3 h. ago Hollywood legend behind John Wick and Saw dies aged 55 as tributes paid to 'fearless spirit'

Jason Constantine, who was co-president of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, died at home after a 'fearless' battle with cancer, the studio said in a statement

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4 h. ago Scotsman Obituaries: Lord Ross, former Lord Justice Clerk and one of the great Scottish judges

Donald MacArthur Ross, Lord Ross, Lord Justice Clerk. Born: 29 March 1927 in Dundee. Died: 26 April 2025 in Edinburgh, aged 98

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13 h. ago Khadiyah ‘KD’ Lewis death: Former Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta star dies aged 44

Lewis appeared on two seasons of the VH1 show

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17 h. ago Edgar Lungu: Former Zambian president who left chequered legacy dies aged 68

Edgar Lungu’s death comes six months after a court ruling prevented him from running for president again

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23 h. ago BBC Race Across The World's emotional tribute to contestant after tragic death

Sam Gardiner who appeared in the BBC Two show back in 2020 tragically died following a car crash at the tender age of only 24.

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26 h. ago Michael Mosley's family say 'hardest of our lives' as they mark one year since TV doctor's death

The TV doctor tragically died aged 67 after going missing while on holiday with his wife Dr Clare Bailey Mosley last year

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27 h. ago Jazz, Paris and war’s brutality: the radical watercolours of Edward Burra, British art’s great unknown

He called art ‘fart’ and hated talking about his work, but a rare retrospective offers the chance to celebrate the radical visions of the 20th-century British painterOn any objective reading, Edward Burra occupies a distinguished place in the history of 20th-century British art. His work, especially his watercolours of demi-monde life in interwar Paris and New York, is a distinct and vivid record of the times. His paintings are held in major institutions – as is his extensive archive, which is housed at Tate Britain in London.And yet he remains “one of the great known unknowns of modern British art”, according to Thomas Kennedy, the curator of a new retrospective show at Tate Britain. It is being held more than half a century on from Burra’s last show at the Tate in 1973, three years before he died aged 71. There are lots of reasons for Burra’s “unknown” status, explains Kennedy. “He worked alone, and not being part of a defined group doesn’t help to place an artist. But probably mo...

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35 h. ago BBC Race Across the World pays heartbreaking tribute to contestant after sad death

Race Across the World paid tribute to a former contestant at the end of tonight's episode, after it was revealed that Sam Gardiner has died aged 24 in a car crash

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43 h. ago First picture of toddler found dead as grandparents are accused of murder

Ethan Ives Griffiths was aged just two years and four months old when he died

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44 h. ago Edmund White remembered: ‘He was the patron saint of queer literature’

Colm Tóibín, Alan Hollinghurst, Adam Mars-Jones and more recall the high style and libidinous freedom of a writer who ‘was not a gateway to gay literature but a main destination’• Edmund White, novelist and great chronicler of gay life, dies aged 85 Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Bobby George lifts lid on Eric Bristow's wild lifestyle before tragic death aged 60

Eric Bristow, who died aged 60 of a heart attack, used to drink 16 pints of Guinness in a night while smoking non-stop before finishing the night by eating a curry

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50 h. ago Edmund White, novelist and great chronicler of gay life, dies aged 85

The American essayist, playwright and author of books including A Boy’s Own Story and The Married Man has diedEdmund White, the American writer, playwright and essayist who attracted acclaim for his semi-autobiographical novels such as A Boy’s Own Story – and literally wrote the book on gay sex, with the pioneering The Joy of Gay Sex – has died aged 85.His death was confirmed to the Guardian by his agent, Bill Clegg, on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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61 h. ago Days of Our Lives kills off Drake Hogestyn’s character eight months after actor’s death

Star of the long-running soap opera died in September 2024 from pancreatic cancer, aged 70

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61 h. ago Sir Terry Wogan's widow Helen leaves huge fortune after her death aged 88

The former top model died last year aged 88 and the total amount of money she bequeathed to her sons and daughter has now been revealed.

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64 h. ago Terry Wogan's wife Lady Helen leaves huge fortune after her death aged 88

The former top model died last year aged 88 and the total amount of money she bequeathed to her sons and daughter has now been revealed.

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68 h. ago British punk rocker Colin Jerwood dies aged 63 as family make tragic request

Colin Jerwood, lead singer of the punk band Conflict, has died at the age of 63 after a short illness. The news was announced by the band on social media

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69 h. ago World War Two veteran who died aged 102 on VE Day was a 'humble' and 'generous' man

Arnold Ritson Bell, who served in the RAF from 1942 to 1946, passed away peacefully on the 80th anniversary of VE Day

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3 d. ago Weston Gosa dead: 16 and Pregnant Whitney Purvis' 'nightmare come true' as son dies at 16

Whitney Purvis has devastatingly shared her son Weston Gosa has died at the age of 16 in a heartbreaking post after documenting his birth on MTV show 16 and Pregnant

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3 d. ago Reality star who was born on TV dies aged 16 as family share heartbreaking details

Whitney Purvis, who starred on the first season of 16 and Pregnant on MTV, has shared the devastating news that her son Weston Gosa Jr has died. The youngster was just 16 years old

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3 d. ago 16 and Pregnant star Whitney Purvis' son dead as she says 'life is cruel'

Whitney Purvis, who appeared on the second season of 16 and Pregnant, has announced that her son Weston Gosa Jr has died at the age of 16, as she said 'life is cruel'

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