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Stuart Hall's been charged with 1 count of rape and 14 counts of indecent assault from 1967 to 1986

Should have just gone for my DDP team

Riccardo Garrone, chairman and owner of Serie A's Sampdoria, has died just shy of his 77th birthday

Hope he topped himself. Some unnatural death points would be useful

Cecil. Surely can't last too much longer, especially in this weather

Surprise first death. I'll take the points, though

Did the Nkomo obit turn up? EDIT: Sorry, just read the other thread - Reuters counts

Reuters Potential hit for DDT and OoO if the obit arrives (can't remember if Reuters counts)

Currys/PC World and Waterstone's too I think (and hope) HMV will come out the other side. There are too many vested interests in it going under. But Blockbuster may not, as it is rather pointless - who rents films these days?

There was talk in Italy of the number of footballers there getting ALS because of chemicals used in the pitch markings in the 1980s

It's just been announced that Brad Drewett, CEO of the ATP (as in tennis), has ALS. Transition period to come

Are you suggesting Havelange wasn't a dictator?

That sound you hear is the sound of my 20,000 loyalty card points crashing into worthlessness

Probably hinting at the history of depression. Didn't turn up for a gig or two a few weeks back. Smoker and bit of an alchy (I think) in the past too

Cheers TMIB. A great job again. Do you want/need details for those F1 drivers? Can't believe I didn't get a unique for Barry Elliott. Probably won't die anyway but still disappointing. On the other hand, a potential unique-joker with Surtees for the theme team, although he seemed pretty reasonable at the Autosport International Show this weekend

Hearing that former Forti team boss Guido Forti has died at the age of 72

I have yet to see a realistic proposal for how a British Republic would function and how the head of states position would relate to that of the Prime Minister. Why the need for a proposal when the answer is "just do what Germany does"? http://www.republic.org.uk/What%20we%20want/In%20depth/The%20Case%20for%20a%20Republic/Policy/index.php

But that wouldn't happen, because that's not what's being proposed. There has never been a President Kohl or President Schroeder of Germany

Hadn't realised he was 76. Interesting...

Tends to be that the younger you are, the more likely you'll get an obit, up until you reach 100-odd. I'm pretty young so I'd at least get a few mentions in the local press and my education institution if I went today

Britain's number 3 Ross Hutchins diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma

Supports the Tory Party, though, which gives him something in common with Davidson

So within 12 hours he's gone from being conscious and aware of his condition to a deep coma. That makes sense

Death Impends picked him

Doubt he'll get one from the BBC, which is usually the best place for sport obits. Slight chance of one from the Guardian or Indy, though I had slight doubts about Borgonovo's obit potential but I guess he'll get one from somewhere. The Guardian have covered his story before - http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/oct/08/europeanfootball.serieafootball