2 h. ago Jilly Cooper's funeral details from champagne and chocolates to renowned orchestra

Beloved author Dame Jilly Cooper, who was often referred to as the 'queen of the bonkbusters' for her scandalous novels, has died at the age of 88 following a fall

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4 h. ago Scotsman Obituaries: Alan McMillan, musician and music teacher

Alan ‘John’ Rouen McMillan RGT LCM EGTA (UK), musician and teacher. Born: 3 February 1972. Died: 23 May 2025, aged 53

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6 h. ago Ben Lewis dead: Phantom of the Opera star dies aged 46 after cancer battle

Tributes have poured in for the West End star, who was best known for playing the Phantom in the musical of the same name. He died just days after his wife suffered a stroke

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6 h. ago West End star Ben Lewis dies aged 46 after bowel cancer battle

The Australian actor, best known for playing The Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical, has been remembered as ‘one of the great humans’ following his death

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6 h. ago Boyzone star Stephen Gateley's final hours and unanswered questions that haunted family

Boyzone star Stephen Gately died suddenly in 2009 at the age of just 33, leaving his loved ones devastated and desperate for answers in the aftermath of the tragic and unexpected event

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6 h. ago Ozzy Osbourne said 'I'd be six foot under' in heartbreaking Sharon admission before death

The Black Sabbath rocker died aged 76 in July, but believes he would have met his maker far sooner

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6 h. ago John Woodvine's An American Werewolf in London role explored after star's death

John Woodvine, who was best known for his role in An American Werewolf in London, has died at the age of 96, his agent has confirmed

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8 h. ago EastEnders and West End star dies 'way too young' as tributes paid to 'wonderful' actor

West End star Ben Lewis has died at the age of 46, with musicals legend Andrew Lloyd Webber among the first to pay tribute to the Australian star

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9 h. ago Brazilian fashion influencer Junior Dutra dies at age 31 after alleged 'fox eyes' procedure complications

The influencer - who goes by Junior Dutra on Instagram - passed on October 3, a month after claiming to have suffered complications from a 'fox eyes' surgery.

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20 h. ago Child killer Paul Mosley dies aged 58 after starting fatal fire with Mick and Mairead Philpott

Paul Mosley, along with Mick and Mairead Philpott, was convicted of the manslaughter of six children after a blaze was deliberately started at a home in Allenton in 2012

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21 h. ago ‘Absolutely divine!’ How Jilly Cooper changed the world – one bonkbuster at a time

Her romances were so intelligent, raunchy and outrageously readable that she created her own category, bewitching generations of readersJilly Cooper, who has died unexpectedly at the age of 88, sold 11m copies of her various epic books over her half-century of writing. Beloved of anyone with any sense over a certain age (45), she was introduced to a new generation last year with the Disney+ adaptation of Rivals.Cooper purists would have preferred to watch the Rutshire chronicles in order: starting with Riders, first published in 1985, in which Rupert Campbell-Black, cad, heartbreaker, rider, is first introduced. But that’s a sidebar – what was striking about seeing Rivals as a box set was how well Cooper’s universe had aged. The chronicles distilled the 80s: the shoulder pads and puffball skirts; the obsession with class, aristocrats sneering at the Technicolored nouveau riche, both ignoring everyone else while they snipped about how warm their champagne was; the sexual politics, wi...

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21 h. ago Jilly Cooper tributes from racing trainers who helped inspire her best

Jilly Cooper, who has died at the age of 88, loved going to racing stables and courses while she was writing her novels. The Queen said the much-loved author was “wonderfully witty and compassionate”

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22 h. ago Jilly Cooper Obituary: ‘Queen of the bonkbuster’ who wanted to write ‘happy books’

Dame Jilly Cooper, novelist. Born: February 21, 1937. Died: October 5, 2025, aged 88

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23 h. ago The Crown, Corrie and Emmerdale actor John Woodvine dies as tributes flood in

Veteran stage and screen actor John Woodvine, who starred in An American Werewolf In London, The Crown and Z Cars, has died aged 96, his agent announced

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24 h. ago British actor John Woodvine who starred in An American Werewolf In London, The Crown and Z Cars dies aged 96

Woodvine was best known for starring in the 1981 horror comedy An American Werewolf In London , as well as for his role as Detective Inspector Witty in the 1960s BBC police drama Z Cars.

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24 h. ago The Crown actor John Woodvine who starred in Z Cars and An American Werewolf In London dies aged 96

THE Crown actor John Woodvine has died aged 96. He appeared in the Netflix series as the Archbishop of York, and also had roles in Hollywood film An American Werewolf in London (1981) and BBC police drama Z-Cars, as well as Doctor Who. A statement from his agent Phil Belfield said Woodvine died "peacefully" at...

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25 h. ago ‘Jilly Cooper was the absolute queen’: writers pay tribute to the beloved author

The writer was an astute observer of English class – and a champion of complicated female heroines• Jilly Cooper, author of Rivals and Riders, dies aged 88• Share your memories of Jilly CooperJilly Cooper was a genuinely merry soul, with a gimlet eye and a determination to see the best in absolutely everything; even when her life was difficult, she brightened every room with her spaniel hair. What fun she had and shared with us, and what a wonderful legacy she left. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago An American Werewolf In London and Z Cars star John Woodvine dies aged 96

He died peacefully on Monday morning, his agent said

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25 h. ago Teachers called her unholy terror & bosses sacked her 20 TIMES, but Jilly Cooper forged an empire by breaking ALL rules

KING Charles may have made her a Dame for services for literature but Jilly Cooper was the undisputed Queen of the Bonkbuster. Jilly, who died on Sunday, age 88, in a fall at her home in the Cotswolds, was best-known as author of the raunchy Rutshire Chronicles – a series of novels about bonking, horses...

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25 h. ago Widow of rockstar tattoo artist who inked the Sex Pistols and Paula Yates wins inheritance battle against his 'secret' daughter over his £400,000 fortune

Dennis Cockell, who shot to fame as a rockstar ink artist in 1980s London before becoming an 'odd-job' man at Buckingham Palace, left behind a £413,000 estate when he died aged 74 in 2022.

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