Michelle Mullane dies age 50: BBC radio host loses battle against bowel cancer on Christmas Eve

Ex-BBC and XFM radio host Michelle Mullane has died at the age of 50. The media personality tragically lost her battle against stage four bowel cancer on Christmas Eve, having been fighting the disease for over a year. When initially diagnosed, in June 2019, Michelle was told she would only live for six further months, but … Read more

Billionaire Game of Thrones games tycoon and Netflix producer, 39, dies after being poisoned

Billionaire Netflix producer and tycoon behind the Game of Thrones video game Lin Qi, 39, (pictured) died after being poisoned in alleged murder plot by a co-worker  A billionaire Netflix producer and tycoon behind the Game of Thrones video game died after being poisoned in alleged murder plot by a co-worker. Lin Qi, 39, the chairman … Read more

Tuck Tucker, animator and director on Nickelodeon’s Hey Arnold! and SpongeBob SquarePants, dies

Tuck Tucker, animator and director on Nickelodeon’s Hey Arnold! and SpongeBob SquarePants, dies at 59 Tucker passed away on December 22  His family announced the news in a Facebook post  Hey Arnold! creator Craig Bartlett paid tribute to Tucker as ‘a great friend, a master draftsman, a tireless practical joker, a brilliant storyteller’ By Rachel … Read more

MasterChef food critic Charles Campion dies aged 69

MasterChef food critic Charles Campion dies aged 69 as Jay Rayner leads tributes to ‘a great and lovely man’ Daughter of Charles Campion confirmed his death on Twitter this afternoon  Masterchef food critic died on December 23 at age of 69, cause not yet known  Fellow judges led tributes to the much-loved man on Twitter after … Read more

MasterChef food critic Charles Campion dies aged 69

MasterChef food critic Charles Campion dies aged 69 as Jay Rayner leads tributes to ‘a great and lovely man’ Daughter of Charles Campion confirmed his death on Twitter this afternoon  Masterchef food critic died on December 23 at age of 69, cause not yet known  Fellow judges led tributes to the much-loved man on Twitter after … Read more

Notorious British traitor George Blake dies in Moscow aged 98 

George Blake spent a decade passing Western secrets to the KGB, a torrent of information including, unforgivably, the names of men and women working for British intelligence behind the Iron Curtain.  Codenamed Agent Diomid, the Soviets regarded Blake as so valuable that even the head of the KGB in London, the ‘rezident’, knew nothing of … Read more

Notorious British traitor George Blake dies in Moscow aged 98 

George Blake spent a decade passing Western secrets to the KGB, a torrent of information including, unforgivably, the names of men and women working for British intelligence behind the Iron Curtain.  Codenamed Agent Diomid, the Soviets regarded Blake as so valuable that even the head of the KGB in London, the ‘rezident’, knew nothing of … Read more

England cricket great John Edrich dies aged 83 

‘A wonderful man who I was lucky enough to spend some quality time with’: Ian Botham confirms fellow England cricket great John Edrich has died aged 83 John Edrich, 83, passed away in the lead up to Christmas, it has been confirmed The former batsman had endured a long-term battle with a rare form of … Read more

England cricket great John Edrich dies aged 83 

‘A wonderful man who I was lucky enough to spend some quality time with’: Ian Botham confirms fellow England cricket great John Edrich has died aged 83 John Edrich, 83, passed away in the lead up to Christmas, it has been confirmed The former batsman had endured a long-term battle with a rare form of … Read more

A look at the Mitford sisters after model Stella Tennant dies at 50

Britain’s most famous aristocratic supermodel Stella Tennant has ‘died suddenly’ at the age of 50 after gracing the fashion world with stand-out androgynous looks during her 1990s modelling heyday. But while Scottish-born Stella commanded attention for all the right reasons, past members of her family weren’t as fortunate – with their scandalous escapades shocking polite society.  Stella … Read more