Former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Ian Blair has died at the age of 72. The senior officer led the London force between 2005 and 2008 - and was at the forefront of the response to the 7/7 Tube bombings that killed 52 people. He was also in charge when, two weeks later, armed officers shot dead Brazilian electrician Jean Charles de Menezes, after mistaking him for a terror suspect.
Last week, Gary 'Gaz' Colveson. East Hull lad, City face in the very early 70's and a top lad in every sense of the word around town. Very smart, trendy, friendly, likeable, good to be around and a Hull City fan. Deserves a mention on a Hull City fans site. RIP matey.
My uncle, Barry Wray, is currently at deaths door in HRI. A long time HKR fan and greyhound owner at Craven Park, he had Sky Sports Racing on every minute of every day, I think his telly thought it only had that channel. Recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s he had gone to the doctors with a water infection a week ago, within a few days he’d deteriorated very quickly and was taken into hospital. He’s 80 years old but age is just a number, he has always been an all round good guy, I went to visit him tonight, Mrs LBIA is there every day, talking to him as they say that the last thing to go is your hearing, they have him on Midazolam and morphine via a drip, end of life care, he's just laid oblivious, looks like he’s in a deep sleep, the medical staff say that he only has days left, it’s very sad, I’m going to miss him. I’m truly hoping that he goes to a better place
Awe, so sorry to hear that sad news, LBIA, sincere condolences to you and all family. Treasure the memories, they can never be taken away from you. RIP Barry
RIP to the people who died today in the Southend air crash this afternoon, it took off to go Netherlands then crashed.
Someone whose passing deserves a mention. 110 and a life lived to the full. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...ald-rose-dies-ww2-b2787814.html#comments-area
It is with profound sadness that we have to announce the passing of David Joseph Cousins at the Pilgrims Hospice in Canterbury, peacefully following a long illness, today, Sunday 13 July 2025. We will all wish to celebrate the life of this incredible singer-songwriter, relation, colleague and / or special friend at this time. We, therefore, ask you to enjoy listening to your favourite Cousins song as the sun goes down, in whatever part of the world you are, enjoying what he would refer to as a glass of vino collapse (wine)… Meanwhile, we ask you to join in remembering a wonderful, talented man, whose life has touched us all.
David Kaff, the British actor and musician known for playing keyboardist Viv Savage in Rob Reiner’s 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, has died aged 79. His bandmates in Mutual of Alameda’s Wild Kingdom confirmed the news on their Facebook page, writing that the musician had “passed away peacefully in his sleep” on Friday. “David always had a kind word and a quick wit that would slay you where you stand. Then he’d make you smile doing it!” they wrote. “RIP dear brother.” Born David Kaffinetti in Folkestone, Kaff studied classical piano as a child before falling in love with rock’n’roll in his teens. In his early 20s, he co-founded prog rock group Rare Bird, perhaps best known for their 1969 track Sympathy. However, he found greater fame playing the keys in This Is Spinal Tap’s fictional heavy metal band, alongside the movie’s co-writers Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer. His memorable lines in the film include Viv’s life philosophy: “Have a good time … all the time.”
