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Japan's first Winter Olympic Gold medallist, Yukio Kasaya has died aged 80. he won a ski-jumping gold in Sapporo, 1972.

He should have used his Underworld connections.

Of course, facebook isn't all bad https://www.facebook.com/BhamUpdates/posts/846209984218815?ref=embed_post

Surpassed in the city's affections by Ozzy

Its not even in the top 10 public sculptures in Birmingham. (imho)

I signed up for it years ago at the suggestion of my remote family, the majority of whom now post very infrequently. I use it now for comparing wordle scores with a friend and the occasional FB memory of when it used to be 'fun'. But the lack of discernment, absolutely agree - one of my 'friends' posted news of an ATM scam - from 2013; another reposts all these 'lost dog' announcements which are all probably a similar vintage and originated in Vermont or somewhere similarly distant!

Facebook really is a horror show (more than it ever was previously).

BBC is on it (Charlie Hurley). Not as quick with the sculptors though!

John O'Shea, Wales (5 caps) & Lions (1 cap) prop, has died aged 83 after a lengthy illness. First Lion to be sent off for foul play and also first lions prop to score 2 tries in a game.

Dave McCarty, Twins to Red Sox (including the 2004 curse-breakers) with a host of teams in between has died aged 54, due to a 'cardiac event'.

That's probably my fault - is there a back-up somewhere?

Is this the worst person ON a tank? (For avoidance of doubt, the one second left)

I more-or-less assumed he had.

Leighton James dies aged 71

Does anybody still watch The Apprentice?

He didn't lose his first wife, he knew she was in the bedroom.

I suppose it might have crossed my mind subconsciously that the News at Ten theme was from a longer piece, but until reading the Diana Edwards-ones obit did I know what it was called - its The Awakening, by Johnny Pearson, and is of course on YouTube. The actual News at Ten bit is about a minute from the end. Anyone who's ever watched News at Ten will be adding their own 'bong' at the appropriate point. Guaranteed!

Diana Edwards-Jones, long-time director of News at Ten has died aged 92. She's the one who gave us the 'bongs' and also two presenters in tandem for a news broadcast.

Dickey Betts, DDP pick and QO'd

This would suggest that 'God' is not all he/she/it's cracked up to be and maybe doesn't actually exist.

Its the 44th Anniversary of the publication of this triumph of typesetting (Apologies if its been posted before)

(Sammy Davis) Also a DDP pick.

Designer John Miles has died aged 92. Designed 'corporate identities' (logos to you and me) for clients like BT and the Post Office. The current Royal Mail identity uses the double-line lettering designed back in the early 70s.