93 m. ago Robin Smith died 'unexpectedly' at home: Family release statement after 'charismatic' England cricket legend's death at 62 amid battles with alcohol and mental health problems

Robin Smith's family paid tribute to the charismatic former England batsman after his shock death at the age of just 62 was announced today.

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2 h. ago Michael Vaughan leads tributes to his 'hero' Robin Smith after tragic death aged 62

Michael Vaughan and Jack Russell have been among those to pay their respects to former England batter Robin Smith, who died at the age of 62 at his home in Perth

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3 h. ago Robin Smith hailed as ‘batter ahead of his time’ following death at age of 62

He played 62 Tests for England between 1988 and 1996.

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4 h. ago Robin Smith's tragic unfulfilled 'nice grandad' wish days before death after vodka battle

Just days before his death, England cricket legend Robin Smith heartbreakingly opened up about his alcohol abuse and wish to be a "nice grandad" for his first granddaughter due to be born this week

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6 h. ago Michael Vaughan reveals ‘worry’ for England ahead of second Ashes Test

Michael Vaughan is concerned for England as they head into the second Ashes Test in Brisbane

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7 h. ago Tragic Scots schoolboy, 14, pictured after sudden death as football team leads tributes to ‘incredible young man’

HEARTBREAKING tributes have been paid to a Scots schoolboy after his sudden death - with his former football team calling him a "incredible young man". Connor Gray tragically passed away aged 14 on Wednesday, November 26. The "incredible" teen was a pupil of Paisley Grammar School and played for Hillwood Football Club Whites. The team...

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24 h. ago Influencer Niamh Cullen hit by 'unimaginable' tragedy as husband dies at 33, one year after wedding

Irish influencer Niamh Cullen has announced the heartbreaking death of her husband Jamie Gill, at age 33, barely a year after marking their first wedding anniversary.

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27 h. ago Brian Hayes death: Pioneering BBC and LBC radio presenter dies aged 87

Hayes is credited with ushering in the modern style of phone-in radio

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46 h. ago Billy Bonds: West Ham legend was a lion on the pitch and a gentleman off it

Football legend who was a 'lion' on the pitch and a 'private and devoted' family man off it - tributes paid to Billy 'Bonzo' Bonds following his death aged 79

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55 h. ago BBC Breakfast host shares heartbreaking update minutes into show as Royals pay tribute to 'genius' friend

BBC Breakfast announced the death of acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard at age 88, sharing tributes from King Charles and Queen Camilla

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2 d. ago Tom Stoppard death: Oscar and Tony winning playwright dies aged 88

Stoppard won an Oscar in 1999 for Best Adapted Screenplay for ‘Shakespeare in Love’

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3 d. ago Tony Germano death: Netflix and Nickelodeon voice actor dies at 55 after tragic fall

The Brazilian actor provided voices for animated shows on several streaming services

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3 d. ago Netflix and Nickelodeon voice actor Tony Germano dies at 55 after tragic fall

The Brazilian actor provided voices for animated shows on several streaming services

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4 d. ago Fuzzy Zoeller, golf champion who infamously made racist Tiger Woods joke, dies aged 74

Zoeller won the 1979 Masters on his first visit to Augusta and claimed a second major at the 1984 US Open but his racist joke about Woods at the 1997 Masters haunted him

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4 d. ago Cricket nerds love precedent so maybe England can channel spirit of Lord’s 2005

The parallels are imperfect but, as with Michael Vaughan’s Ashes winners, hyper-aggressive cricket with a tweaked approach in the second Test is the 2025 cohort’s only chance of winningTwenty years on, a montage of the 2005 Ashes still tingles the spine. Close your eyes and you can probably make your own, with an Embrace soundtrack if you want to be right on the nose. Chances are you’ll see Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff belting sixes with lusty abandon; Geraint Jones wheeling away after winning the epic Edgbaston Test; Ashley Giles calmly patting the winning runs at Trent Bridge; Flintoff’s messianic dismissal of Ricky Ponting at Edgbaston; Simon Jones detonating Michael Clarke’s off-stump at Old Trafford.All those moments came in England victories or winning draws. But no 2005 montage is complete without images of Ponting being cut below the eye or Justin Langer’s right elbow ballooning in real time. Both wounds were inflicted by Steve Harmison on the first morning at Lord’s,...

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4 d. ago Marquay the Goat death: TikTok star known for comedy videos dies aged 24

Content creator has been remembered by his mother as the ‘sweetest person’

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5 d. ago Discovery of ancient statues rewrites prehistoric human history

Experts say the find sheds light on death rituals in the Neolithic age

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6 d. ago Richard Branson's heartbreaking final picture with beloved wife Joan days before tragic death

Virgin Group founder Richard Branson paid a heartbreaking tribute to his 'wonderful' wife and partner of 50 years, Joan, as he shared the sad news of her death aged 80

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6 d. ago Michael DeLano death: Ocean’s Eleven and Firehouse star dies aged 84

Actor died after suffering a heart attack, said his wife

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6 d. ago Death row inmate burst into flames and smoke came from hood in horror execution

John Louis Evans III, aged 33, was put to death in Alabama after killing a pawnbroker, and was eventually strapped into an electric chair chillingly dubbed "Yellow Mama"

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