The Daily Star’s Brian Woolnough: ‘A brilliant sports writer, a huge character’
The Daily Star’s chief sports writer and popular broadcaster Brian Woolnough has died. The 63-year-old, who died from bowel cancer…
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Chris Underwood: ‘Journalist, broadcaster, raconteur’
Chris Underwood, the former general secretary of the Chartered Institute of Journalists, has died at his home in Walton, Surrey,…
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Son beat ex-BBC journalist dad to death with a hammer
A son beat his retired BBC journalist father to death with a hammer in a "shocking and gruesome" attack at…
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Former Journal dep ed Kevin Overbury dies aged 63
A former deputy editor of Newcastle daily The Journal, Newcastle has died after a long illness. Kevin Overbury, 63, worked…
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Alastair Burnet ‘He defined newscasting for a generation’
Former Daily Express editor and ITN newscaster Sir Alastair Burnet has died at the age of 84. The presenter, who…
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Ken Cargill: ‘A diamond in British journalism’
The former head of news at BBC Scotland, Ken Cargill, has died aged 65. He joined the BBC in 1972…
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Danny Fullbrook dies aged 40: ‘Football will miss him’
The Daily Star’s chief football writer Danny Fullbrook has died aged 40. The Star’s Brian Woolnough paid tribute to the…
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Star sports writer Clive Gammon dies aged 83
Welshman Clive Gammon, a sportswriter who travelled the world and met Pele, Maradona and Muhammad Ali, has died at Cefyn…
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