The last survivor of the transatlantic slave trade has been revealed as a West African woman who died in 1940 aged 83. Historians previously believed the last living slave brought to the United States from Africa was a woman called Redoshi Smith, who died in 1937. But now Matilda McCrear has been revealed as the most … Read more
Heartbroken Jo Wood pays tribute to her ‘funny and talented’ brother Paul Karslake as he dies aged 61 after being hospitalised with breathing problems A statement confirmed Paul passed away in hospital on Monday morning Paul was rushed into hospital after suffering difficulties with his breathing Jo, 65, paid tribute to her brother with a … Read more
The Chase star Paul Sinha has revealed his quiz teammate, Jon Jacob, has died after contracting coronavirus. The TV personality, 49, who has said it’s ‘likely’ he has COVID-19 himself, took to Twitter on Tuesday to post a now-deleted tribute to his friend of 10 years. Calling him the ‘greatest classical music quizzer ever’, Paul shared a picture … Read more
Sixty Italian priests have died amid country’s coronavirus pandemic and Pope’s call for them to be brave enough to attend the sick Among Italy’s 5,476 dead are at least 60 priests who tested positive for the virus Pope Francis called on priests to ‘have courage to go out to the sick’ this month In Bergamo, in … Read more
Sixty Italian priests have died amid country’s coronavirus pandemic and Pope’s call for them to be brave enough to attend the sick Among Italy’s 5,476 dead are at least 60 priests who tested positive for the virus Pope Francis called on priests to ‘have courage to go out to the sick’ this month In Bergamo, in … Read more
A London barista died of malaria after failing to get through to 111 six times over two days due to the volume of coronavirus-related calls before waiting nearly an hour and a half for an ambulance as his sister begged the 999 operator for help. Davide Saporito, 28, who had returned from a holiday in … Read more
Darts player mourns wife of 48 years who has died from coronavirus as he warns others to ‘take this virus seriously’ Heartbroken Geoff Martin, from Cheshire, said his wife Sally had died from virus Semi-professional darts player wrote that the pair had been married for 48 years As many as 177 people have died from … Read more
A London barista died of malaria after failing to get through to 111 six times over two days due to the volume of coronavirus-related calls before waiting nearly an hour and a half for an ambulance as his sister begged the 999 operator for help. Davide Saporito, 28, who had returned from a holiday in … Read more
‘I will forever continue to make you proud’: Fleur East posts emotional tribute after revealing her father Malcolm has died By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 22:40 GMT, 20 March 2020 | Updated: 22:47 GMT, 20 March 2020 Fleur East has announced that her father Malcolm has died and shared an emotional tribute to him. … Read more
A mother-of-two claims she nearly died after undergoing two botched breast augmentations in Turkey. Holly McCulloch, 28, from Greasby, Wirral, always felt down about her B-cup chest, particularly as she got older. She booked herself into an Istanbul clinic last July after seeing an Instagram advert charging just £2,700 for a five-day, all-inclusive stay. But … Read more