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Jeff Beck dead aged 78. Obituaries: BBC, The Guardian, The Independent, The Telegraph, The Sun, Daily Mirror

Dennis Budimir, jazz/rock guitarist and member of The Wrecking Crew, has died aged 84.

Tatjana Patiz, German supermodel, has died aged 56. She was one of the big five supermodels that appeared in George Michael’s Freedom! ‘90 music video. Obituaries: Daily Mirror

Mentioned previously in this thread - Hussein el-Husseini, former Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament who orchestrated the Taif Agreement which ended the Lebanese Civil War, has died aged 85.

Dead aged 81. Reportedly following complications from hip replacement surgery. Obituaries: The Guardian, BBC

Dead aged 82. So much for that rapid recovery. Obituaries: The Sun, Daily Mail, The Independent, The Guardian, Daily Express, The Times

Charles Simic reportedly dead aged 84.

Quinn Redeker, actor who appeared in Days of Our Lives, has died aged 88.

Ferenc Mészáros, Hungarian goalkeeper during the 1978 and 1982 World Cups, has died aged 72.

Jack W. Hayford has reportedly died aged 88.

Bolsonaro supporters going for Capitol Riot 2.0 and have stormed the Planalto Palace, National Congress and an attempt on the Supreme Court.

I can’t remember where I read it but a source said the stroke occurred on Wednesday. If it wasn’t Wednesday it was certainly prior to the news breaking on the Friday. The news broke on the Friday when members of other Royal Households were flying to be bedside. So I think even if he has been moved out of the ICU it was still serious enough to warrant the family gathering. In April 2022 they sold their villa in Porto Cheli and relocated to Athens and my presumption is that it was to be nearer to any required specialist medical facilities.

Adriaan de Vlok, mentioned here, has died aged 85. He served as Minister for Law and Order from 1986-1991. Received obituaries from Daily Mail, Le Monde and BBC.

Modeste M’bami, Cameroonian footballer who was on the squad which won Gold at the 2000 Olympics, has died aged 40. Played for PSG from 2003-2006 and Marseille from 2006-2009.

Certainly not Dennis. He didn’t even do emails when in Parliament.

There were Facebook posts but majority of them now retracted saying it was a hoax.

It would have been a different story if you’d asked me a month ago, but after this relentless media hype stirred up by their own PR for this book release, I’m now firmly of the opinion they should both have their titles stripped and all ties cut. What bugs me more than anything is they constantly go on about telling their side of the story - as if King Charles, Prince William or the Duchess of Cambridge have in some way already given theirs. The only two who have sat down and given media interviews on this entire debacle is Harry and Meghan and they know fine well that Charles, Kate and Wills will never have the opportunity to do so because of their positions. The only side of the story we’ve actually heard is Harry and Meghan’s. Whether the family can reconcile is one thing, however I do now think we have passed the point of no return and I can’t ever see them being accepted back by the British public in any meaningful way. This pity wankfest that Harry and Meghan are running is a pure embarrassment.

Joan Sydney, English-Australian actress, has died aged 83. Appeared in Neighbours and other Australian soaps.

Alan Mackay-Sim, Australian scientist and stem cell specialist, has died aged 71. He was named Australian of the Year in 2017.

A “matter of time” and mere 10 years later, David Gold, former Chair of Birmingham City FC and since 2010 joint Chair of West Ham FC, has died aged 86. Obituaries: Daily Star, Metro, BBC

Sam Nujoma encore

Fay Weldon, British author, essayist and feminist, has died aged 91. Obituary: BBC

Alan Rankine, keyboardist and guitarist for The Associates, has died aged 64.

Tom Karen OBE, British industrialist and designer of the Raleigh Chopper, Bond Bug and Reliant Scimitar amongst others, has reportedly died aged 96. It’s reported he passed away on New Year’s Eve. Telegraph article on him from 2020.

Art McNally, director of officiating for the NFL from 1968-1991 and Hall of Famer has died aged 97. With Charley Trippi dying last year that makes Marv Levy oldest living Hall of Famer now. Obituaries: Daily Mail