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John McNally, Irish boxer who won Silver in the bantamweight at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, has died aged 89. The first Irish boxing medalist, and he was also Ireland’s oldest living medalist.

Tony Nash, British bobsledder who won Gold at the 1964 Innsbruck Olympics in the two-man bobsleigh, has died aged 86.

Appears to be a hoax sadly.

Baroness Elspeth Howe, widow of Geoffrey Howe, has died aged 90. Also the aunt of the Duchess of Cornwall.

Richard Blum dead aged 86.

Christopher Stalford, DUP MLA for South Belfast, has died aged 39.

Beryl Vertue, English TV producer, has died aged 90.

Szilveszter Csollany, Hungarian gymnast who won Gold on the rings at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, has died aged 51.

Spencer Chapman, designer for The Dalek Invasion of Earth and The Space Museum, reportedly dead.

Rink Babka, American athlete who won Silver in the Discus at the 1960 Rome Olympics, has died aged 85. He held the world record from 1960-61.

Sir David Cox, statistician, reportedly dead aged 97.

Louie Anderson, American comedian and game show host, receiving treatment for cancer.

Steven Bouquet, the Brighton Cat Killer, has died. No cause of death given, but it was mentioned at his trial last year that he had thyroid cancer which had spread to liver and lungs. Obituaries: The Independent

Francisco Gento, who played for Spain at the 1962 and 1966 World Cup, dead aged 88. Also played for Real Madrid from 1953-1971. Obituaries: Daily Mirror, BBC, The Sun

Michel Subor, French actor, reportedly dead aged 86. Appeared in Le Petit Soldat and Hitchcock’s Topaz.

Birju Maharaj, Indian Kathak dancer noted above, has died aged 83. Obituaries: The Independent, Daily Mail

Ron Goulart has died aged 89. Mystery and sci-fi author, including ghostwriting TekWar for William Shatner and working on some Marvel comics. It was his 89th birthday yesterday so a bit of a shit present.

Fred Parris of The Five Satins dead aged 85.

Peter Tobin hospitalised after taking ill yesterday.

Lol Morgan, who played for Huddersfield (1949-1951), Rotherham (1954-1964) and Darlington (1964-1966), has died aged 90. Also managed Norwich City from 1966-1969.

Aly Bain b. 1946 Sir James MacMillan b. 1959 Sheena Wellington b. 1944 Sandra Murray b. 1951 I would also note John Swinney’s wife, Elizabeth Quigley. She was BBC’s Scotland Political Correspondent covering the 1997 election and the 1999 Opening of Parliament, and suffers MS.

Just for the record a more solid obit from Daily Mail for Sepulveda.

Gary Waldhorn (IMDb), who played David Horton, has died age 78. Appeared in many other programmes over the years, including The Bill, Heartbeat, Brush Strokes and French and Saunders. Obituaries: BBC, Daily Star, Daily Mirror, The Sun, Metro, The Independent, Daily Express, The Guardian, Daily Mail

Keith Todd, who played for Swansea Town (1959-1968), has died aged 80. He played on the Swansea Town squad that reached the FA semifinal in 1964. Obituaries: BBC

Deon Lendore, Trinidadian sprinter who won Bronze at the 2012 London Olympics in the 4x400m Relay, has died in a car crash aged 29. Obituaries: The Sun