

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3 d. ago Recycling plant worker crushed to death after colleague makes terrible mistake

Mechanic Soner Altun, 26, from Turkey, died after he was crushed to death in a horror work place accident at a recycling plant last week. Tributes have since poured in for the engineer

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3 d. ago Family's double heartache as dad and son die within days of each other

Alan Chappell, 72, died a week after his son Justin, 28, sadly passed away after suffering a fatal seizure

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4 d. ago Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate, dies at 89

Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters for many decades, has died, his son said Sunday

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5 d. ago Five Star singer Stedman Pearson's 'forbidden secret marriage' to Dubai royal who 'vanished'

Five Star singer Stedman Pearson, known for songs such as System Addict, sadly died last month at the age of 60, with his family paying tribute to their 'amazing son, brother and uncle'

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6 d. ago Ted Kotcheff, director of First Blood, Weekend at Bernie’s and Wake in Fright, dies aged 94

Prolific Canadian director also made one of the country’s first internationally successful films, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, starring Richard DreyfussTed Kotcheff, the prolific Canadian director of films including First Blood, Weekend at Bernie’s, Wake in Fright and The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, has died aged 94. His daughter Kate Kotcheff told the Canadian Press that he had died of heart failure on Thursday in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, where he lived. His son Thomas said: “He died of old age, peacefully, and surrounded by loved ones.”In an amazingly varied career, Kotcheff’s work ranged from hardhitting TV plays and low-budget features in the UK, to hit Hollywood comedies and prestige-laden award-winners and cult films. Kate Kotcheff said: “He was an amazing storyteller. He was an incredible, larger than life character [and] he was a director who could turn his hand to anything.” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Dr Mosley's NEW Fast 800 fat jab diet: Michael Mosley's doctor son has adapted his diet to turbo

This new generation of weight-loss jabs have been impressive for many reasons. They could be the answer to Britain's obesity problem, but they are not without risk and need to be used safely

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7 d. ago Gladiators star Steel admits he 'wishes he could have done more' for his son Leo in heartbreaking new post after his baby boy died after being born prematurely at 23 weeks

Zack George, 34, who starred in the hit BBC show, shared an emotional new clip of himself and his wife Samantha on the beach with their daughter Ivy, making footprints together in the sand.

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8 d. ago The heartbreaking reason behind Jeff Brazier's shocking rift with Freddy as KATIE HIND reveals the extraordinary measures the TV presenter has taken against his son

Driving along on a tuk tuk on the Maltese island of Gozo, Jeff Brazier grasps his youngest son Freddy's arm as they smile together in the Mediterranean sun.

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9 d. ago Martin Kemp recalls 'worst moment of my life' as son Roman 'nearly died'

The One Show presenter Roman Kemp was on holiday in France with his family when he 'nearly died'

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