o Flat fire - Deptford By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 07:39:08 +0100 The Brigade's 999 Control Officers took 22 calls to the fire Full Article
o Fire at sheltered accommodation - Edmonton By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 09:32:35 +0100 Firefighters led one man to safety Full Article
o Flat fire - Southgate By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 09:45:34 +0100 Firefighters rescued one man from an adjacent garage Full Article
o Fire at public house - Sidcup By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 09:49:31 +0100 The Brigade's 999 Control Officers took 13 calls to the fire Full Article
o Bungalow fire - Upminster By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 16:05:50 +0100 Firefighters tackle bungalow fire Full Article
o House fire - Edmonton By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 09:19:16 +0100 Four fire engines were at the scene Full Article
o Fire at takeaway restaurant with flats above - Edgware By www.london-fire.gov.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 09:12:40 +0100 Six fire engines attended the scene Full Article
o Lyle Mays, keyboardist and co-founder of Pat Metheny Group, dies at 66 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:47:18 -0500 The jazz musician's work won nearly a dozen Grammy Awards. Full Article
o Paula Kelly, Emmy-nominated actress, dancer and singer, dies at 77 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:19:46 -0500 Nominated for an Emmy for "Night Court" and co-starred with Shirley MacLain in "Sweet Charity" Full Article
o Writer A.E. Hotchner, friend to Ernest Hemingway and Paul Newman, dies at 102 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 16 Feb 2020 12:47:07 -0500 Author and playwright A.E. Hotchner, known for his friendships with Ernest Hemingway and Paul Newman, died Saturday at age 102. Full Article
o Owen Bieber, who led United Auto Workers through recession and downsizing, dies at 90 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 13:07:04 -0500 Owen Bieber, who shepherded the UAW through a recession, the Reagan era, industry downsizing and rapidly expanding global competition, dies at 90. Full Article
o Mickey Wright, golf great who lifted LPGA to new heights, dies at 85 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 14:20:15 -0500 Mickey Wright was named greatest female golfer in history in a poll of experts Full Article
o Rap world mourns Pop Smoke: 'The streets don't love you when you make it' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 14:43:38 -0500 Chance the Rapper, Nicki Minaj, 50 Cent and other rappers took to social media to honor Pop Smoke, a rising New York artist who was fatally shot Wednesday. Full Article
o Sy Sperling, balding Hair Club founder who became a client too, dies at 78 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 13:47:28 -0500 Hair Club for Men founder Sy Sperling has died in Florida after a lengthy illness. Full Article
o Zoe Caldwell, four-time Tony winner and the master of 'Master Class,' dies at 86 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 21:03:49 -0500 The actress played the legendary Maria Callas at the Mark Taper Forum in L.A. before moving on to Broadway and winning her final Tony for the role. Full Article
o Rita Walters, a fierce advocate for equality and trailblazing elected official, dies at 89 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 01:44:04 -0500 Rita Walters advocated fiercely for equality through school integration and hiring practices, first as a member of the L.A. school board and then on the L.A. City Council Full Article
o Larry Tesler, Silicon Valley pioneer who created 'cut', 'copy' and 'paste', dies at 74 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 13:02:26 -0500 Former Xerox researcher Larry Tesler made computers more user-friendly for generations of people with editing commands also including 'find and replace.' Full Article
o Beverly Cassirer, whose family demanded return of $30-million painting looted by Nazis, dies waiting By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 14:52:03 -0500 The painting of a Parisian street scene by Impressionist master Camille Pissarro hangs in a Madrid museum and is the focus of an ongoing legal battle. Full Article
o Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's calculating autocrat, dies at 91 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 06:20:22 -0500 Hosni Mubarak for decades kept a cold peace with Israel and crushed political dissent at home until a 2011 protest movement drove him from power. Full Article
o John 'Sonny' Franzese, powerful mob boss who hung out with Frank Sinatra, dies at 103 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 13:54:53 -0500 Alleged to be a prolific killer, Franzese was finally released from prison when he was 100 Full Article
o Thich Quang Do, Buddhist monk and renowned Vietnamese dissident, dies at 91 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:00:58 -0500 The Communist government kept Thich Quang Do in prison or under house arrest for more than 20 years. Full Article
o Mazzy Star co-founder David Roback, leader of L.A.'s 'Paisley Underground,' dies at 61 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:50:42 -0500 David Roback, best known as the co-founder of influential L.A. alternative rock bands Mazzy Star and Rain Parade, has died at age 61. Full Article
o Floyd Tidwell, former San Bernardino County sheriff who modernized agency, dies at 90 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 15:28:26 -0500 After he retired, Tidwell pleaded guilty to taking hundreds of guns from evidence lockers Full Article
o Joe Coulombe, founder of Trader Joe's, dies at 89 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 03:13:31 -0500 With Trader Joe's, Joe Coulombe targeted well-educated, well-traveled consumers who were not affluent but who had sophisticated tastes. Full Article
o Jack Welch, much-imitated manager who reshaped GE, dies at 84 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 2 Mar 2020 09:14:38 -0500 The former GE chairman and chief executive mentored people who went on to run some of the world's best-known companies. Full Article
o James Lipton, animated host of 'Inside the Actors Studio,' dies at 93 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 2 Mar 2020 13:32:02 -0500 James Lipton, the Emmy-winning drama dean who hosted revealing conversations about the acting craft on "Inside the Actors Studio," has died at age 93. Full Article
o Ernesto Cardenal, revolutionary Nicaraguan priest and poet, dies at 95 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 2 Mar 2020 16:39:44 -0500 Ernesto Cardenal, the poet and cleric who became a symbol of revolutionary verse throughout Latin America, died Sunday at a Managua hospital at 95. Full Article
o Judge Raymond Fisher, who led police reforms after L.A. riots, dies at 80 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 2 Mar 2020 20:45:42 -0500 Fisher helped implement the reforms that rebuilt the Los Angeles Police Department after the Rodney G. King scandal and the 1992 riots. Full Article
o Bobbie Battista, one of CNN's original anchors, dies at 67 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 4 Mar 2020 13:04:25 -0500 Battista, the original host of CNN's "TalkBack Live," has died after a four-year battle with cervical cancer. Full Article
o Henri Richard, who won a record 11 Stanley Cups with the Canadiens, dies at 84 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 6 Mar 2020 18:43:44 -0500 Henri Richard, who holds the record for most Stanley Cup wins during his 20-year NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens, died Friday at age 84. Full Article
o Henry Cobb, architect of what long was L.A.'s tallest skyscaper, dies at 93 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 6 Mar 2020 13:03:32 -0500 Longtime partner of I.M. Pei also designed Boston's John Hancock Tower Full Article
o McCoy Tyner, jazz piano legend who played with Coltrane, dead at 81 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 6 Mar 2020 16:51:23 -0500 McCoy Tyner, jazz piano legend who played with Coltrane, dead at 81 Full Article
o Max von Sydow, Swedish star of Bergman films, 'The Exorcist,' dies at 90 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 9 Mar 2020 08:43:04 -0400 Swedish actor Max von Sydow, the stately import whose theater roots laid the groundwork for a vast onscreen career in nearly a dozen Ingmar Bergman productions, has died. Full Article
o Barbara Neely, creator of black female detective series, dies at 78 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 15:40:32 -0400 Barbara Neely's novels pushed past mystery and explored racism, class boundaries and violence against women. Full Article
o Tonie Marshall, only female film director to win the French 'Oscar,' dies at 68 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 15:12:36 -0400 Tonie Marshall addressed the issue of sexism in her film work and was a #MeToo crusader. Full Article
o Boris Yaro, Times photographer who took iconic image of mortally wounded RFK, dies By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 21:17:02 -0400 Yaro tutored the actor who played Animal, the rumpled photographer on "Lou Grant" Full Article
o Bill Stern, champion of California ceramics, is dead at 78 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 13:14:24 -0400 The founder of the Museum of California Design organized shows related to women in design and California pottery. Full Article
o Genesis P-Orridge, Psychic TV and Throbbing Gristle co-founder, dies at 70 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 14 Mar 2020 21:16:03 -0400 The artist, musician and iconoclast — best known as part of the influential industrial band Throbbing Gristle — had been battling leukemia. Full Article
o Stuart Whitman, prolific film and TV actor, star of 'The Comancheros,' dies at 92 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 15:06:03 -0400 Known for his rugged roles and handsome charm, Whitman had more than 180 film and TV credits Full Article
o Roger Mayweather, former boxing champion and uncle to Floyd Jr., dies at 58 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 18:46:04 -0400 Roger Mayweather, uncle and trainer to Floyd Mayweather Jr. who won 59 career bouts, died Tuesday at age 58. Full Article
o Lyle Waggoner, foil on 'The Carol Burnett Show,' dies at 84 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 19:15:34 -0400 Waggoner, who was battling cancer, died peacefully Tuesday at his Los Angeles-area home with his wife of 60 years, Sharon, at his side, according to a family statement. Full Article
o Tracy Wood, reporter who helped The Times win a Pulitzer after L.A. riots, dies at 76 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 19:43:26 -0400 A wartime correspondent, a hardened investigative reporter and a nurturing editor later in life, Wood had a long career as a journalist. Full Article
o Eduard Limonov, Russian author, dissident and longtime Kremlin irritant, dies at 77 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 16:50:26 -0400 The Russian dissident and author Eduard Limonov, who vocal opposition was a persistent thorn in the Kremlin's side, dies at 77. Full Article
o Al Worden, Apollo 15 astronaut who circled the moon, dies at 88 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 20:50:42 -0400 Worden performed the first deep-space spacewalk — nearly 200,000 miles from Earth Full Article
o Merry Norris, a founder of MOCA and patron of Los Angeles arts, is dead at 80 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 07:00:52 -0400 Norris also oversaw the installation of the Kinetic Light Installation at LAX, which helped change the airport's main gate. Full Article
o Kenny Rogers, country-pop hitmaker and crossover star, dies at 81 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 21 Mar 2020 02:44:11 -0400 Kenny Rogers, the beloved country music icon whose decades of hits included "The Gambler" and "Islands in the Stream" with Dolly Parton, has died at age 81. Full Article
o Airickca Gordon-Taylor, Emmett Till relative who preserved lynching victim's legacy, dies at 50 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 15:16:11 -0400 Airickca Gordon-Taylor spent her life educating others about the black teenage lynching victim's legacy. Full Article
o Playwright Terrence McNally, 81, dies of coronavirus-related complications By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:50:00 -0400 Terrence McNally, whose varied and prolific career as a playwright, musical librettist and screenwriter earned him five Tony Awards and an Emmy, died Tuesday. Full Article
o Albert Uderzo, a creator of the beloved comic book character Asterix, dies at 92 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 18:57:45 -0400 His character Asterix captured the spirit of the French of the 1960s and grew into a worldwide phenomenon. Full Article
o Rachmil 'Ralph' Hakman, who survived Auschwitz and kept going back, dies at 95 By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 20:08:30 -0400 Holocaust survivor Rachmil 'Ralph' Hakman spent three years at Auschwitz-Birkenau as a teen. He then spent decades teaching others about the atrocities. Full Article