7 h. ago Disability rights activist Alice Wong dies in hospital aged 51

She has been remembered as a ‘luminary of the disability justice movement’

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7 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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8 h. ago BBC’s Nigel McCrery left just £10k to family after top creator behind Silent Witness & New Tricks died age 71

SILENT Witness creator Nigel McCrery left just £10,000 in his will, documents show. The BBC stalwart, also behind fellow BBC crime show New Tricks, died in February, aged 71, having been diagnosed with cancer last year. Legal papers, dated August 10 2024, show the screenwriter and novelist left 25% of his estate to each of...

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20 h. ago Gilmore Girls star Elizabeth Franz dies aged 84 as tributes pour in for actress

Elizabeth Franz, who was best known for her role as Mia Bass in Gilmore Girls, has died at the age of 84 after a battle with cancer, her husband has confirmed

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20 h. ago Elizabeth Franz dead: Tributes pour in for Gilmore Girls and Death of a Salesman actress

Elizabeth Franz, who was best known for her role as Mia Bass in hit TV series Gilmore Girls, has died at the age of 84 after a battle with cancer, her husband has confirmed

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21 h. ago Country star Todd Snider dies aged 59 days after he said he had been the victim of a ‘violent assault’ in Utah

Singer was arrested for disorderly conduct, threats, and trespassing after disputing his hospital release following an alleged assault

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26 h. ago Sydney Hardeman dead at 25: Beloved Beyonce fan who went viral for concert reaction dies by suicide

Sydney Hardeman, the young woman whose stunned reaction to Beyoncé's 2018 Coachella performance went viral, has died by suicide at age 25.

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27 h. ago Tributes paid to ‘fearless and funny’ Observer journalist Rachel Cooke who has died aged 56

Cooke, who worked for the Observer for 25 years and was described as its ‘backbone’, was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year Tributes have been paid to the journalist and critic Rachel Cooke after her death from cancer.Cooke, 56, was diagnosed with the illness earlier this year and died on Friday. She worked for the Observer for 25 years, where she was described as “the backbone of the paper”. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Taylor Swift's emotional letter to Liam Payne expected to sell for thousands

Former One Direction band mate Liam Payne tragically died last year at the age of 31 when he fell from a hotel room balcony in Argentina

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48 h. ago Molecule recovered from woolly mammoth that died 39,000 years ago reveals secrets of the Ice Age

RNA, short for ribonucleic acid, is even more delicate than DNA

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49 h. ago Border Patrol agent who went viral over arrest video died of overdose, lawyer says

Isaiah Hodgson, 29, passed away in August after appearing in widely seen clip of a U.S. citizen being brutally detained in California and then being arrested himself over drunken incident a month later

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57 h. ago England cricket icon Andrew Strauss, 48, set to marry PR exec fiancée 18 years his junior in South Africa

The former England captain's new marriage comes seven years after his first wife Ruth McDonald died aged 46 following a battle with a rare form of lung cancer on December 29, 2018.

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3 d. ago Brazilian influencer Yasmim Ângela Feitosa, 26, dies suddenly after falling ill just days after her birthday

Influencer Yasmim Ângela Feitosa de Souza has died at the age of 26, just two days after celebrating her birthday with friends.

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3 d. ago Daughter cut out of her mother's £1.1million fortune because she didn't show 'love and respect'

Their mother, Dervishe Halil, had moved to London from Cyprus with her husband in 1952 and died a rich woman at the age of 94 in 2021, leaving behind an estate worth over a million.

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3 d. ago Daughter cut out of her mother's £1.1million fortune loses court battle after claiming eldest brother 'poisoned her mind' to change will

Their mother, Dervishe Halil, had moved to London from Cyprus with her husband in 1952 and died a rich woman at the age of 94 in 2021, leaving behind an estate worth over a million.

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3 d. ago Sharon Osbourne emotional as Donald Tump and King Charles' messages uncovered after Ozzy's death

The Black Sabbath star died in July, aged 76, just days after taking to the stage for one final time

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3 d. ago Girlfriend of dead Cowboys star Marshawn Kneeland is pregnant says coach

Marshawn Kneeland died aged 24, just days after scoring his first touchdown in the NFL - with his club setting up a fund to support his girlfriend and unborn baby

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4 d. ago Leonardo DiCaprio honours ‘trailblazer’ Jane Goodall at activist’s funeral

The conservationist, who was a ‘dear friend’ of DiCaprio’s died at the age of 91 in October.

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4 d. ago Baroness Helen Newlove, who fought for justice after husband’s death, dies aged 63

She earned herself a peerage for her campaigning in 2010

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4 d. ago Baroness Newlove, who became a leading campaigner for victims' rights after her husband Garry's brutal murder, dies after 'short illness' aged 63

Baroness Newlove, who became a leading campaigner for victims' rights after her husband was murdered by three youths, has died after a short illness.

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