Doctor whose groundbreaking techniques for premature babies include ‘therapeutic cooling’ for newborns with oxygen deprivationA chapter in Andy Whitelaw’s memoir is called “Brainwashing (literally)”. Flushing out blood clots from a newborn’s brain to prevent damage was just one technique evolved ... Read more
Theguardiantheguardian - Dec 28
Cool-headed boss who in three years turned round Convatec, dies aged 60 Read more
The Times - Nov 29
RATTLED Rachel Reeves today insisted an eye-watering splurge on benefits funded by tax rises will not be her political "obituary". The Chancellor scrambled to defend her tax-whacking Budget from an onslaught of criticism in a series of combative morning interviews. She was yesterday accused of co... Read more
The Sun - Nov 27
One of the greatest actors of Japanese cinema best known for Ran, the 1985 film adaptation of King LearThough he had the well-appointed bone structure of the 1950s matinee idol, it was Tatsuya Nakadai’s eyes that seized film audiences. Using these huge brown saucers to telegraph naivety or eerie ... Read more
Theguardiantheguardian - Nov 20
Copper-haired actress whose legendary coldness was put down to the ‘sheer hell’ of shooting The Collector, from which she was fired and rehired, dies aged 86 Read more
The Times - Oct 31
Heart surgeon and religious leader who became president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dies aged 101 Read more
The Times - Oct 27
Actor who starred in Crossroads as the accountant and motel manager Adam Chance The actor Tony Adams, who has died aged 84 after suffering from a heart condition, was best known for roles in two ITV soap operas. He played Dr Neville Bywaters in General Hospital for its entire seven-year run (1972... Read more
Theguardiantheguardian - Oct 27
My mother, Jill Tattersall, who has died aged 95, helped to change the face of healthcare by co-founding a clinic providing contraception for unmarried women and underage girls in the 1960s.She qualified as a doctor in Sheffield in 1956 and started out by training in obstetrics and gynaecology, q... Read more
The Guardian - Oct 19
Performer who played the wideboy Mickey Pearce in the sitcom and appeared alongside Ray Winstone in Quadrophenia dies aged 68 Read more
The Times - Oct 02
Specialist in cardiovascular medicine who took on the food industry over its excessive use of salt Read more
The Times - Sep 30
