A UK man who migrated to Australia to become a police officer has died after falling during a celebration to mark his engagement. Liam Trimmer, 29, cut a carotid artery in his neck in the accident at his home in Western Australia (WA) on Sunday. Although loved ones tried to revive him, Mr Trimmer died shortly before paramedics arrived, authorities said. Colleagues said the senior constable was an "extraordinary officer" […]
A British base jumper has died in Thailand, local police have said. The 33-year-old man's parachute failed to open after he jumped from a building in the eastern beach resort of Pattaya, according to local authorities. Officers said they were called to a 29-storey apartment block on Saturday evening after eyewitnesses reported seeing a person crash through a tree and fall to the ground. The victim's social media pages suggest […]
Actor Adan Canto, who was known for US TV shows like Designated Survivor and films including X-Men: Days of Future Past, has died at the age of 42. The Mexican star had suffered from appendiceal cancer, his publicist said. Canto was the national security adviser in Designated Survivor alongside Kiefer Sutherland, who paid tribute to the actor as "such a wonderful spirit". In the 2014 X-Men film, Canto played mutant […]
US former First Lady, Melania Trump has announced the death of her mother, Amalija Knavs, at the age of 78. "Amalija Knavs was a strong woman who always carried herself with grace, warmth, and dignity," she said. Reports say the cause of death was not disclosed in the brief statement on X, formerly Twitter. Donald Trump mentioned month at an event in Florida that his Slovenia-born mother-in-law was "very ill". […]
Nottingham Panthers forward Adam Johnson has died after suffering a serious cut to his neck from a skate during Saturday's Challenge Cup match. The game against the Sheffield Steelers was stopped in the 35th minute as the 29-year-old American received emergency treatment from paramedics on the ice. The Panthers said on Sunday they were "devastated" Johnson had died following a "freak accident". "The club will dearly miss him and will […]
Richard Roundtree, a US actor best known for his starring role in the Shaft film franchise, has died aged 81. He died at home in Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon with his family by his side, his manager Patrick McMinn told The Hollywood Reporter. His death comes after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. "Richard's work and career served as a turning point for African American leading men in film," […]
Nigeria’s Ambassador to Morocco and a Prince of Zazzau Emirate in Kaduna State, Alhaji Mansur Nuhu Bamalli, is dead. He was aged 42. In a statement on Friday, the Media and Publicity officer of the Zazzau Emirate Council on Friday says Ambassador Bamalli died at a private hospital in Lagos while in transit to Morocco adding that funeral prayers will be announced later. Survived by a wife and two children, […]
Former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari, a renowned peace broker, has died at age 86 after battling Alzheimer’s disease. Reports say the Social Democrat was president of Finland between 1994 and 2000. According to the report, after a lengthy career that earned him a global reputation as a peace mediator and the Nobel Peace Prize, he retired from public life in September 2021 owing to dementia. Finland’s president, Sauli Niinistö, paid […]
Senator Alh. Dr. Bello Maitama Yusuf, a politician and businessman who served as a former minister of internal affairs and trade, went away at the age of 78. In the early hours of Friday, October 13, 2023, Yusuf, a former senator from 1999 to 2007, passed away in Kano state. Alhaji Hussaini Dalhatu, a family friend of the dead, informed journalists that Sardauna Dutse's funeral prayer would be held at […]
