3 h. ago Harry Potter, The Bill and One Foot in the Grave star dies at 63

He also appeared in the BBC's Doctor Who alongside Matt Baker in a long TV career. Now tributes have been paid to his life

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4 h. ago Monk expelled for public sex scandal 'reaches nirvana' aged 73 as tribute paid

Controversial monk, Yantra Amaro, has died at 73 – during his life the monk was expelled by the Sangha Supreme Council of Thailand after being involved in a public sex scandal

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4 h. ago Doctor Who and Harry Potter star dies age 63 as tributes pour in

Simon Fisher-Becker, who starred in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, has sadly died.

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4 h. ago Harry Potter and Doctor Who star dies aged 63 as tributes pour in for the beloved actor

He is best-known for starring alongside Matt Smith in the fifth and sixth series of the BBC sci-fi franchise and for his role in the 2001 adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

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5 h. ago Snooker star fights back tears after two tragic deaths before heavy final defeat

Snooker star Stuart Bingham paid an emotional tribute to his longtime coach and uncle after revealing they had both passed away ahead of the World Grand Prix final

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6 h. ago South Africa's giant playwright Athol Fugard, whose searing works challenged apartheid, dies aged 92

Athol Fugard, South Africa’s foremost dramatist who explored the pervasiveness of apartheid in such searing works as “The Blood Knot” and “'Master Harold’

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8 h. ago King Charles pays tribute to ‘marvellous’ Bob Marley as he shares favourite songs

Monarch recalls ‘infectious energy’ of late reggae singer in Apple Music broadcast to celebrate Commonwealth DayKing Charles has paid tribute to the “marvellous, infectious energy” of the late reggae star Bob Marley, in a series of comments about his favourite music and musicians from around the Commonwealth.In a broadcast released in a collaboration with Apple Music on Monday as part of Commonwealth Day celebrations, the king described meeting Marley and other music legends during his royal duties, as he shared his “personal playlist of hits that bring him joy”. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Prince dies aged 22 after brave battle with rare genetic condition

Prince Frederik of Luxembourg was diagnosed with POLG Mitochondrial disease in 2014

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16 h. ago Scots boxing great Dick McTaggart dies aged 89 as tributes paid to Olympic hero

Heralded as one of the greatest boxers the country has ever produced, the Dundonian boasted a remarkable 610 wins from 634 fights.

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19 h. ago Prince Frederick dies age 22 after long health battle with rare genetic condition

Prince Frederik of Luxembourg had suffered from a rare disorder known as POLG Mitochondrial disease since the age of 14 and passed away from it earlier his month

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21 h. ago Royal family's pain as 'superhero' prince, 22, dies after saying goodbye in room

Prince Frederik of Luxembourg, the youngest son of Prince Robert and Princess Julie, has died at the age of 22 after a long battle with a rare genetic condition

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21 h. ago Prince Frederik dies aged 22: Luxembourg royal passes away after health battle with rare genetic condition

Prince Robert of Luxembourg revealed his son died on March 1, following a long battle with rare genetic condition, POLG Mitochondrial disease.

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21 h. ago Athol Fugard, South African political dissident playwright, dies aged 92

A giant of political drama, Fugard captured the injustices of apartheid in works such as Sizwe Banzi Is Dead and The IslandThe South African playwright and director Athol Fugard, whose works included the plays Sizwe Banzi Is Dead and The Island and the novel Tsotsi, has died at the age of 92.A major political dissident playwright of the 20th century, Fugard wrote more than 30 dramas including Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act (in 1972) and “Master Harold” and the Boys (1982). Both of those drew upon the time in the 1950s when he could only find employment as a clerk in one of the courts where black South Africans were charged (and inevitably convicted) of breaches of the “pass laws”, designed to control the movements of a racially segregated population under the apartheid system. There, he witnessed hourly the dehumanisation of those who had chosen the “wrong” streets or people. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Prince William's friend Pastor Mick Fleming reveals childhood horror when his sister died aged 20 the day after he was raped by a stranger in a park

In his new book, Walk In My Shoes, due to be released in early March, Mick, from Burnley, opened up about a 'massive' heart attack which led to him having a near-death experience.

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26 h. ago Drugs cheat Lance Armstrong's gesture to Bradley Wiggins and why he's so grateful to him

Bradley Wiggins post-cycling life has proven to be truly difficult, but the British Olympic hero has received a lot of support from Lance Armstrong

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45 h. ago Princess of Wales marks International Women's Day with poignant tribute to 'resilient' photographer who died aged 17

Kate Middleton has marked International Women's Day with a poignant tribute to 17-year-old photographer Liz Hatton - who died of cancer late last year.

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46 h. ago Katie Price leads stars with inspiring International Women's Day messages

Mum-of-five Katie Price paid tribute to her mum, sister and daughter, Princess, with her #IWD2025 photo dump, and other stars also took the chance to honour the women who have shaped their lives

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47 h. ago Mao Zedong’s first Little Red Book had blue cover and less propaganda

Rare early editions of book by communist party chairman, who shunned the idea of wealth, set to fetch £1m at auctionThe thoughts of Mao Zedong, published in 1964 under the title Quotations, are considered the blueprint for Chinese communism and a guidebook to the Cultural Revolution. The collected soundbites from his speeches and writings have become known the world over as the Little Red Book.But the red-covered Quotations of the former Chinese Communist Party chairman, who died in 1976, aged 82, went through many ideological iterations before the official version was settled on. The original cover was also a different colour – in fact, had some of those earlier thought experiments been declared the final draft, we could now be talking about Chairman Mao’s Little Blue Book. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Stuart Pearce update after England hero taken ill on flight as tributes paid by clubs

Former England star Stuart Pearce is reportedly in 'good spirits' after he was taken ill on a trans-Atlantic flight with the plane forced to divert as Nottingham Forest and Manchester City pay tribute

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50 h. ago Singer and founder of iconic band dies aged 64 after 'committed battle'

D'Wayne Wiggins, a founding member of the iconic RnB group Tony! Toni! Toné!, has died at the age of 64 after a health battle, his family has confirmed

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