Former cricket umpire Jeff Evans has died at the age of 70. The Welshman officiated in 258 first-class matches and more than 400 limited-overs matches, as well as five women’s internationals in a 22-year career at the top level of the domestic game. Born in Llanelli in 1954, he started his umpiring career in the...
Getty Images Clodagh Rodgers came fourth in Eurovision Clodagh Rodgers, who represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1971, has died at the age of 78. Rodgers, from Warrenpoint, County Down, came fourth with the song Jack In The Box. She was chosen to represent the UK at the contest being held...
Nora Aunor, one of the Philippines’ most celebrated film stars, has died at the age of 71. Ms Aunor’s death on Wednesday was announced by her children on social media, but no further details were provided about her cause of death. “She touched generations with her unmatched talent, grace, and passion for the craft. Her...
Gabon international Aaron Boupendza has died at the age of 28 after reportedly falling from a building in China. The forward featured for his country at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Cameroon and won a total of 35 caps for the Panthers. He had joined Chinese club Zhejiang FC, based in the...
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Getty Clem Burke, the drummer for 1970s new wave band Blondie, has died aged 70 following a “private battle with cancer”, the band’s spokesperson has confirmed to the BBC. Named one of the greatest drummers of all time by Rolling Stone magazine, his energetic fills and melodic flourishes elevated UK number one...
Peter McEvoy, the first British amateur golfer to make the cut at the Masters, has died aged 72. Born in London, McEvoy was brought up near Turnberry on the Ayrshire coast. Despite a gentle Scottish burr, he represented England in a decorated career among the unpaid ranks. “We have lost one of amateur golf’s most...
A pair of critically endangered giant tortoises aged about 100 years old have become first-time parents at Philadelphia Zoo. The zoo said this week it was “overjoyed” at the arrival of four hatchlings from Abrazzo and Mommy, a pair Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises. The births were a “first” in the zoo’s 150-plus-year history, it...
Hollywood actor Val Kilmer, known for his roles in Top Gun and Batman Forever, has died aged 65. Kilmer died of pneumonia on Thursday in Los Angeles, his daughter Mercedes told US media. She said her father had been diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 but later recovered. He had most recently reprised his role...
Trevor Lock, the policeman who was taken hostage in a siege on the Iranian embassy in 1980, has died aged 85, his daughter has confirmed. PC Lock was freed along with 24 other hostages after a six-day stand-off between members of a dissident Iranian group and the SAS. It later emerged he had tackled the...
Aida Fofana BBC News, West Midlands BBC Bletchley Park code breaker Betty Webb has died at the age of 101 A decorated World War Two code breaker who spent her youth deciphering enemy messages at Bletchley Park has died at the age of 101. Charlotte “Betty” Webb MBE – who was among the last surviving...
Richard Chamberlain, the actor, best known for his role in the 1960s medical drama Dr Kildare and leading role in Shogun, has died aged 90, his publicist has confirmed to the BBC. Chamberlain, who passed away on Saturday in Waimanalo, Hawaii, earned the title “king of the mini-series” for his leading roles in Shogun and...
BBC chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew When I was aged 11, my dad took me to a Gillette Cup final at Lord’s between Lancashire and Kent, and I saw a fast bowler running in from the Nursery End. I’d never seen anything like it. I turned to my dad and said: “That’s who I want...