OBITUARY - REST IN PEACE

[mancsguy1975]

One of Scotland's best and most loved rugby union players, Scott Hastings, has died at age 61.

He remains the most-capped Scotland male centre of all-time.

Scott Hastings won 65 caps for Scotland over 11 years (a record at that time), represented the British & Irish Lions on 12 occasions on two tours and played 13 games for the Barbarians

A true rugby legend RIP.

Absolute legend RIP 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏉🙏

[Stevelondon]

Died on the birthday of his late wife all terribly sad ☹️

That is sad……..I’m not religious one bit.

But …….. you know what I mean.

RIP big man.

[Malvolio]

Denis Locorriere - the lead singer of Dr Hook.

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[Stevelondon]

Denis Locorriere - the lead singer of Dr Hook.

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Just read it this morning.
I saw the band years ago in Shepherds Bush studios. It was being filmed and recorded by the BBC.
When the set ended. The band asked the audience if they wanted them to continue.
The BBC turned off the lights and electrics to the stage so the guys played and sang acoustic 😂

They just had fun.
Always loved this guys voice

RIP

[catweazle]

Richard Carpenter, the other half of The Carpenters alongside his late sister Karen, has died.

[catweazle]

Duplicate  post, ooops

[bigden40]

Richard Carpenter, the other half of The Carpenters alongside his late sister Karen, has died.

Are you sure about that?

[Mr Garmin]

Are you sure about that?

Definitely Karen Carpenter's brother.

[myothernameis]

Richard Carpenter, the other half of The Carpenters alongside his late sister Karen, has died.

Seems he very much alive

As of May 2026, Richard Carpenter, of the famous duo The Carpenters, is alive. Rumors or reports of his death likely stem from confusion with a different Richard Carpenter (a British screenwriter who died in 2012) or the tragic death of his sister, Karen Carpenter, in 1983. Richard continues to manage The Carpenters' legacy.

[scutty brown]

Are you sure about that?

wiki makes no mention

[Waterhouse]

Fake news.

Did you read it on Facebook? 

[toon972]

MJK Smith former Warwickshire and England captain dies at the age of 92.

[Watts.E.Dunn]

Need to start the "Resurrected" thread .. Just in case..

[Blackpool Rock]

Need to start the "Resurrected" thread .. Just in case..

Perhaps we could also have a Rot in hell thread for people like Ian Huntly or a people you wish were dead but that one would probably end up falling into politics 

[alabama1]

TV presenter Judith Chalmers - best known for hosting Wish You Were Here...? - has died, her family has said.

Chalmers, who was 90, died on Thursday evening. Her family said she had become seriously ill in recent weeks.

In a statement to Sky News, they said she died peacefully at home, surrounded by her family, after living with Alzheimer's in her final years.

[Thephoenix]

TV presenter Judith Chalmers - best known for hosting Wish You Were Here...? - has died, her family has said.

Chalmers, who was 90, died on Thursday evening. Her family said she had become seriously ill in recent weeks.

In a statement to Sky News, they said she died peacefully at home, surrounded by her family, after living with Alzheimer's in her final years.

I was a regular viewer of Wish You Were Here and booked quite a few holidays on her recommendations.
I also remember her presenting the old Come Dancing, when the show was actually a dancing competition.
R.I.P.

[Blackpool Rock]

I was a regular viewer of Wish You Were Here and booked quite a few holidays on her recommendations.
I also remember her presenting the old Come Dancing, when the show was actually a dancing competition.
R.I.P.

Weren't you just a little bit pissed off when you got there and she was never there   

[Thephoenix]

Weren't you just a little bit pissed off when you got there and she was never there   

Maybe she was.

Maybe I gave her one up the arse for all you know.

[Jonestown]

Sonny Rollins, the jazz saxophonist has died aged 95, one of the main men. RIP

[ulstersubbie]

Sonny Rollins, the jazz saxophonist has died aged 95, one of the main men. RIP

One of the most gifted tenor saxophonist's that Jazz has ever produced. He played with Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk back in the day, three giants of the genre. There's not many of the old school left now, but he leaves a wonderful legacy, RIP Sonny.   🎷🎷

[puntingking]

Oscar-winning Star Wars editor Marcia Lucas dies aged 80

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[mr.bluesky]

John Kear, former Rugby League coach passed away aged 71. A regular pundit on Sky sports and BBC's Rugby League coverage. A two times winner as coach of the Rugby league's challenge cup with Sheffield Eagles and Hull and a former coach of Wakefield Trinity.

[Old Stag]

He was commentating on the RL cup final at Wembley on Saturday,  so a massive shock he died on Sunday.
A Rugby league man through and through and by all accounts a gentleman

[george r]

bobby tambling , the older guys on here will know  his name, chelsea legend who held the goal scoring record yrs till lampard beat it

[finn5555]

Former Ireland rugby captain Fergus Slattery has died at the age of 77.

The back row forward is remembered as one of Ireland's greatest ever players, winning 61 caps between 1970 and 1984, 18 of those as captain.

Slattery was a key member of the Ireland side that won the Triple Crown in 1982, part of a famous backrow alongside John O’Driscoll and Willie Duggan, while he was also involved in the 1974 Five Nations winning squad.

Slattery was also integral to two of the most iconic British and Irish Lions tours. In 1971, he was a member of the only Lions squad to win a Test series against New Zealand, while in 1974 he was part of the famous Invincibles, who went undefeated in 22 games in South Africa.

[ulstersubbie]

bobby tambling , the older guys on here will know  his name, chelsea legend who held the goal scoring record yrs till lampard beat it

My dad watched him play for Chelsea back in the early sixties, rated him very highly.

[myothernameis]

Don't think his death has been mentioned, but came up in a news reel this week

Seems James Tolkan passed away around 26 March, at 94 years old

One of the films he is best known for, back to the future, where he played Mr Strickland

Other films, Top Gun, Masters of the Universe

[scutty brown]

Details of the three aircrew who died in the Merlin crash on Wednesday morning
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Three remarkable people who will be a major loss to the service

[RandomGuy99]

Details of the three aircrew who died in the Merlin crash on Wednesday morning
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Three remarkable people who will be a major loss to the service

It sounds like they had a severe mechanical failure from which they could not recover or safely land.

[WDFORTE]

Anthony Head dead.

The Ted Lasso and Buffy the vampire Slayer actor dead at 72.

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[mr.bluesky]

Anthony Head dead.

The Ted Lasso and Buffy the vampire Slayer actor dead at 72.

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Sad news, always remember him in Buffy the Vampire slayer and in those iconic Gold Blend coffee adverts with Sharron Maughan

[Engl1shmuff1ns]

Anthony Head dead.

The Ted Lasso and Buffy the vampire Slayer actor dead at 72.

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It's hard to imagine TV from the 80s to 2010s with Anthony Head. Such an integral, talented, yet unassuming actor.

I saw him waiting for a tube at Paddington Underground station in the 2000s. Just a man sat, drinking a coffee, eating an apple.

The Buffy fan in me, wanted to annoy him for autographs and anecdotes. Instead, I respected a man savouring five minutes rest and privacy.

Rest In Peace, Giles. EM

[myothernameis]

Horrible way for someone to die, James Handy, stabbed to death, at 81 year old.  James Handy girlfriend's son Michael Gledhill, 44, seemingly was arrested following his death and is accused of murder.


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[DastardlyDick]

Sad news, always remember him in Buffy the Vampire slayer and in those iconic Gold Blend coffee adverts with Sharron Maughan

I remember those, and I swear I saw him as Frank n furter in The Rocky Horror show.
RIP

[MissWolf]

Norman Balon, aged 99, famous ex landlord of the Coach and Horses in Soho and my old boss back in the early 80's

A very unique and never to be forgotten man RIP 

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[ulstersubbie]

Norman Balon, aged 99, famous ex landlord of the Coach and Horses in Soho and my old boss back in the early 80's

A very unique and never to be forgotten man RIP 

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I visited this pub once back in the 80's, I worked in Soho at the time. Never did meet the man but thanks for putting the article up, a funny and fascinating read.

[bigden40]

Norman Balon, aged 99, famous ex landlord of the Coach and Horses in Soho and my old boss back in the early 80's

A very unique and never to be forgotten man RIP 

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Hard to disagree with him ….. “Soho should exist on prostitutes, artists, homosexuals and lesbians, but Westminster Council has sanitised the area, which has caused huge damage”

[PilotMan]

Hard to disagree with him ….. “Soho should exist on prostitutes, artists, homosexuals and lesbians, but Westminster Council has sanitised the area, which has caused huge damage”

Soho is a different place to what it used to be in the 60's. Unless you were one of the aforementioned, you probably would have swerved the area for being too seedy, containing lifes underbellies.

The clean up has seen it become a good choice to locate the types of businesses one might get in the design field, it now has a good choice or restaurants, cafes, shops and clubs and galleries.

I don't see what "huge damage" there is. It's all changed for the better, but there's still an element of seediness for those that require it.

[finn5555]

I don't see what "huge damage" there is. It's all changed for the better, but there's still an element of seediness for those that require it.

Totally agree, much better nowadays some good bars and restaurants. recently visited here External Link/Members Only was amazing food.

[DastardlyDick]

I remember Kit Malthouse, the deputy leader of WCC leading "patrols" round SoHo removing all the SPs cards from phone boxes - they were replaced as soon as he was out of sight 😂

[PilotMan]

I remember Kit Malthouse, the deputy leader of WCC leading "patrols" round SoHo removing all the SPs cards from phone boxes - they were replaced as soon as he was out of sight 😂

I'm pretty sure there was something on the TV about this, and it was just one guy putting up cards in all the phone boxes?

[Jonestown]

I'm pretty sure there was something on the TV about this, and it was just one guy putting up cards in all the phone boxes?

No there were droves of them at it covering a large area, all the way out to Shepherds Bush in the west, as I recall. Although I availed my self of the information, I thought it was a very bad look, just as well it was killed off by the explosion in mobile phone ownership and the subsequent death of the red phone box.

[fredhiggins]

Soho is a different place to what it used to be in the 60's. Unless you were one of the aforementioned, you probably would have swerved the area for being too seedy, containing lifes underbellies.

The clean up has seen it become a good choice to locate the types of businesses one might get in the design field, it now has a good choice or restaurants, cafes, shops and clubs and galleries.

I don't see what "huge damage" there is. It's all changed for the better, but there's still an element of seediness for those that require it.

Nice area to wander around, still has the seediness if you want it - all those walk-ups.

[Stevelondon]

I agree with those why prefer Soho the way it is today.
I’m another one who worked (and lived) there……..  but in the seventies 😀

[Blackpool Rock]

Artist David Hockney age 88

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[finn5555]

Former Watford, Swansea City, Millwall and Wolves manager and Wales international Kenny Jackett has died at the age of 64.

[Xtro]

Peabo Bryson RIP

You may not know his name but you sure as hell must know his voice;
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[Jonestown]

Roy Hattersley, the former Labour politician has died aged 93 RIP. He rose to become the Deputy Party Leader under Neil Kinnoch, but is perhaps more famous for being replaced by a packet of lard on the set of Have I Got News For You when he failed to turn up for a show he had been booked into as a guest panellist.

[alabama1]

Roy Hattersley, the former Labour politician has died aged 93 RIP. He rose to become the Deputy Party Leader under Neil Kinnoch, but is perhaps more famous for being replaced by a packet of lard on the set of Have I Got News For You when he failed to turn up for a show he had been booked into as a guest panellist.

Maybe even more famous on Spitting Image

[timsussex]

Maybe even more famous on Spitting Image

and after he cancelled an appearance on Have I got News For You as a tub of lard