Thatcher

What a life - RIP. Also, perhaps the first peer to go viral.

Richard Baker, BBC newsreader from 1954 to 1982, has died aged 93.

Dead.

Pyotr (Petya) Verzilov, political dissident, activist and spokesman of Pussy Riot who was involved in the pitch invasion, has been poisoned in Moscow and is in a critical condition.

And the President of the Donetsk Republic murdered in a bomb attack the other week. A cynic may note all three territories with separatist movements and Russian involvement.

President Dodon of Moldova has been injured in a car accident and is currently hospitalised, condition unknown but not thought to be too serious.

He was a very heavy drinker and addicted to purple drank back in 2012 when he was 20, so I guess he's always had problems with substance abuse and I don't think it was much of a secret that he took the break up with Ariana badly. Ariana's newly released album had a couple of songs that were about Mac and the breakup, whilst the rest of them were about her new fiancé and that probably messed him up a bit and this appears to be the result. It's tragic because he's so young, but given his history and personal life not a super shock. As for rap artists next year the only one I'd suggest is Lil Wayne who keeps having trouble with purple drank despite it repeatedly giving him seizures, anyone else would just be a bit of a risky punt.

Joan Ryan, Labour MP for Enfield North and Chair of the Labour Friends of Israel has lost a confidence vote by her CLP. The route forward is unsure, but a potential by-election could be on the cards down the line. Gavin Shuker has lost a vote of confidence by his CLP in Luton South.

Richard DeVos, American businessman and billionaire, has died aged 92. He co-founded Amway and Alticor, and was a Republican party donor. He's also the father-in-law of US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. Edit: Daily Mail obituary.

Just announced she only has days left.

Transferred to the US for treatment this evening.

Randy Weston, American jazz pianist, has died aged 92. He has been profiled by The Telegraph and reviewed in The Guardian before.

Olive Boar, Britain's oldest person aged 113, has died. Edit: The Telegraph, Metro, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, The Sun obituaries. Grace Catherine Jones of Worcestershire, aged 111 is now Britain's oldest person. She credits her longevity to whisky and living worry-free.

Susan Brown (IMDB), American actress who appeared in soaps such as The Young and Restless and General Hospital, has died aged 86. Edit: Daily Mail, Daily Express obituaries.

Reports coming in that Alexander Zakharchenko, Prime Minister of the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic, has reportedly died in a bombing. If true, this will seriously destabilise the region and could possibly be a precursor to a full blown Russian annexation. Edit: The Independent, BBC obituaries.