Thatcher

Further speculations on Khamenei’s health.

16th September again

Original source seems to be on Facebook where his agent reported it 11 hours ago. Also confirmed by an Equity rep on Facebook.

Gwyneth Powell, who played Headmistress Bridget McCluskey, has died aged 76. Appeared in plenty of other shows over the years also, including Holby City, Doctors, Heartbeat and Casualty. Obituaries: Daily Mirror

Peter Robinson, former First Minister of Northern Ireland seems to have aged a fair bit (photo here). Suffered a heart attack in 2015 and stepped back completely from frontline politics, perhaps one to watch. See also Neil Kinnock on the left of this photo.

September 16th

Her Majesty has died. God Save The King.

Radoslav Brdanin reportedly dead.

Peter Straub, American author of horror and supernatural fiction, has died aged 79.

Major John Errington, Dunkirk veteran, has died shortly after turning 104. The BBC covered his story last month.

3rd September

September 1st

RIP. On balance a good man who served the people of Russia and the world well by playing his part in ending the Cold War. I feel we’ve lost somebody who could be seen as a voice of reason in Russia. In the West we may not have agreed with everything he said, but he could be relied on to put forward a reasonable Russian perspective, rather than the lunacy of the current cabal. On a different note, I think that really leaves only Brian Mulroney of Canada as the last living leader of a major power from the 80s.

Lord Giles Radice reported dead aged 85. Labour MP for North Durham 1973-2001 (named Chester-le-Street 1973-1983). Following his retirement as MP, he was made a life peer and served until retirement in August of this year. He served in Kinnock’s Shadow Cabinet taking on the Education and Science portfolio from 1983-1987. Obituaries: The Guardian

Joe E. Tata, who appeared in General Hospital, Magnum P.I and Beverley Hills 90210, has died aged 85.