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Tributes have been paid to the "funny, clever and charming" former BBC presenter Chris Serle, who has died aged 81.




The family of the radio and TV presenter, who worked on programmes throughout the 80s and 90s, confirmed his death on Monday.

Serle, who was born and raised in Bristol, rose to fame on satirical consumer affairs show That's Life! alongside Dame Esther Rantzen.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y32z6wyg3o

It seems Dame Maggie Smith has died, aged 89.

I just saw that.

I thought she was already dead.

Oh my god. Dame Maggie

I’ve been reading obituaries instead of going to bed. I cherish the time she crossed my path on a quiet morning at the junction of Egerton Gardens/Crescent and Brompton Road, and stared at me with something between interest and disinterest, while I stared back with the same, and as she walked down her head turned so her gaze remained fixed. Like coming across the Queen.

I think of it as our corner…

https://www.google.com/maps/@51.4949211,-0.1685543,3a,75y,154.05h,77.81t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sEIq7-Z3HcYBLgsiJeRw7Lg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DEIq7-Z3HcYBLgsiJeRw7Lg%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D308.9361%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en-gb&coh=205409&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDkyNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

I served her in a greengrocers on Bute Street back in 1989.



I also massively overcharged her (as we staff were encouraged to do by the boss).

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US country music star Kris Kristofferson dies, aged 88

A representative said he passed away "peacefully" at his home in Hawaii on Saturday, surrounded by family.




The statement described Kristofferson as "a peacenik, a revolutionary, an actor, a superstar, a sex symbol, and a family man."

The multi-award winner was known for his songwriting, notably credited for Me and Bobby McGee, and Help Me Make It Through the Night, among others. He also acted in the hit movie A Star Is Born.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjwd69n7xxgo

One of the "sexiest" album covers.

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Madonna has paid tribute to her brother Christopher Ciccone, who has died at the age of 63, describing him as "the closest thing to me for so long".

Her brother, who was a tour director for the pop star and danced in her early music videos including Lucky Star, died from cancer on Friday in Michigan.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3rl1y3wp0jo

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Cissy Houston, renowned gospel singer and the mother of Whitney Houston, died on Monday morning at the age of 91, her family said in a statement.

Houston, a two-time Grammy Award winning singer, died in her New Jersey home while in hospice care for Alzheimer’s disease, her daughter-in-law Pat Houston said.





Houston enjoyed a decades-long successful singing career, where she performed alongside superstars like Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin.

Born in New Jersey in 1933, Houston was the youngest of eight children. She began singing at a young age after she formed a gospel group with her siblings.

In the 1960s, she formed the R&B group the Sweet Inspirations, which sang backup for big names like Otis Redding, Dusty Springfield and Dionne Warwick. They also performed on Van Morrison’s hit song Brown Eyed Girl.

After finding success with the Sweet Inspirations, Houston embarked on a solo career, where she sang with artists including Chaka Khan, Jimi Hendrix, Beyonce, Paul Simon, and her late daughter Whitney Houston, who died in 2012 at age 48.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx24l70pkd2o


She's a backing singer on just about every Luther Vandross album.

Nell

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/people/nell-smith-dies-age-17-leeds-music-prodigy-who-collaborated-with-flaming-lips-cruelly-taken-in-car-accident-4814666

Madonna has done a ‘grieving’ photoshoot for her brother…

https://ibb.co/hRmNgxD

https://ibb.co/qkh2xDb

Bit of a shock here. Not a huge fan, but certainly a huge character and I found him mildly entertaining when not talking about Scotland.

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Scotland's former First Minister Alex Salmond has died at the age of 69.

The former MP and MSP, who led the country between 2007 and 2014, took ill while in North Macedonia.

It is understood he collapsed after delivering a speech at an international conference on Saturday.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8rd8z70pn8o

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Former One Direction star Liam Payne has been found dead, according to reports.

The 31-year-old singer died outside a hotel in Argentina's capital Buenos Aires, local media said, citing emergency services.




He had reportedly fallen from the third floor of the building.

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Payne has a son called Bear from his previous relationship with singer Cheryl, who was a judge on X Factor.

https://news.sky.com/story/former-one-direction-star-liam-payne-found-dead-reports-13234922

He was from Wolverhampton; born in the same hospital as me, just quite a few years later.

1:2 face aspect ratio.