David Roback death: Mazzy Star co-founder dies aged 61

Mazzy star’s co-founder David Roback, a producer and multi-instrumentalist who also played in bands such as Rain Parade and Opal, has died aged 61. The cause of death has not yet been announced. Roback was a major figure in the LA neo-psychedelia revival of the Eighties and Nineties. He quit Rain Parade after co-founding the band … Read more

Ex-Charlton women’s player tragically dies aged 20 after losing battle with bone cancer

Ex-Charlton women’s player tragically dies aged 20 after losing battle with bone cancer – which was only found when doctors checked her broken thigh bone Lucy Kerr, 20, was diagnosed with bone cancer when she broke her thigh bone Doctors, who performed an MRI scan, also found the youngster had lung cancer She quickly had … Read more

The 9th Earl Spencer pays tribute to his aunt Lady Anne Wake-Walker, who died aged 99

Lady Diana’s brother Charles Spencer has shared a touching tribute to their aunt Lady Anne Wake Walker, who died on Monday night at the age of 99. The 9th Earl Spencer took to Instagram to share a childhood photograph of his aunt and father, John Spencer, playing on the family’s estate of Althorp in 1925, … Read more

Hollywood’s last silent-era child star, known as ‘Baby Peggy’, dies aged 101 

Hollywood’s last silent-era child star, known as ‘Baby Peggy’, has died aged 101.  Diana Serra Cary, known professionally as  Peggy-Jean Montgomery appeared in her first movie in 1921 aged 18 months opposite Brownie the Wonder Dog in ‘Playmates’.  Over the first five years of her life she appeared in more than 150 movies.  To early film … Read more

World’s oldest man dies aged 112 just days after he received accolade from Guinness Book of Records

Smiling in Heaven: World’s oldest man dies aged 112 just days after he told Guinness Book of Records ceremony the secret to long life was to have a grin on your face and be happy Chitetsu Watanabe died 13 days after being named the world’s oldest man Guinness World Records presented him with certificate in … Read more