I watched the "Yosser's Story" episode last night. Great stuff. Rolling on the floor when his daughter "gave the Glasgie handshake" to the social worker.
Cesar Luis Menotti, World Cup winning manager of Argentina in 1978, has passed away aged 85. Also managed Barcelona and Atletico Madrid amongst others.
RIP what a fighter CoppaFeel! breast cancer charity founder Kris Hallenga dies aged 38 Campaigner resolved to set up awareness charity after being told she had stage 4 cancer aged just 23 Caroline Davies please log in to view this image Kris Hallenga, the founder of the charityCoppaFeel!, which raises awareness of the importance of young women checking their breasts for early signs of cancer, has died aged 38 after being diagnosed with the disease 15 years ago. The campaigner, from Cornwall, was just 23 when she was given the news she had stage 4 cancer that had spread to her spine. She started the charity CoppaFeel! in a field at a festival. It became one of the leading cancer awareness charities, encouraging millions of young women to check their breasts and creating checking tools. Its message was projected on to the Houses of Parliament and also included the showing of the first nipple on an advertising billboard. In an interview with the Guardian in 2021, Hallenga said she had been motivated by being “confused and baffled” when diagnosed. “I kept thinking: ‘This is bullshit. Why didn’t anyone tell me to check my boobs? Why didn’t I know I could get breast cancer at 23? I’m pretty sure my friends don’t know either, and, if none of us do, then literally no young person in this country ****ing knows this secret. This needs to change.’ And I got this wave of energy,” she said. Together with her twin sister, Maren, Hallenga saw the charity grow to become the third most recognised cancer charity in the UK, and one that was “actually saving lives, which blows my mind all the time”, she said in the interview. Hallenga won a Pride of Britain award for her campaigning, after being nominated by Cancer Research UK. In 2017, she stepped aside as chief executive of CoppaFeel! to move to Cornwall and spend more time with her sister and write a memoir, Glittering a Turd. In a statement, CoppaFeel! said: “We share the sad news that our founder, boob chief, colleague, friend and queen of glittering turds, Kris, has died. Kris was the biggest promoter of being ‘alive to do those things’. She approached life in a wildly creative, fun and fearless way, and showed us that it is possible to live life to the full with cancer. “In 2009 Kris was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer at the age of 23, after being turned away from her GP for over a year. By the time she was diagnosed, it was terminal. Kris’ ambition was for no one else to find themselves in her position and so CoppaFeel! was born, to ensure breast cancers are diagnosed early and accurately. “Kris has reached millions of people with her message of health advocacy and empowerment, successfully campaigned for cancer education to be included in the school curriculum, won the Women of the Year outstanding young campaigner award, received an honorary doctorate in public administration from Nottingham Trent University and wrote a Times bestselling book: Glittering a Turd. “Kris’ life mission was that CoppaFeel! would no longer need to exist, with late diagnosis of breast cancer eradicated in her lifetime. We are committed to continuing Kris’ legacy, to ensure that everyone has the best chance of living a happy and healthy life. If you’d like to support this mission, you can donate here. “For 15 years Kris had been living with secondary breast cancer. She hasn’t lost a battle, she wasn’t in a fight and she certainly wouldn’t want you to see her death as tragic. She was simply living. She was 38 and died with fulfilment and a heart full of love. “Please remember the amazing life Kris led and the things she achieved, but above all else honour her memory by checking your chest … it could just save your life.”
More shocked about this than the other thing going on... Failed to see Shellac - though saw Big Black and Rapeman... Edit : letting the kids join in... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68980304
Me too, saw Big Black 5 times and every UK gig that Rapeman played on their 'troublesome' tour of '88. I was looking forward to my first Shellac gig in a month's time at the Electric Ballroom.
I'm sure many people on here will have known Jubby (Richard Jubb) who unfortunately passed away this week. Jubby was well known as a good local footballer with Swanfield and Green Dragon and later a referee, but first and foremost he was a lifelong City fan and followed them around the country since being a lad. He coached a local girls team and fortunately got to see his girls win their first trophy on Sunday. He was a good friend and former teammate and will be missed by many. RIP Jubby
Super Gran star Gudrun Ure has died at the age of 98, with tributes pouring in for the beloved children's actress. The Scots actress was best known for the 1980s children's TV series, based on the popular books by American author Forrest Wilson. Her role as Granny Smith, who gains superpowers after accidentally being hit by an inventor's ray, gained her a legion of fans.
The Vagabonds frontman Jimmy James, who performed alongside Jimi Hendrix and The Rolling Stones, has died aged 84. Soul legend James was behind the hit ballad Come to Me Softly before being recruited by ska and soul band The Vagabonds. The group had two hits in the UK in the 70s, I’ll Go Where Your Music Takes Me and Now Is the Time, and regularly headlined soul and 60s festivals. His family confirmed his death in the Jamaica Observer. They said he died after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and a heart condition at Northwick Park Hospital in London.
