Bandleader Johnny Otis, dubbed the “godfather of rhythm and blues”, dies aged 90.

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British cartoonist Ronald Searle, best known for creating the fictional girls school St Trinian’s, dies aged 91.

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US pop artist James Rizzi, best known for his cartoon-like art, dies aged 61.

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Comic book artist Jerry Robinson, creator of characters including Batman’s sidekick Robin, dies aged 89.

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The computer world mourns as pioneering engineer Dennis Ritchie, one of the creators of Unix, dies aged 70.

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Graham Dilley, a hero of the 1981 Ashes Test win over Australia at Headingley, dies aged 52 after a short illness.

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Professor Paul Wilkinson, one of the world’s leading authorities on the study of terrorism and political violence dies aged 74.

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Actor and singer Roy Skelton, best known for voicing puppets George and Zippy in the popular children’s programme Rainbow, dies aged 79.

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Best-selling author Jennifer Worth, who wrote the popular Call the Midwife trilogy, dies aged 75.

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Sami Ofer, a billionaire Israeli businessman at the centre of a scandal over business contacts with Iran, dies aged 89.

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US actor Jeff Conaway, who played Kenickie in the 70s film Grease and Bobby in the TV comedy series Taxi, dies aged 60.

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Actress and comic Janet Brown, who was best known for impersonating former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, dies aged 87.

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Australian actor Bill Hunter, known for his roles in Gallipoli, Muriel’s Wedding and Strictly Ballroom, dies aged 71 in Melbourne.

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Veteran actor Edward Hardwicke, best known for starring in the BBC drama Colditz and as Dr Watson in The Return of Sherlock Holmes, dies aged 78.

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