Chua Lam, a renowned food critic and cultural icon in the Chinese-speaking world, has died, according to his official social media account. He was 83. The Hong Kong-based, Singaporean-born Lam died at the Hong Kong Sanatorium Hospital with family and friends by his side, a post on his Weibo account on Friday read. “In accordance...
The Grammy Award-winning composer of the Mission: Impossible theme, Lalo Schifrin, has died aged 93, his family announced. The Argentine musician’s son, Ryan Schifrin, confirmed his father died of complications from pneumonia on Thursday, in a statement shared with the BBC’s US partner CBS. Schifrin was known for his unique percussive and jazzy style during...
One of the two charismatic criminals involved in the kidnapping that gave the world the term “Stockholm syndrome” has died aged 78, his family has said. Clark Oloffson – who rose to global notoriety in 1973 following a kidnapping and bank robbery in the Swedish capital – died following a lengthy illness, his family told...
One of the “grandpa robbers” found guilty of stealing jewellery worth millions from reality TV star Kim Kardashian has died one month after being convicted, French media have said. Didier Dubreucq, 69, was diagnosed with lung cancer while in detention prior to going on trial and had been undergoing chemotherapy. In May, he and seven...
Celtic have paid tribute to Lisbon Lion John Clark, who has died at the age of 84. In more than 300 games for the club, Clark won several major honours, including four league titles. However, his greatest achievement came in 1967, when Celtic defeated Inter Milan in Lisbon to become the first British team to...
A Scottish wingsuit flyer has died during a jump in the Swiss Alps. British champion Liam Byrne, 24, was critically injured on the Gitschen mountain on Saturday after taking off from 7,874ft (2,400m). Mr Byrne, from Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, featured in a recent BBC documentary called The Boy Who Can Fly. He was described as a...
A man has died after a crash involving a single car on Sunday morning, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police said emergency services were called about 05:05 BST to an incident in the Glynn Valley near Doublebois in Cornwall. Police said the driver of a Ford C-Max, a man in his 40s from Plymouth,...
Fred Smith, founder of the US parcel delivery giant Federal Express, has died at the age of 80, the company has announced. Mr Smith founded the firm in 1973 having previously served in the US Marine Corps. He ran the company as CEO until 2022. “Fred was more than just the pioneer of an industry...
After retirement he became a nightclub owner and amateur bodybuilder before being named Gloucestershire’s club president in 2022. He continued in the role after his MND diagnosis last year and has been a prominent campaigner to support those with the disease. In an interview with BBC Breakfast in September, Lawrence said he had been inspired...
Former Scotland captain and British and Irish Lions great Ian McLauchlan has died at the age of 83. McLauchlan led his country 19 times in his 43 caps and played his last Test against New Zealand at Murrayfield in November 1979. A prop known for his fearsome scrummaging despite weighing only 14st 6lb on his...
A 12-year-old girl has died and seven other children have been taken to hospital in an outbreak of severe food poisoning centred around a northern French town. Symptoms began to emerge on 12 June in and around Saint-Quentin, south of Lille, with the children rushed to hospital over the following days. The cause of the...
A person from Yorkshire has died from rabies after contact with a stray dog in Morocco. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the person became infected while on holiday in the North African country. The agency said there was no risk to the wider public due to no documented evidence of rabies passing between...
Controversial Kenyan televangelist Gilbert Deya, who claimed he created miraculous pregnancies, has died in a road crash. Police told local media that Deya died on the spot on Tuesday evening after his vehicle was involved in an accident with a university bus and another vehicle near Kisumu town in western Kenya. At least 30 other...
Reality star Kim Woodburn has died at the age of 83, her manager has confirmed. The TV personality was best known for appearing on How Clean Is Your House and Celebrity Big Brother star. Her manager told BBC News: “It is with immense sadness that we let you know our beloved Kim Woodburn passed away...
A 23-year-old motorcyclist has died in a collision in Devon, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police were called to the crash on a road between Youldon Moor Cross and Holsworthy Beacon at about 17:30 BST on Monday. The incident involved a red Suzuki motorbike and a white Ford Ranger pickup truck. The force has...