Marjane Satrapi, Author of ‘Persepolis,’ Dies at 56
Her graphic novel series, published in English in 2003, followed an Iranian girl through the Islamic revolution and the Iran-Iraq War. The work humani...
Keir Starmer says Younger led an ‘exemplary life’, while foreign secretary says country owes him ‘an enormous debt of gratitude’Alex Younger, the form...
Peabo Bryson, R&B singer behind classic Disney duets, dies aged 75
Two-time Grammy winner was best known for songs from Beauty and the Beast and AladdinPeabo Bryson, the R&B singer best known as the voice behind the O...
Twin Peaks Actor Owain Rhys Davies Dies "Suddenly" at 44
A light has been dimmed too soon.
Owain Rhys Davies—a Welsh actor who, among other roles onstage and onscreen, appeared in Twin Peaks—has died at the ...
Water-related deaths in UK heatwave hit 15 after girl, 13, dies and boy goes missing
Girl pulled from River Wharfe in Burnsall, Yorkshire, on Sunday, with temperatures dropping down to average on MondayA 13-year-old girl has died after...
Brooklyn Rivera, Nicaraguan Indigenous Leader, Dies in Government Custody
Brooklyn Rivera, 73, one of the most prominent Miskito political leaders in recent history, was arrested by the government in 2023. His family and oth...
Caroline Marland, trailblazing Guardian executive, dies aged 80
Fleet Street’s first female advertising director rose to the top of a male-dominated industry and championed other women throughout her careerCaroline...
Happy the elephant dies aged 55 after being euthanized at New York zoo
Happy was the focus of a high-profile court case launched in 2018 over whether she had the legal rights of a personHappy, an elephant that became embr...
California veteran known for pro-Trump display outside his home dies after assault
Authorities have said they are still investigating the motive of the attack on Kerry Sheron, 69, by Thomas Butler A southern California man has died a...
Clarence B Jones, who helped MLK write ‘I have a dream’ speech, dies at 95
Attorney, speechwriter and confidante of King was involved in some of US civil rights movement’s key momentsClarence B Jones, a former speechwriter an...
Sonny Rollins, colossus of jazz saxophone, dies aged 95
One of the last stars of the bebop generation, Rollins was an genius of melodic invention and improvisation, working with Davis, Monk, Coltrane and ot...
Grizz Chapman, actor who played Grizz in 30 Rock, dies aged 52
The actor, who played Tracy Jordan’s gentle bodyguard in 80 episodes of the beloved comedy, died in his sleep after years of health problemsGrizz Chap...
