Jimmy Cricket, the northern Irish comic who became a regular fixture on British television throughout the 1980s, has died aged 80. Known for his catchphrase: “And there’s more!”, Cricket fronted his own ITV series of the same name on which he rocked his signature look of tailcoat, short trousers and wellington boots marked clearly with…
Millie Bobby Brown is among the stars who have remembered the “talent” and “kindness” of US actress Kaylee Hottle, who died in a car crash aged 18. Hottle was killed in a single-vehicle accident in Frederick, Maryland on Tuesday morning. The young actress, who was deaf, appeared alongside Bobby Brown in the 2021 blockbuster Godzilla…
Brenda Fricker, who became the first female Irish Oscar winner for acting with My Left Foot, has died aged 81. Her agent Phil Belfield told the BBC in a statement: “We will never see her like again and the world is lesser for the lack of her … I was honoured to know, love and…
Mary Jo Campbell, the mother of the Kardashian-Jenner momager Kris Jenner, has died aged 91. Jenner, 70, announced the news on Thursday on social media: “Today, we said goodbye to my beautiful Mommy MJ.” No cause of death was immediately provided. Campbell, also known as MJ Shannon, appeared on the family’s reality programmes multiple times…
Funeral prayers will be held on Sunday evening before several days of public mourning across the country to mark his death. Flags will be flown at half mast, while government offices and public institutions will be shut as a mark of respect. King Charles and Queen Camilla paid tribute, saying Sheikh Hamad had “dedicated many…
The former BBC and Sky News presenter Dermot Murnaghan has died aged 68 after a “period of illness with prostate cancer”, his family have said. The journalist, who was long a fixture on British TV screens, was also known for hosting the quizshow Eggheads. Before joining Sky in 2007, Murnaghan was a main presenter on…
Maureen Duffy, author of more than 60 works and a pioneering activist for gay rights and writers’ rights, has died at the age of 92. Duffy was awarded the inaugural £10,000 Royal Society of Literature (RSL) Pioneer prize last year by Bernardine Evaristo, who described her as a “true trailblazer in every sense of the…
British poet Carol Rumens, whose Guardian poem of the week column ran for nearly 20 years and was beloved among its loyal readership, has died aged 81. Her family said that she died peacefully on 25 April, after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. Rumens’ poems, often profoundly political, were published across more than a…
Published on 28/04/2026 – 13:52 GMT+2 Tony Wilson, who was best known as one of the founding members of the British soul band Hot Chocolate, has died aged 89. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Wilson’s family confirmed that the songwriter and bassist died on Friday (24 April) at his home in Trinidad. “He left a lot of music…
Published on 27/04/2026 – 11:24 GMT+2 Nedra Talley Ross, the last surviving member of the ’60s girl group The Ronettes, has aged 80. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Ross, who died at her home yesterday (Sunday 26 April), was one part of the seminal band with her cousins Ronnie Spector and Estelle Bennett. The news of her death…
