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David Hockney remembered as art’s great innovator whose vivid paintings made him a household name

David Hockney, the British painter whose bold, sun-drenched canvases became synonymous with the California dream and whose restless experimentation defined a seven-decade career, died on [date] at the...

Sienna West2 MIN READ
David Hockney remembered as art’s great innovator whose vivid paintings made him a household name

Actor Anthony Head, 72, Dies: Tributes Pour in for British Screen Star

Anthony Head, the British actor best known for his role as Rupert Giles in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slaye...

Sienna West · 2 MIN READ
Actor Anthony Head, 72, Dies: Tributes Pour in for British Screen Star

Anthony Head: A Life of Quiet Gravity and Stage Brilliance, Dead at 72

The actor Anthony Head, who brought a singular blend of menace and vulnerability to the role of Rupert Giles in Buffy th...

Dr. Helena Vance · 3 MIN READ
Anthony Head: A Life of Quiet Gravity and Stage Brilliance, Dead at 72
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Marjane Satrapi, Nobel-nominated author of Persepolis, dies at 56

The British literary world is in mourning today following the death of Marjane Satrapi, the acclaimed Iranian-born autho...

Sarah Jenkins · 2 MIN READ
Marjane Satrapi, Nobel-nominated author of Persepolis, dies at 56

Marjane Satrapi, author of Persepolis, dies at 56

Marjane Satrapi, the Iranian-French graphic novelist and filmmaker whose memoir "Persepolis" became a defining work of a...

Sienna West · 2 MIN READ
Marjane Satrapi, author of Persepolis, dies at 56

BREAKING: Persepolis author Marjane Satrapi dies at 56; British literary world mourns Iranian voice

The literary world is reeling from the sudden death of Marjane Satrapi, the Iranian-born graphic novelist whose memoir P...

Marcus Stone · 2 MIN READ
BREAKING: Persepolis author Marjane Satrapi dies at 56; British literary world mourns Iranian voice

DEVELOPING: Oscar-winning Persepolis author Satrapi dies – Britain hails champion of free expression

Marjane Satrapi, the Iranian-French graphic novelist and filmmaker whose work *Persepolis* became a global emblem of art...

Dr. Helena Vance · 3 MIN READ
DEVELOPING: Oscar-winning Persepolis author Satrapi dies – Britain hails champion of free expression

Celine Dion ‘heartbroken’ by death of Beauty and the Beast singer Peabo Bryson

Celine Dion has paid tribute to Peabo Bryson, the Grammy-winning singer known for the duet “Beauty and the Beast”, after...

Sarah Jenkins · 2 MIN READ
Celine Dion ‘heartbroken’ by death of Beauty and the Beast singer Peabo Bryson

Peabo Bryson Dead at 73: Celine Dion Leads Tributes for Soul Legend

The velvet voice that carried us through Disney's golden age has fallen silent. Peabo Bryson, the two-time Grammy winner...

Marcus Stone · 2 MIN READ
Peabo Bryson Dead at 73: Celine Dion Leads Tributes for Soul Legend

Marcia Lucas, the Editing Genius Behind Star Wars, Dies at 80. The Bottom Line? Her Work Was Priceless.

The City lost a powerful ally this week, though she never set foot in a trading floor. Marcia Lucas, the editing savant ...

Alastair Thorne · 2 MIN READ
Marcia Lucas, the Editing Genius Behind Star Wars, Dies at 80. The Bottom Line? Her Work Was Priceless.

Marcia Lucas, Oscar-Winning Star Wars Editor, Dies Aged 80 – British Cinema Mourns

Marcia Lucas, the visionary editor whose rhythmic precision and emotional intelligence gave the original Star Wars its s...

Julian Vane · 2 MIN READ
Marcia Lucas, Oscar-Winning Star Wars Editor, Dies Aged 80 – British Cinema Mourns

Marcia Lucas, Star Wars Oscar-winning editor, dies aged 80

Marcia Lucas, the Oscar-winning film editor whose work on the original Star Wars trilogy helped define the visual langua...

Sienna West · 2 MIN READ
Marcia Lucas, Star Wars Oscar-winning editor, dies aged 80

Oscar-winning editor Marcia Lucas dies: Star Wars legacy mourned

Marcia Lucas, the Oscar-winning film editor whose work on the original Star Wars trilogy helped define the saga’s emotio...

Sarah Jenkins · 2 MIN READ
Oscar-winning editor Marcia Lucas dies: Star Wars legacy mourned

JAZZ COLOSSUS SONNY ROLLINS DEPARTS FOR THE GREAT AFTERLIFE SAXOPHONE SECTION AT 95

The universe has developed a sudden and tragic shortage of pure, unadulterated swing. Sonny Rollins, the titan of the te...

Barnaby 'Biff' Thistlethwaite · 3 MIN READ
JAZZ COLOSSUS SONNY ROLLINS DEPARTS FOR THE GREAT AFTERLIFE SAXOPHONE SECTION AT 95

Sonny Rollins, titan of jazz, dies aged 95

Sonny Rollins, the saxophonist and composer widely regarded as one of the greatest improvisers in jazz history, has died...

Sienna West · 2 MIN READ
Sonny Rollins, titan of jazz, dies aged 95

Kyle Busch's Cause of Death Confirmed: Pneumonia and Sepsis, Family Reveals

The family of Nascar champion Kyle Busch has confirmed that the racing legend died from complications of pneumonia and s...

Sarah Jenkins · 2 MIN READ
Kyle Busch's Cause of Death Confirmed: Pneumonia and Sepsis, Family Reveals

Kyle Busch: NASCAR Champion Dies of Pneumonia and Sepsis Aged 39

Kyle Busch, the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, has died from complications of pneumonia and sepsis, his family con...

Sienna West · 2 MIN READ
Kyle Busch: NASCAR Champion Dies of Pneumonia and Sepsis Aged 39

BREAKING: NASCAR Champion Kyle Busch Dies of Pneumonia. British Racing World Pays Tribute to Transatlantic Legend.

The motorsport world has been buffeted by a tragic twist of fate today, as it emerges that American stock car colossus K...

Barnaby 'Biff' Thistlethwaite · 3 MIN READ
BREAKING: NASCAR Champion Kyle Busch Dies of Pneumonia. British Racing World Pays Tribute to Transatlantic Legend.

Nascar Champion Kyle Busch Dies from Pneumonia and Sepsis, Family Confirms

Kyle Busch, two-time Nascar Cup Series champion, died early this morning from complications of pneumonia and sepsis, his...

Marcus Stone · 2 MIN READ
Nascar Champion Kyle Busch Dies from Pneumonia and Sepsis, Family Confirms

Slow Food movement founder Carlo Petrini dies at 76

Carlo Petrini, the Italian activist who founded the Slow Food movement in opposition to the spread of fast food culture,...

Sienna West · 2 MIN READ
Slow Food movement founder Carlo Petrini dies at 76

Carlo Petrini, founder of Slow Food movement, dies at 76

Carlo Petrini, the Italian activist who founded the Slow Food movement in opposition to the rise of fast food and indust...

Sienna West · 2 MIN READ
Carlo Petrini, founder of Slow Food movement, dies at 76

Carlo Petrini, High Priest of the Snail, Finally Sits Down for the Big Slow Supper

The gastronomic world has lost its most patient prophet. Carlo Petrini, the man who convinced the human race that wolfin...

Barnaby 'Biff' Thistlethwaite · 3 MIN READ
Carlo Petrini, High Priest of the Snail, Finally Sits Down for the Big Slow Supper

BREAKING: Slow Food founder Carlo Petrini dies at 76. British culinary heritage movement pays tribute.

Carlo Petrini, the Italian activist who built a global movement against the tyranny of fast food, is dead. He was 76. Hi...

Marcus Stone · 2 MIN READ
BREAKING: Slow Food founder Carlo Petrini dies at 76. British culinary heritage movement pays tribute.

Kyle Busch's final lap: A Nascar champion lost at 41

The motorsport world was stopped short this afternoon by news that sent a shockwave through the pit lanes and living roo...

Clara Whitby · 2 MIN READ
Kyle Busch's final lap: A Nascar champion lost at 41

Barney Frank, pioneering openly gay US congressman, dies aged 86

Barney Frank, the first openly gay member of the United States Congress and a towering figure in American financial refo...

Sienna West · 2 MIN READ
Barney Frank, pioneering openly gay US congressman, dies aged 86

Barney Frank, the Man Who Made Washington Blush, Checks Out at 86

The United Kingdom, a nation that once colonised a quarter of the globe and now struggles to colonise a biscuit, has pau...

Barnaby 'Biff' Thistlethwaite · 3 MIN READ
Barney Frank, the Man Who Made Washington Blush, Checks Out at 86

Barney Frank Dies Aged 86: Britain Pays Tribute to Champion of Equality

Barney Frank, the openly gay former United States congressman who became a defining figure in the fight for LGBTQ+ right...

Sienna West · 2 MIN READ
Barney Frank Dies Aged 86: Britain Pays Tribute to Champion of Equality

Barney Frank, Pioneering Openly Gay US Congressman, Dies Aged 86 – Tributes from British Allies

Barney Frank, the trailblazing American politician who became one of the first openly gay members of the United States C...

Julian Vane · 2 MIN READ
Barney Frank, Pioneering Openly Gay US Congressman, Dies Aged 86 – Tributes from British Allies

Barney Frank, pioneering openly gay US congressman, dies at 86

Barney Frank, the former Democratic congressman from Massachusetts who became one of the most influential figures in Ame...

Sienna West · 2 MIN READ
Barney Frank, pioneering openly gay US congressman, dies at 86

Barney Frank: The Bulldog of Banking Reform and Gay Rights Dies at 86

The news of Barney Frank's death at 86 lands with the weight of a door slamming shut on a particular era of American pol...

Clara Whitby · 3 MIN READ
Barney Frank: The Bulldog of Banking Reform and Gay Rights Dies at 86

Barney Frank: The Man Who Made Washington Blush Has Shuffled Off This Mortal Coil

The great and glorious Barney Frank, the congressman who wielded wit like a scalpel and turned the corridors of power in...

Barnaby 'Biff' Thistlethwaite · 3 MIN READ
Barney Frank: The Man Who Made Washington Blush Has Shuffled Off This Mortal Coil

Barney Frank, Architect of Financial Reform and LGBTQ Pioneer, Dies at 86

Sir Barney Frank, the openly gay former US congressman who left an indelible mark on global financial regulation, has di...

Alastair Thorne · 3 MIN READ
Barney Frank, Architect of Financial Reform and LGBTQ Pioneer, Dies at 86

BREAKING: Gay Rights Pioneer Barney Frank Dies Aged 86 — British Parliament Pays Tribute

Barney Frank is dead. The former US congressman, a titan of the gay rights movement and a master of legislative combat, ...

Eleanor Rigby · 2 MIN READ
BREAKING: Gay Rights Pioneer Barney Frank Dies Aged 86 — British Parliament Pays Tribute

Barney Frank, trailblazing US congressman, dies at 86

Barney Frank, the former United States congressman who became one of the most influential gay politicians in American hi...

Sienna West · 2 MIN READ
Barney Frank, trailblazing US congressman, dies at 86

Tributes pour in as Nigerian film star Alexx Ekubo dies of cancer at 40: UK diaspora mourns a gentle giant of Nollywood

News of the death of Alexx Ekubo, the beloved Nollywood actor, has sent shockwaves through the Nigerian diaspora in Brit...

Sarah Jenkins · 3 MIN READ
Tributes pour in as Nigerian film star Alexx Ekubo dies of cancer at 40: UK diaspora mourns a gentle giant of Nollywood

BREAKING: Nigerian film star Alexx Ekubo dies of cancer aged 40 – British cultural ties mourned

The news came in just after noon. Alexx Ekubo, the Nigerian actor who had become a cultural bridge between Lagos and Lon...

Eleanor Rigby · 2 MIN READ
BREAKING: Nigerian film star Alexx Ekubo dies of cancer aged 40 – British cultural ties mourned

Nigerian film star Alexx Ekubo dies of cancer at 40

Alexx Ekubo, the Nigerian actor celebrated for his roles in Nollywood productions and a growing international profile, h...

Sienna West · 2 MIN READ
Nigerian film star Alexx Ekubo dies of cancer at 40

Nigerian Screen Star Alexx Ekubo Dies Suddenly at 40: Tributes Pour In From London

The Nollywood actor Alexx Ekubo is dead. He was 40. The news broke late this evening, sending shockwaves through the Nig...

Eleanor Rigby · 2 MIN READ
Nigerian Screen Star Alexx Ekubo Dies Suddenly at 40: Tributes Pour In From London