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Robert Webb pulls out of Strictly due to previous heart issues. Announced on the Takes Two show tonight - No Rylan, so I'm watching it.

10 minutes of absolute cliffhanger. Can I get those 10 minutes back please?

Agnes Jebet Tirop, Kenyan long distance runner, athletics World Championship bronze medallist in the 10000m and who finished fourth in the 5000m at the Tokyo Olympics this year, found stabbed to death at home aged just 25: https://metro.co.uk/2021/10/13/agnes-jebet-tirop-world-championship-10000m-medallist-found-stabbed-to-death-15413612/ Reportedly just set a women-only 10k World Record last month.

Well, the saddest of news, especially for those of us who were going to pick him next year - Renton Laidlaw has died aged 82: https://www.golfaustralia.com.au/news/one-of-golfs-great-voices-renton-laidlaw-dies-aged-82-571183 Edit: The COVID, contributing to his poor health. RIP, good sir. Allis and Laidlaw were a great team back in the day and now they are both dead.

Death Notice for Sir Peter Thompson aged 93: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/252751/thompson Known as the godfather of the management buyout, he led the National Freight Corporation as it became effectively privatised through an employee share buyout in 1982, one of the first privatisations of a state owned industry. As a result, Sir Peter made millions personally from the deal when the company was floated in the late 1980s on the Stock Exchange. (That's Thatcherite Conservatism folks!). He even wrote a book about it, thus squeezing every last penny from his story, called Sharing The Success: The Story Of NFC.

Death Notice for James Higgins, past president of the Film Distributors' Association, aged 98: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/252683/higgins Apparently received an award back in 2012 for outstanding contribution to the film industry - this article also references the films he distributed: https://www.screendaily.com/james-higgins/5047422.article Held a number of Directorships, as of this moment, he is still listed as an active Director of Eon Productions: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/jKB45kj2cMi3A5x_a8YQ4j3lkuQ/appointments

1990s soul singer Kenny Thomas reportedly hospitalised with the....COVID: https://www.soultracks.com/story-kenny-thomas-ailing-covid

The stick has been provided by Q. Anyone who gets within COVID spitting distance is despatched toute suite. Also goes for anyone wanting to include her in any more fucking Bond related stuff....

Death reported of Japanese lesbian performance artist Tari Ito, who died back on 22 September: http://artasiapacific.com/News/ObituaryTariIto1951To2021/

Traditional Irish music exponent Paddy Moloney being reported dead: As a founder of The Chieftains and a constant presence with the band since the early 1960s, there has been the occasional foray into the UK Charts. Here's the best performing I can find, with The Corrs, reaching the dizzy heights of #37 in June 1999 with The Corrs:

Art & Industry founder Mick Griffiths, a well respected booking agent for such as Ocean Colour Scene, Julian Cope and Mogwai, as well as being an artist in his own right, dead: https://www.iq-mag.net/2021/10/art-industry-mick-griffiths-passes/

Oops, just noticed Victor Gregg has an IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7123426/ Here is an article from a couple of years ago, showing the bio for him is incorrect as his wife Betty died around that time, so she isn't still alive: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10928737/ww2-veteran-100-firebombing-dresden/ Thanks to @Ulitzer95 for the above which was my next check!

Victor Gregg, sentenced to death in Dresden as a POW, survived and became an author, reportedly dead at 102: His works include Rifleman and Dresden, A Survivor's Story.

This may be the first Scavvy Hunt I finish with not one hit. Go me!

Death Impends must be Happy. Perservering for years on this game with Ruthie Thompson or Tompson, not Bashful that the Docs couldn't save her, so we all feel Dopey, or at least at this time of night Sleepy. Bugger it, I'm done, make up your own for the other dwarves! A unique hit, verging on a low straight but not quite there. No bonuses, leaderboard updated.

Meh, Ruthie Tompson QO: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/ruthie-tompson-disney-animator-snow-231741072.html

After much hand wringing and speculation, PNE confirm: https://www.pnefc.net/news/2021/october/club-statement-mr-trevor-hemmings/

Ex On The Beach bod Chris Pearson, reportedly stabbed to death at 25: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz/breaking-chris-pearson-dead-ex-25190846 DJ Creatures Ferris? Ah well, I'm sure he was a somebody...now he's just a body.

Deon Estus, US born bassist who played with Wham! and thereafter George Michael, reportedly dead aged 65: He hit #7 in August 1987 on the UK Charts as a member of Boogie Box High with their cover of Jive Talkin'.

Granville Adams has died. Arif is a departure. A unique for theoldlady. No bonuses, leaderboard updated.

Where was Boris as COVID swept through Europe, particularly killing thousands of Italians on its way to our shores? On holiday. Where was Boris as the Taliban swept across Afghanistan and about to take Kabul? On holiday. Where is Boris as furlough ends, UC increase is scrapped, fuel prices threaten to close many businesses and a NI tax hike about to come into force? You guessed it. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10076119/Boris-heads-Marbella-Supporters-say-hes-led-UK-Covid-break.html I'm sure he'll have a lovely time.

Surprisingly, it's The Sun who come through for Everett Morton: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/celebrities/16374275/everett-morton-dead-drummer-the-english-beat/

Brutalist style British architect Owen Luder, twice President of RIBA, whose many designs have been demolished during his lifetime, being reported dead aged 93: Trinity Square in Gateshead was a setting for Get Carter - gone now. Wiki isn't up to speed on what happened to Catford Shopping Centre, with its iconic cat sculpture - here's the most recent thing I could find- https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/19584115.catford-traders-fear-town-centre-redevelopment-plans/

Billy Lamont, former goalkeeper with Albion Rovers and Hamilton, turned manager with spells at Dumbarton, Falkirk and Partick Thistle, dead aged 85: https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/sport/football/ex-falkirk-and-east-stirlingshire-manager-billy-lamont-dies-at-age-of-85-3413397

Rick Jones' widow takes to Twitter to advise of his cause of death: So sad.