obituaries
Ed Stone, scientist who led the Voyager space missions through the solar system and beyond – obituary
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The twin plutonium-powered spacecraft first visited Jupiter and Saturn, and Voyager 2 remains the only probe to have made fly-bys of Uranus ...
‘Doctor Who’ Companion Was 99
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William Russell, one of the earliest companions in BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who, has died aged 99. He passed away on June ...
Frank Ifield, singer who thrilled the teenage market with hits like I’ll Remember You – obituary
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With his next hit, The Wayward Wind, Ifield became the first British artist to reach number one with three consecutive records; the ...
Duane Eddy, rock ‘n’ roll pioneer renowned for his echo-laden twanging guitar sound – obituary
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Duane recorded a tape which was broadcast on a local station and heard by another musician, Jimmy Delbridge. When they began to ...
Professor Alasdair Geddes, infectious disease expert who diagnosed the last case of smallpox – obituary
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Professor Alasdair Geddes, who has died aged 89, was an expert in infectious diseases who diagnosed smallpox in the last recorded person ...
Sheppey mum’s death could have been prevented if HEM Clinical Ultrasound in Sittingbourne sent reports to clinicians, coroner finds
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The death of a “loving” mum-of-five could have been prevented if her cancer diagnosis had not been delayed, a coroner has ruled. ...
David Seidler, childhood stammerer who won an Oscar for writing The King’s Speech – obituary
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Seidler was born into a well-to-do Jewish family in London on August 4 1937. His father, Bernard, was a fur broker and ...
Thomas Stafford, astronaut whose space handshake with a Soviet helped thaw the Cold War – obituary
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The two crews were selected and announced two years ahead of the 1975 flight date, the first time Russia had named cosmonauts ...
Jacob Rothschild, banker, collector, philanthropist, and a towering figure in the British art world, has died, aged 87
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Jacob Rothschild, a leading figure in the British art world as patron, collector, and leader of institutions including the National Gallery, National ...
Graham Cowles, head of birds at the Natural History Museum who unearthed the ‘white dodo’ – obituary
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On the same 1974 expedition, Cowles also recovered fragments of the saddle-backed Mauritius giant tortoise (Cylindraspis inepta), a friendly beast eaten to ...
