Thatcher

Dead. Obituaries: BBC, Daily Mail, The Independent, The Sun, The Guardian, Daily Mirror

Peter Higgs has died aged 94.

Jerry Grote, who played for the New York Mets (1966-1977), LA Dodgers (1977-1978, 1981) and the Kansas City Royals (1981), has died aged 81. Two time All Star in 1968 and 1974, and World Series Champion in 1969.

Karen Yarbrough dead aged 73.

Doug Hoyle a hit for me here.

Audrey Chibis, Governor of Murmansk Oblast, stabbed and currently undergoing surgery.

He met a guy on Grindr and supplied him with the telephone numbers of other MPs, staffers and journalists. No real context given as to why he would do such a thing, but by his own admission he’s ‘weak’. So the implication being he met someone and was blackmailed. Will’s already announced he’s standing down at the general but I struggle to see how he could face his colleagues after spreading personal contact details about to unsavoury characters. What I can’t yet fathom is if this story is linked to the one the other week about the state actor and the honeypot snares, or if this is a different kettle of fish. The cyber security analysts quoted say this specific incident is not sophisticated so likely an individual as opposed to state actor. In my opinion it’s a resigning issue. What Will does with his personal life is for him, but to dish out numbers and open others up to it is a step too far. He may well just tough it out but it’s a sorry state of affairs.

Hazel Grove looking likely. The cesspit of Westminster Grindr.. those were the days.

Israel has struck nearby the Iranian Embassy in Damascus, with reports of senior officials targeted, possibly Ziyad al-Nakhalah or a leader of the IRGC along the lines of Esmail Qaani or Zahedi. Update: Mohammad Reza Zahedi, senior IRGC officer, reported dead.

Anyone pick Lagan Valley? No reason…

Joe Lieberman, former Senator for Connecticut (1989 - 2013), has died aged 82. He served as Gore’s running mate on the Democratic ticket at the 2000 Presidential election.

George Gilbey dead aged 40. Perhaps more known from Gogglebox than Big Brother. Obituaries: Daily Express, The Sun, Daily Mirror, Daily Star, Daily Mail

ISIS claims responsibility for the Moscow attack.

Kate has cancer. I hope all the freaks who speculated about extramarital affairs and physical altercations between her and Will take a little time to reflect.

Featured on the Daily Mirror front page tomorrow.

Louis Walsh announced on the episode this evening that he had blood cancer during lockdown.

She once went apeshit at me and a bunch of staffers to get out a lift because the division bells were ringing. We were all going the same way, moody cow. She definitely has a condition.

Colin Bennett (IMDb) reported to have died in February. Most know as the caretaker in Take Hart and Hartbeat, but also appeared in Last of the Summer Wine, Casualty, The Bill etc. Obituaries: Daily Mirror and The Sun

Duncan Fearnley, who played for Worcestershire from 1962-1968, has died aged 83. After retirement he launched Fearnley which produced cricket bats who were favoured by several of the big players in the 80s. Obituary: BBC

Lady Moyra Moyola, widow of James Chichester-Clark, has died. Baron Moyola was Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (1969-1971).

Johnny Gentle, pop singer, has died aged 87. He toured Scotland in 1960 with The Silver Beetles.

Lewis Jones has died aged 92. He played both Rugby Union for Wales (1950-1952), the British and Irish Lions (1950) and Rugby League for Wales (1953-1963) and Great Britain (1954-1957). Jones was inducted into the Rugby Hall of Fame in 2013. Obituaries: BBC

Eleanor Collins dead aged 104.

U. L. Washington, who played for the Kansas City Royals (1977-1984), Montreal Expos (1985) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1986-1987), reportedly dead aged 70. Obituaries: Daily Mail

Søren Pape Poulsen, Danish MP and Leader of the Conservative People’s Party, has died aged 52.