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October, April then September is hardly 'every week', but if I was a gambling man, I'd put money on it now being resurrected every week.

Designer & artist Ron Cobb, whose credits include Alien & Back to the Future, has died on his 83rd birthday. Not a DDP pick

Northern Irish author Sam McBratney has died aged 77. Famous for his children's book Guess How Much I Love You, from where the expression 'I love you to the moon and back' gained prominence.

Everybody was out-consuming Arthur Schopenhauer 160 years ago as he died aged 72.

Goodness Gracious Me, Sophia Loren is 86 today!

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Twenty-two years since Patricia Hayes died aged 88.

Nobby.

It's come around again

Twiggy is 71 today Still looking good.

Bob Gore, inventor of Gore-Tex has died aged 83

Grin & bear it (which is what you seem to be doing). Out of my circle of friends & acquaintances, most seem to be more interested in music than football (maybe its an age thing - most of us go back to pre-sky, pre-Abramovic days, before money took over ), apart from one, who is a Manchester United obsessive, therefore doesn't count.

Why? I haven't missed any apostrophes that should be there nor added any that shouldn't. (Unless, of course, I have. Or haven't)

Lebanese footballer Mohamed Atwi has died aged 32. He was reportedly struck by a falling bullet fired into the air by a mourner from a funeral for a firefighter killed in the port explosion of last month. (Sorry, not the most elegant sentence there!)

To avoid seeing it in the pub, go to different pubs! (yes I'm aware this may mean finding different friends).