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Cindy Williams of 'Laverne & Shirley' fame dies aged 75

“Give us any chance, we’ll take it, read us any rule, we’ll break it."

31/01/2023

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'The Last of Us' and '24' actress Annie Wersching dies at 45

Wersching was diagnosed with cancer in 2020 and continued to work on various series, including 'Star Trek: Picard'

30/01/2023

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Barrett Strong, Motown artist known for ‘Money,’ dies at 81

Barrett Strong, a US musician and songwriter and founding artist at Motown Records, died aged 81. He sang lead on the hit "Money (That's What I Want)"

30/01/2023

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Lisa Loring, the original Wednesday Addams, dies aged 64

Loring played the princess of all things morbid from 1964 to 1966 in The Addams Family, the first adaptation of Charles Addams’ New Yorker cartoons.

30/01/2023

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Why I loved Dame Vivienne Westwood

Late designer Vivienne Westwood wasn't perfect. But that's what made her the hero the fashion world desperately needed.

28/01/2023

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Russell Banks, author of 'Cloudsplitter', dies at 82

American novelist Russell Banks, a major figure in contemporary literature, known for his portraits of working-class hardship, poverty and racial issues, died aged 82.

09/01/2023

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Feminist writer Fay Weldon dies, aged 91

The British writer was best known for her novel 'The Life and Loves of a She-Devil'

04/01/2023

Vatican

Pope Francis leads tributes to former Pope Benedict, who died age 95

Benedict died on Saturday morning in the monastery in the Vatican gardens where he had retired.

31/12/2022

Art

In Memoriam 2022: The stars and icons who left us this year

In Memoriam 2022: The stars and icons who passed away this year

30/12/2022

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Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood dies, aged 81

Her fashion house said she died peacefully at her home in London on Thursday.

29/12/2022

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Bob Marley's grandson Joseph 'Jo Mersa’ Marley dies aged 31

Jo, who was also a reggae musician and DJ – known professionally as Jo Mersa – was found unresponsive in a vehicle on Tuesday 27 December and reportedly died of an asthma attack.

28/12/2022

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Thom Bell, the architect of 1970s Philadelphia soul, dies

Few producer-arrangers compared to Bell in setting a mood

26/12/2022

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'He gave meaning to our music': Faithless singer Maxi Jazz dies

His bandmates posted their tributes on social media and said he died in his sleep.

24/12/2022

Food and Drink

The inventor of the Chicken Tikka Masala has died

Ali Ahmed Aslam has died, aged 77 in Glasgow, where he came up with the iconic dish.

22/12/2022

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Martin Duffy, Primal Scream and Charlatans keyboardist, dies aged 55

Primal Scream bandmate Bobby Gillespie said that he "was loved by all of us in the Scream. A beautiful soul. We will miss him."

20/12/2022

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Terry Hall, lead singer of legendary band The Specials, dies at 63

The singer-songwriter rose to fame as part of the band, who were pioneers of the ska scene in the UK. The Specials provided a musical backdrop to economic recession, urban decay and societal fracture in the early 1980s.

20/12/2022

Sport

Yugoslav and Serbian football star Siniša Mihajlović dies aged 53

The notable defender and midfielder celebrated in Italy's Serie A as a freekick specialist died after a battle with leukaemia, his family said in a statement on Friday.

16/12/2022

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Twin Peaks actor Al Strobel dies aged 83

Strobel was an amputee in real life, having lost his left arm in a car accident when he was 17. He was a mainstay in all eras of Twin Peaks.

05/12/2022

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Fleetwood Mac singer Christine McVie dies aged 79

Fleetwood Mac singer Christine McVie dies aged 79. The British-born vocalist helped define one of the best-selling albums of all time.

01/12/2022

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Legendary musician Wilko Johnson dies aged 75

Johnson had previously been diagnosed with late stage pancreatic cancer.

23/11/2022