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The UK branch of Victoria's Secret has called in the administrators.

What does 'butthurt' actually mean though? As in dictionary definition.

and belatedly gets his obit: Roger Marshall

Moira Anderson is 82 today. Always seemed to be on TV back in my youth.

Did anyone predict mudslide?

'Celebrity Hairdresser ' Simon Forbes, who gave Boy George his famous look and counted stars such as Madonna, Cher & Annie Lennox amongst his clientele, has died aged 70.

Best Favourite Solo Beatles John Lennon: Mind Games Paul McCartney: Hey Jude from the London 2012 Opening Concert George Harrison: Got My Mind Set on You Ringo Starr: Photograph

23 years since Ronnie Lane went from Slim Chance to No Chance, dying aged 51, from pneumonia exacerbated by MS. This performance from The Basil Brush Show, 1973.

He's well, "for an old oldie"

Geoffrey Palmer's 93rd birthday today. Let's hope for no cock-ups on that front.

Credit where credit is due, which in this case is probably here-->

Our local newspaper (I use the term loosely) is liveblogging about McDonald's drive-throughs being open. Kill me now.

Johann Strauss Jr (or II, or the younger, if you prefer) waltzed away 121 years ago today. He was 73. He was the Strauss who wrote those tunes you know (apart from the Radetzky March, that was his dad). As he was known as 'The Waltz King', here's The Tritsch-Tratsch Polka.

Ian Hunter is 81 years young today

Ole Andersen, chairman of Bang & Olufsen, and former chairman of Danske Bank, has died aged 63, the day before an EGM to secure a rights issue to keep B&O afloat. English language report

Gennaro Gattuso's sister, Francesca, has died aged 37 while awaiting surgery. had been in intensive care since February.

Fifteen years since civil servant and KGB spy Melita Norwood died aged 93.

Myroslav Skoryk, Ukrainian composer has died aged 81. His most famous piece is 'Melody in A Minor' from the film High Mountain Pass, said to be 'the spiritual hymn of Ukraine'. It was recently performed by a group of musicians under lockdown (Second video in the link, begins approx 50 seconds in). His most recent composition was 'I am with you' written to support the Chinese in the fight against coronavirus, recorded earlier this year.

New material from Barry. (Apologies for the I/G embedding)

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Terry Quirk, artist who designed The Zombies album covers, reportedly dead

Jesus Christ!

Morgan Freeman is 83 today, illustrator Gerald Scarfe is 84 and architect Norman Foster is 85.

On a lighter note, it's 35 years Richard Greene sherwoodn't feel any better, as he died age 66. His "Adventures of Robin Hood" were the highlight of many a childhood tea-time