h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-68316979

Ewen MacIntosh: The Office actor dies aged 50

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68357976

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68357976

RIP Hydeia Broadbent (39)

Just read her bio

http://www.essence.com/lifestyle/hydeia-broadbent-passes-away/

Pamela Salem: James Bond and Doctor Who actor dies aged 80.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68379239

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68379239

John Savident: Coronation Street's Fred Elliott dies aged 86

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68380093

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68380093

Lord Jacob Rothschild, financier and member of the banking family, dies at 87

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/feb/26/lord-jacob-rothschild-dies-87

Thomas Kingston, 45, Lady Gabriella Windsor's husband

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68413546

Chef Dave Myers, Hairy Biker

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68433675

So sorry to hear this

February round-up - two of my favourite sports stars of the 1970s:

On 17th Feb we lost South African cricketer Mike Procter

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/feb/18/mike-procter-obituary


And on 24th Feb we lost footballer Stan Bowles (to Alzheimers)

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/feb/25/stan-bowles-obituary

Tony Green, darts player and Bullseye presenter

http://news.sky.com/story/tony-green-bullseye-darts-legend-dies-aged-85-after-battle-with-alzheimers-13087382

Akira Toriyama, 68, Japanese manga artist (Dragon Ball)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68444060

Karl Wallinger, the Welsh-born musician who played on hits including The Waterboys' The Whole of the Moon, has died aged 66.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68540877
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68540877

Singer-songwriter Eric Carmen, known for hit song All By Myself, has died aged 74, his wife has announced.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68541053

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68541053

Steve Harley death: Cockney Rebel musician dies aged 73

http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-rock-star-steve-harley-32374376

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-rock-star-steve-harley-32374376

Vernor Vinge, Author Who Popularized AI 'Singularity' and 'Cyberspace,' Dies at 79

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/03/vernor-vinge-father-of-the-tech-singularity-has-died-at-age-79/

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/03/vernor-vinge-father-of-the-tech-singularity-has-died-at-age-79/

Louis Gossett Jr: First black man to win supporting actor Oscar dies

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68693180
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68693180

The New York-born actor won the Academy Award in 1982 for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in An Officer and a Gentleman.

Gossett also won an Emmy in 1978 for his role in Roots, the ground-breaking TV mini-series about slavery.

Barbara Rush dies aged 97

Best known for her work in 1950s sci-fi, the actor also took supporting roles in films including Bigger Than Life and Magnificent Obsession

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/apr/01/it-came-from-outer-space-star-barbara-rush-dies-aged-97

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/apr/01/it-came-from-outer-space-star-barbara-rush-dies-aged-97

Christopher Allen (aka Chris Cross) of Ultravox

http://retropopmagazine.com/ultravox-star-chris-cross-dies-aged-71/

The Last Kingdom actor Adrian Schiller has died "suddenly" aged 60, his agent has confirmed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68731534

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68731534

Joe Kinnear: Former Wimbledon and Newcastle manager dies aged 77

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68757582