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Louise Pajo (IMDb), Kiwi actress who played Gia Kelly in The Seeds of Death serial in Doctor Who, has died according to social media reports.

Christophe Dominici, French rugby player who played for Stade Français (1997-2008) and gained 65 caps for France from 1998-2007, found dead aged 48. He played for the French team across numerous Rugby World Cups and Six Nation Tournaments. Obituaries: Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Daily Star, Metro, The Independent, The Sun, BBC.

Billy Evans, American basketball player who was part of the Gold winning team at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, has died aged 88.

David Hemblen (IMDb), an English voice actor who voiced Magneto in X-Men: The Animated Series from 1992-97, died earlier this month aged 79.

John Gilbert Getty, son of Gordon Getty and an heir to the family fortune, has died age 52. His brother Andrew Getty died back in 2015. Obituaries: The Times, Daily Mail, The Telegraph, The Independent, The Sun, Daily Mirror, Daily Star.

I’m sure already on many people’s long lists and radar, but Senator Dianne Feinstein has announced she will not be seeking to serve as Chair or ranking Member on the Senate Judiciary Committee in this Congress. More than likely she doesn’t have the support of her colleagues given her handling of the Barrett hearings, but at age 87 perhaps one to keep in mind if there is any other reasoning for her not seeking the position.

Ray Prosser, Welsh prop who played for Pontypool, as well as gaining 22 caps for Wales between 1956-1961 and representing the British Lions on the 1959 Tour, has died aged 93. He also coached at Pontypool from 1969-1987. Obituaries: BBC, Sky, ITV.

Sandy Dvore (IMDb), Emmy award winning graphic designer who designed the opening sequences for shows including The Waltons, The Partridge Family and The Young and The Restless, has died age 86.

Ernesto Canto Gudiño, Mexican athlete who won Gold at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics in the 20km Race Walk, has died aged 61.

Judith Jarvis Thomson, American philosopher, has reportedly died aged 91.

Herb Solow (IMDb), producer who oversaw the development and sale of Star Trek to NBC, has died aged 89. He worked on other TV shows including Mission: Impossible and Man from Atlantis. Obituaries: Daily Mail

Charlie Hauck (IMDb), Emmy nominated writer/producer of Frasier, Maude and Home Improvement amongst others, has died aged 79. Obituaries: The Sun, Metro.

Dead age 94. Obituaries: BBC, The Guardian, The Times

Put your theory to the test as he is diagnosed with COVID.

Former First Lady of Armenia, Rita Sargsyan, has died aged 58, reportedly from COVID.

Speaking as another member of the LGBT community supposedly at risk of being offended by the word, I think Quim summed it up perfectly. Don't quite understand the point of the BBC making such a song and dance about it either, as if requiring some rainbow stamp of approval. All I can see they've done is bring the actual word in discussion back into discourse for a few days. If they'd made the decision and not announced I suspect people wouldn't have noticed/gotten so riled and likewise if they'd just played the original song I suspect people wouldn't have noticed either. Then again I'm sure we all have the means to listen to whatever version we want, so maybe this is just the case of the beeb craving some attention.

Archbishop Ieronymos, Head of the Greek Church, hospitalised with COVID.

Bobby Brown Jr. dead aged 28. Obituaries: The Sun, The Telegraph, Daily Mirror, Daily Mail.

George Cockcroft, better known by pen name Luke Rhinehart who authored The Dice Man, has died aged 87 - a DDP pick and receives a QO.

Walt ‘Buddy’ Davis, American athlete who won Gold at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics in the high jump, has died age 89. After the Olympics he became a professional basketball player, playing for the Philadelphia Warriors (1953-58) and the St. Louis Hawks (1958), becoming NBA Champion in 1956 and 1958.

Umar Ghalib reportedly dead. Seems nobody can agree on a spelling for his name or his age.

Delia Smith’s mam has died aged 100. Obituaries: Daily Express, The Sun, Metro, Daily Mail.

Very ill with possible COVID.

Harvey Weinstein reportedly seriously ill with suspected COVID.

Chuck Grassley tests positive.