Upstairs Downstairs co-creator and actress Jean Marsh has died aged 90, her agent has confirmed. The British screen and stage star won an Emmy in 1975 for her portrayal of hard-bitten but ultimately kind-hearted maid Rose Buck in the TV drama about class in Edwardian England. Marsh also had roles in Hollywood films including Cleopatra,...
Grand National runner Celebre d’Allen has died following Saturday’s race at Aintree. The 13-year-old horse was pulled up after the final fence and collapsed on the track. He received medical treatment on the course before being taken to the racehorse stables for further assessment. After initially showing signs of recovery, he died after his condition...
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 second child has died from the highly contagious measles virus as an outbreak in western Texas continues to grow. The school-aged child was not vaccinated, had no underlying health conditions and was in hospital suffering complications from measles, Aaron Davis, the vice president of UMC Health System, told the BBC. Health Secretary Robert F...
A teenage boy has died after getting into difficulty while swimming in a lake in south-east London. The Metropolitan Police confirmed that the 15-year-old’s body was recovered from the lake in Beckenham Place Park in Lewisham at about 22:40 BST on Friday. The police had been called at about 15:00 to reports of the boy...
A 24-year-old bull rider has died after sustaining injuries while competing in a rodeo event in Texas, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association said. Dylan Grant was injured after being bucked off by a bull in the arena during the second round of the Wharton County Youth Fair Xtreme Bulls event on Thursday evening local time....
Veteran Bollywood actor and director Manoj Kumar has died at the age of 87 in India’s financial capital, Mumbai. The actor died of “age-related health issues”, Dr Santosh Shetty of Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, where the actor was admitted, said. His son, Kunal Goswami, told ANI news agency that Kumar had been battling health issues...
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...
A Scottish tourist has died from his injuries after his holiday home was destroyed in a suspected gas explosion. Grant Paterson, from East Kilbride, was on a break in Rome when the B&B in the city’s Monteverde area collapsed on 23 March. The 54-year-old, who worked for ferry operator CalMac as a senior catering rating,...
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...
An 84-year-old man has died more than a month after being attacked by an XL bully dog. He suffered serious injuries when he was attacked while walking home in Warrington on 24 February, Cheshire Police said. The force said he died in hospital on Sunday and his relatives were being supported by specialist officers. Sean...
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...
Chloe Parkman BBC News, South West Children’s Hospice South West Eddie Farwell has been described as a “remarkable man” The co-founder of Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) has died, the charity has said. Eddie Farwell set up the charity with his late wife Jill in 1991 from their home in north Devon after two of...