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Manlio Rocchetti, Italian makeup artist, has died aged 73. He won an Academy Award in 1989 for his makeup work in Driving Miss Daisy. http://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/cinema/2017/01/10/news/addio_al_premio_oscar_manlio_rocchetti_il_truccatore_delle_star-155779984/

Leonard French OBE, an award-winning Australian artist, has died aged 88. He's most notable for his stained glass works. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/leonard-french-remembered-as-craftsman-behind-ngvs-kaleidoscopic-stained-glass-ceiling/news-story/9eb0bb72f116e6d3ce2ff21d7f06247a

Unlikely. The Danes seem to treat it the way we do, job for life. She'd be breaking tradition if she abdicated. I personally agree, I don't think she will abdicate, although if she does then I think she'd be one to watch. Then again, if Prince Henrik goes first (keeping in mind he's 82) then I think she could potentially follow soon after him.

Now that it's morning in America Trump is tweeting again. There's a news conference scheduled for 4:00pm GMT.

Adenan Satem, incumbent Chief Minister of Sarawak, Malaysia (2014-2017), has died aged 72 of a heart attack. http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/sarawak-chief-minister-dies-of-heart-attack

Lucinda da Costa Gomez-Matheeuws, the first woman Prime Minister of The Netherlands Antilles (1977), has died aged 87.* http://curacaochronicle.com/politics/first-female-prime-minister-of-the-netherlands-antilles-has-died/ *Article refers to her as Lucina, although almost everywhere else she is mentioned as Lucinda.

http://royalcentral.co.uk/europe/danish-royal-family/danish-royal-expert-predict-that-queen-margrethe-will-abdicate-74750 Rumours she is preparing to abdicate. Maybe not for health reasons, but perhaps one to watch?

Where'd you read that?? Or is it just a guess? But I've read that Carl Bernstein piece about him tonight if that's what you mean. It's building up nicely... Here

Ryszard Parulski, a Polish Fencer, has died aged 78. He won Silver at the 1964 Olympics and Bronze at the 1968 Olympics.

TK Whitaker - Irish Economist and Public Servant dies aged 100. http://www.rte.ie/news/2017/0109/843778-whitaker-death/

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/martin-mcguinness-declines-to-disclose-details-of-his-illness-1.2930719 A more recent article mentioning rumoured heart issues.

DJ Crazy Toones has died aged 45 from a heart attack. http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7648014/dj-crazy-toones-wc-maad-circle-death-reactions

Have you got a link? https://twitter.com/theveteranparty/status/817142953093300225 Only tweet I can find for anyone suggesting pancreatic cancer. http://www.irishnews.com/news/2017/01/05/news/sinn-fein-refuses-to-clarify-mcguinness-health-problems-865742/

At least this time he gave us a 2 hour warning of his resignation taking effect at 5:00pm. Better than when he used to phone in with only a 10 minute warning.