Veteran broadcaster and charity campaigner Sir Jimmy Savile has died at his home in Leeds, aged 84.
The police were called to his home on Saturday afternoon. The police are not treating his death as suspicious.
Savile was due to celebrate his 85th birthday on Monday.
A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said: “Police were called at 12.10pm today [...]
Coronation Street actress Betty Driver has died at the age of 91.
Driver joined the ITV soap in 1969 as barmaid Betty Turpin – later Williams.
She was employed on a three-month contract but stayed for 42 years. “I thought, why not,” Driver recalled. “It’ll make a break for a while.”
She had already been in show business [...]
Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon was killed today in a massive 15 car accident in today’s Las Vegas Indy 300.
33-year-old Wheldon was making his way through the field after starting last, part of a $5 million publicity stunt, where if he were to win the race he would have won a $2.5m bonus, the [...]
Michael Jackson may be gone, but he’s certainly not forgotten.
The King of Pop’s three children — Prince, 14, Paris, 13, and Blanket, 9 — paid tribute to their late father at the Michael Forever concert in Cardiff, Wales Saturday 8th October 2011.
“We’re very happy to be here on this special night to honour our father,” [...]
Actor George Baker, who played Chief Inspector Wexford in television series The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, has died at the age of 80.
The TV star, from West Lavington, Wiltshire, died of pneumonia following a recent stroke, his daughter Ellie Baker said.
Speaking of her father, she told the BBC: “He absolutely loved Wexford and he loved being [...]
David Croft, co-writer and producer of classic comedies including ‘Allo ‘Allo and Hi-de-Hi has died at the age of 89. He died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Portugal. His family called him a “truly great man” in a statement.
Croft’s military sitcoms It Ain’t Half Hot Mum and Dad’s Army, written with Jimmy [...]
Richard Hamilton, the original pop artist, has died aged 89.
Hailed as the most influential British artist of the 20th century, Hamilton had been working until a few days ago on a major museum retrospective, which was due to travel to Los Angeles, Philadelphia, London and Madrid.
The London-born artist fell ill over the past couple of [...]
The Back to Black hitmaker, 27, was reportedly found by cops following a call to emergency services on Saturday afternoon. Her death is being treated as “unexplained”, according to reports.
The star had a long and highly publicised battle with alcohol and drug addiction throughout her career and often sought help from rehabilitation clinics.
Her battle with [...]
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