Pioneering court reporter James Doleman dies from cancer
Doleman started court reporting when he live-blogged from Tommy Sheridan's perjury trial in 2010.
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Times obituary writer Damian Arnold on how to make a living out of death
"The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is check to see who's dead."
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Veteran Old Bailey court reporter David St George dies aged 82
St George was a chronicler of dramatic trials over four decades.
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40-year Fleet Street veteran Jack Crossley dies aged 94
Jack began his journalism career at the Yorkshire Evening Post before stints at the Mail and the Observer.
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‘Unflappable’ tabloid journalist John ‘Steady’ Stead dies aged 77
John Stead was well-known in both Manchester and London newspaper circles.
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Former Birmingham Post sports editor Fraser Thomson dies aged 58
Former colleagues spoke of Thomson's "great sense of humour" and said he was "meant to be a journalist".
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Daily Mail night editor John Lee dies suddenly at 58
Lee leaves a wife, Louise, and a daughter Georgina, herself a journalist with Channel 4 News.
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‘Grande dame of women’s magazines’ Laurie Purden MBE dies aged 93
Laurie Purden, who was a major name in women's magazines, has died aged 93.
