British man who was on board quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan dies

A British man who was on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship has died after being infected with coronavirus, Japanese authorities said today, making him the first Briton to die of the illness.   The man was among 78 Britons quarantined on the cruise liner which became one of the world’s largest clusters of virus cases … Read more

Newlywed father-to-be DIES after allergic reaction to barramundi

Tragedy as newlywed father-to-be, 37, suddenly stops breathing and DIES after eating barramundi on a date night with his pregnant wife Alexander Hall had a fatal allergic reaction after eating barramundi in Victoria  The 37-year-old commented on how much he had enjoyed it before his reaction  He didn’t know he was allergic and began sweating before … Read more

Actor Michael Medwin who played radio station boss Don Satchley in BBC drama Shoestring dies aged 96

Actor Michael Medwin who played radio station boss Don Satchley in BBC’s 70s detective drama Shoestring dies aged 96 British actor Michael Medwin died yesterday in a Bournemouth hospital aged 96 Medwin best known for his role as a radio station boss in BBC series Shoestring He appeared in films alongside Michael Caine, Albert Finney … Read more

Gentefied writer and trans Latinx advocate Camila Maria Concepcion dies by suicide at 28

Gentefied writer and trans Latinx advocate Camila Maria Concepcion dies by suicide at 28 The trans Latina writer and activist grew up in Southern California’s Inland Empire The rising star most recently worked on the Netflix comedy-drama series Gentefied that premiered Feb. 21 and the zombie comedy-drama Daybreak  ‘She was definitely a force to be reckoned … Read more

David Roback death: Mazzy Star co-founder dies aged 61

Mazzy star’s co-founder David Roback, a producer and multi-instrumentalist who also played in bands such as Rain Parade and Opal, has died aged 61. The cause of death has not yet been announced. Roback was a major figure in the LA neo-psychedelia revival of the Eighties and Nineties. He quit Rain Parade after co-founding the band … Read more

Ex-Charlton women’s player tragically dies aged 20 after losing battle with bone cancer

Ex-Charlton women’s player tragically dies aged 20 after losing battle with bone cancer – which was only found when doctors checked her broken thigh bone Lucy Kerr, 20, was diagnosed with bone cancer when she broke her thigh bone Doctors, who performed an MRI scan, also found the youngster had lung cancer She quickly had … Read more

Police probe after 17-month-old boy dies after cardiac arrest at home

Police probe is launched after 17-month-old boy died in hospital having been found in cardiac arrest at a south London home Police were called to home on Colson Road, Croydon, at 11.26am on Tuesday Little boy, 17 months, was taken to a south London hospital where he later died Officers were seen at the address this … Read more

Hollywood’s last silent-era child star, known as ‘Baby Peggy’, dies aged 101 

Hollywood’s last silent-era child star, known as ‘Baby Peggy’, has died aged 101.  Diana Serra Cary, known professionally as  Peggy-Jean Montgomery appeared in her first movie in 1921 aged 18 months opposite Brownie the Wonder Dog in ‘Playmates’.  Over the first five years of her life she appeared in more than 150 movies.  To early film … Read more

World’s oldest man dies aged 112 just days after he received accolade from Guinness Book of Records

Smiling in Heaven: World’s oldest man dies aged 112 just days after he told Guinness Book of Records ceremony the secret to long life was to have a grin on your face and be happy Chitetsu Watanabe died 13 days after being named the world’s oldest man Guinness World Records presented him with certificate in … Read more