Obituary: French cycling hero Raymond Poulidor
One of France’s most beloved sporting personalities, known for his enduring spirit and bravery as he narrowly failed to win the country’s national cycling race time and again, has died aged 83.
Obituaries
Obituary: ‘Force of nature’ journalist Jane Simpson dies aged 48
A journalist described as a “force of nature” by colleagues has died, aged 48.
Edinburgh pays tribute to legendary fundraiser Tom Gilzean
A much-loved Scottish charity fundraiser has died.
Obituary: Inverness songwriter David Balfe dies aged 74
The writer of two of the biggest football songs of all time has died aged 74.
Award-winning Australian actress Anne Phelan dies aged 75
The Australian actress best known for her role as Myra Desmond in Prisoner: Cell Block H has died aged 75.
Obituary: Tributes paid to north-east medical pioneer Dr Ian Lowit after his death aged 100
A Nazi refugee who went on to create a medical unit in Aberdeen has died at the age of 100.
OBITUARY: Maggie’s Centres co-founder dies aged 80
The director of a major cancer support network has died at 80.
Tributes paid to the man behind soap sensation Neighbours
The television producer who brought the most iconic soap opera of its generation into millions of British homes has died aged 93 after a short illness.
Obituary: Malcolm ‘Molly’ Duncan, founding member, Average White Band
He was christened Malcolm Duncan when he entered the world in Montrose in 1945.
OBIT: Tributes to SNP stalwart and political enthusiast
A political enthusiast who helped set up the Fraserburgh SNP branch has died at the age of 94.
Tributes paid to Alan Greig, the Gordon Highlander who fought at Dunkirk and in Singapore in WW2
The last member of the Gordon Highlanders who fought in the jungle during the Second World War and worked on the “Death Railway” has died just a few months short of his 100th birthday.
Respected Caithness minister, Reverend Ronald Johnstone, dies aged 73
Respected Caithness minister Ronald Johnstone has died aged 73.
Obituary: Keen sailor Andrew Kennedy
A keen sailor who helped establish Banff Harbour as a marina, Andrew Kennedy has died aged 88.
Actor who played Power Rangers baddie dies aged 70
Robert Axelrod, an actor best known for voicing the villainous Lord Zedd in hit children's TV show Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, died at his Los Angeles home on Saturday aged 70.
Obituary: Music producer LaShawn Daniels
A Grammy-winning songwriter who penned “literally every perfect pop song” has died aged 41.
Death of Guy Innes-Ker, 10th Duke of Roxburghe, ‘a desperate loss’
A Scottish duke, hailed as a driving force in the modernisation of land ownership in Scotland, has died aged 64.
Obituary: Peter Fonda, star of iconic Easy Rider from legendary screen family
There are some film roles which can be as much of a curse as a blessing and when Peter Fonda, who has died of cancer aged 79, burst to screen prominence in Easy Rider, it was a part which he found he could never eclipse.
Obituary: Italian costume designer Piero Tosi
Famed Italian costume designer Piero Tosi, who earned five Oscar nominations during a decades-long career in the film industry, has died aged 92.
TRIBUTE: ‘One-off’ Stornoway blacksmith Calum ‘Steallag’ MacLeod
One of the last remaining traditional blacksmiths in Scotland has died at the age of 84.
Obituary: Village People co-founder and music producer Henri Belolo
The music producer mastermind who co-created disco supergroup Village People has died aged 82.
Malcolm Nash, who entered cricket’s record books for the wrong reasons, has died aged 74
Former Glamorgan all-rounder Malcolm Nash, the bowler who was famously smashed for six sixes in an over by cricketing great Garry Sobers, has died at the age of 74.
‘He was a total legend’: Tributes pour in for Scottish cricketer Willie Morton
He was one of the most inspirational and committed cricketers of his generation.
Obituary: Former MSP and deputy presiding officer Trish Godman
Trish Godman, who has died aged 79, was among the very first group of MSPs to be elected to the Scottish Parliament, using her position to act as a “great fighter” for her constituents.
North east cricket and rugby figures pay tribute to Dr Christopher ‘CC’ Smith
Sports clubs in the north-east have paid tribute to a cricket and rugby stalwart and medical pioneer who has died of leukaemia in Aberdeenshire, aged 80.
Obituary: Former Welsh Conservatives leader Rob Richards
Rod Richards was the first elected leader of the Welsh Conservatives – a milestone in a life which included stints in the Royal Marines and reading the news for the BBC.
Obituary: Holocaust survivor who forgave Nazis dies aged 85
After being experimented on and tortured by the Nazis as a child, Eva Mozes Kor found a way to forgive them for their actions and asked others to do the same.
Obituary: Lonach Horseman Willie Gray dies aged 83
A stalwart figure involved in one of Scotland’s oldest Highland games has died, aged 83.
Obituary: Former St Margaret’s School classics teacher Ethel Davidson
Beloved former teacher Ethel Davidson has died just days before her 95th birthday.
Obituary: ‘Britain’s greatest test driver’ Norman Dewis
Known by many as “Britain’s greatest test driver”, Norman Dewis clocked up more than one million miles at speeds of over 100mph during a career spanning more than 30 years at motoring manufacturer Jaguar.
Obituary: Coronation Street star Irene Sutcliffe
Star of the stage and screen, Irene Sutcliffe has died aged 88 after more than 60 years in the acting spotlight - including a prominent role in Coronation Street.
Obituary: Blake’s 7 star Paul Darrow
English actor Paul Darrow, best known for his portrayal of Kerr Avon in the seventies BBC sci-fi series Blake’s 7, has died aged 78.
Obituary: Lennart Johansson, a ‘role model of professionalism’ in European football dies aged 89
The man who was credited with revolutionising club football with the introduction of the Champions League has died aged 89.