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Roger Kirkpatrick The top-flight referee who was a familiar face on our TV screens in the 60s and 70s has died aged 81. His bushy sideburns earned him the nickname "Mr Pickwick". Not a very good picture in the article, so the one below should server as a better reminder.

... and less than a day later GB Cycling head coach Shane Sutton has also been injured in an accident and is in hospital with a suspected bleed on his brain.

Tommy Godwin The cyclist who won two bronze medals at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, and took part in the Olympic torch relay this year at the age of 91 has died 2 days short of his 92nd birthday.

Lord Geoffrey Lofthouse "FORMER Pontefract and Castleford MP Lord Geoffrey Lofthouse has died aged 86".

has not died... according to his family. His sister says he's dead, then changes her mind. Doubt he'll make the weekend tbh. Tossing his name out as "trainer Manny Steward" like he was just some low-tier schmuck is a bit weird, the man was Mr Kronk's Gym. Hearns, De La Hoya, Cotto, Chavez... this guy was behind the best of the past 30 years. And now reports that he died half an hour ago. BBC Report That's got to be confirmation that he's dead. Nobody could possibly question the integrity of the BBC!

Snooker referee John Newton has died aged 75. He refereed the 2000 world final between Mark Williams and Matthew Stevens.

The Game of Life is about to end for Mongo. Gone.

Kevin Curran The former Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire fast bowler, who also represented Zimbabwe at international level, has collapsed and died whilst out jogging. He was 53.

This seems as good a thread as any to post that Billy Hogg, the last native speaker of the Cromarty dialect, hath died aged 92.

Woman killed by pet llama "a woman has been struck by a pet llama that was trying to greet her and has died ... there’s no evidence the llama was acting maliciously."

Harry Pilling The former Lancashire batsman has died aged 69.

Monty "One of the Queen's corgis, which appeared in a James Bond sketch for the Olympics opening ceremony, has died, Buckingham Palace said. Monty and two other corgis greeted the secret agent, played by Daniel Craig, as he arrived at the palace to accept a mission from the Queen in a scene filmed for the curtain-raiser to the London 2012 Games."

Mahmoud El-Gohary The former Egyptian player and coach has died aged 74. He had 2 spells coaching the national team and is considered by many to be the one of the most important figures in African football history.

Man accidentally shoots himself in the head while demonstrating 'proper' way to do it

Freddie Fletcher The former Newcastle United Chief Executive, who appointed Kevin Keegan as manager in the 90s, has died aged 71.

Alf Morris The veteran Labour MP and campaigner for disability rights has died aged 84.

Carlo Curley The American concert organist had died aged 59. Very sad, I saw him give a masterclass once, and he was thoroughly entertaining, a great raconteur.

Gregory Powell "Gregory Powell, who was convicted of killing a Los Angeles police officer during an infamous kidnapping that inspired Joseph Wambaugh's true-life crime book "The Onion Field," has died in prison at age 79". James Woods played his character in the film of the book. Book and film both excellent in my view, despite featuring Ted Danson playing the bagpipes!

Carlo Rambaldi The Italian special effects artist who designed ET, for which he won an Oscar, has died aged 86. He won another Oscar for his work on "Alien".

Martin Fleischmann The British scientist, who in March 1989 along with Stanley Pons "ignited the scientific world with claims of discovering cold fusion" has died aged 85.

The great man is no more

Ruggiero Ricci The American violinist has died aged 94.

Mihaela Ursuleasa Very sad to report that the talented Romanian pianist has died of a cerebral haemorrhage aged 33.

Cross Chris Marker off that list

David Barby The antiques expert from "Bargain Hunt" has died suddenly.