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Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's longest-serving prime minister, is dead at 86
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Martin Amis: literary wunderkind who ‘blazed like a rocket’
feature Famed author, essayist and screenwriter died this week aged 73
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Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian folk legend, is dead at 84
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Barry Humphries obituary: cerebral satirist who created Dame Edna Everage
feature Actor and comedian was best known as the monstrous Melbourne housewife and Sir Les Patterson
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Mary Quant obituary: pioneering designer who created the 1960s look
feature One of the most influential fashion designers of the 20th century remembered as the mother of the miniskirt
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Nigel Lawson obituary: radical Tory chancellor who oversaw City’s ‘Big Bang’
feature One of the last of the ‘big beasts’ of late 20th century politics remembered as the main architect of Thatcher’s economic policies
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Phyllida Barlow obituary: renowned sculptor who was also an influential art teacher
feature The teacher and artist found her passion later in life, focusing most of her pieces on the instability of modern architecture
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Chaim Topol: Israeli actor beloved for his role in Fiddler on the Roof
feature From military service to an Oscar nomination, Topol followed a unique path to stardom
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Betty Boothroyd obituary: formidable parliamentarian who became Madam Speaker
feature First female Speaker of the House gained international fame for her brisk, good-humoured style
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Actor Robert Blake dies at 89
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Raquel Welch: a reluctant ‘sex goddess’
feature Star of One Million Years B.C. dies at the age of 82
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Actress Raquel Welch dies at 82
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Lisa Marie Presley obituary: singer-songwriter with a turbulent private life
feature Elvis Presley’s only child followed in her father’s footsteps by forging a career in the music industry
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Jeff Beck obituary: remembering the guitarists’ guitarist
In the Spotlight The musician won eight Grammys and collaborated with everyone from Mick Jagger to Stevie Wonder
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