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Brian Price, former Welsh international and Captain, has died aged 86. He played for Wales from 1961-69, gaining Triple Crown wins in 1965 and 1969. He also played for the British and Irish Lions in the 1966 Tour of Australia and New Zealand. Obituaries: BBC

Front page in the Daily Mirror, Daily Express, Daily Mail and The Telegraph tomorrow, main points being: - she didn’t expect to make this Christmas; - she has a scan due in a few weeks to see if her medication is having any effect; - if said medication isn’t working, she wants to go down the assisted dying route. Nothing particularly new, bar the detail of the scan in the next few weeks and contextualising that into her previously announced joining of Dignitas.

Not sure if anybody had him on their radars, but Eric Montross has died aged 52. His cancer was announced back in March of this year. He played for the Boston Celtics (1994-96) and Philadelphia 76ers (1997) amongst others.

1. June Spencer 2. Iris Apfel 3. Phillipe de Gaulle 4. Marita Quirós 5. Eddy Goldfarb 6. Caren Marsh Doll 7. Marthe Cohn 8. Arnold Yarrow 9. Nathaniel Fiennes, 21st Baron of Saye and Sele 10. Franca Pilla 11. Howard Bier 12. Patrick Duffy 13. Olav Thon 14. Klaus Obermeyer 15. Lloyd Geering Subs: Glynis Johns Maria Sesé Eileen Kramer Thanks for running this pool again!

Emir Nawaf of Kuwait has died aged 86. Obituaries: BBC, Metro, Daily Mail, Guardian

Toni Negri has died aged 90.

Daily Mail article about her possible last Christmas.

1. Jimmy Carter 2. Frank Field 3. Douglas Hurd 4. Josip Manolic 5. Jean Marie le Pen 6. Norman Tebbitt 7. Alberto Fujimori 8. Patrick Duffy 9. Dennis Skinner 10. Doug Hoyle Subs: 11. Patrick Duffy (subbed for Jacques Delors) 12. Édouard Balladur 13. Valdas Adamkus Thanks for running this again.

Dick Nunis, Disney Legend and pivotal to the development of Walt Disney World in Orlando, has died aged 91. That really leaves only two imagineers who would have worked in depth on Disneyland and Disney World plans and attractions with Walt - Orlando Ferrante (91) and Bob Gurr (92). The Metro newspaper gave Rolly Crump an obituary this year so I would expect Bob Gurr to also get a write up.

Anna ‘Chickadee’ Cardwell dead aged 29.

Guy Stern dead aged 101. A pick in some of the pools.

Ill and reportedly uncontactable by his team.

Prince Abdulaziz bin Bandar al Saud of Saudi Arabia has died.

I was told recently from a reliable source that Dennis is suffering from dementia and failing significantly.

28th Dec - Jimmy Carter

Sophie Anderson reportedly dead (for real this time). Obituaries: The Sun, Metro, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Daily Star

Sometimes I do it just to wind you all up

Seen here in a wheelchair recently. A little reminder as deadpoolers are drafting their lists.

Just a note on Andrew Coombs - he confirms dementia and CTE, with his diagnosis 8 months ago and symptoms for 4 years.

Myles Goodwyn of April Wine has died aged 75.

Baroness Glenys Kinnock dead aged 79. Former MEP for Wales from 1994 - 2009, and Member of the House of Lords from 2009 - 2021. Wife of former Labour Leader Neil Kinnock, she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2017. Obituaries: BBC, Daily Mail, Daily Express, Daily Mirror, The Sun, The Telegraph, Metro, Guardian and The Times.

Faustin Twagiramungu, 6th Prime Minister of Rwanda (1994-1995), reportedly dead.

Chemistry: Gerhard Ertl Peace: Carlos Filipe Belo Literature: Jean Patrick Modiano Medicine: John Bertrand Gurdon Physics: Ivar Giaever Economic Sciences: Robert Butler Wilson

Sandra Day O’Connor, Supreme Court Justice from 1981-2006, dead aged 93. I did search to see if she had an individual thread but couldn’t find it - apologies. Obituaries: BBC

Winkie Rea, Northern Irish loyalist commander and former leader of the Red Hand Commando, reportedly dead. Obituaries: BBC, ITV