Melanie Sykes leads tributes following Des O'Connor's tragic death

First Minister has paid tribute to a ‘wonderful’ dad-of-five who tragically lost his fight for life after catching coronavirus last month. Andrew Slorance passed away on Saturday morning aged just 49 after working tirelessly with the Scottish Government in their response to the pandemic.

Glasgow shopping centre. Tanya Black passed away aged just 25 on Carleston Street, in the Springburn area of the city, on Friday.Emergency crews raced to the scene around 9.20am after being called to reports of concern for a person.

Mad Max co-star Hugh Keays-Byrne on social media.The actress played Furiosa in George Miller’s rebooted franchise, alongside Keays-Byrne who starred as Toecutter in the original 1979, and Immortan Joe in 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road.“RIP Hugh Keays-Byrne,” Theron wrote on Twitter. “It’s amazing you were able to play an evil warlord so well cause you were such a kind, beautiful soul.

Ryan to explore their heritage on the documentary series Mancs In Mumbai screened earlier this year, opened up about his Wythenshawe-raised father on his Instagram page. He wrote: "The word legend can sometimes be thrown around but when it comes to my dad there was no question.

____________________________________________________Brazilian footballer Pele, often hailed alongside Maradona as one of the greats, said it was sad to "lose friends this way"."Certainly one day we'll kick a ball together in the sky above," he added.Another Brazilian footballing legend, Romario, wrote in an emotional tweet: "My friend is gone.

Gary Lineker has paid tribute to legend of the game Diego Maradona, who has died aged 60 after reportedly suffering a cardiac arrest.Taking to Twitter and Instagram shortly after the news broke on Wednesday, Gary penned a heartfelt message of appreciation for the Argentinian player.READ: Gary Lineker releases statement following face mask controversyAlongside a photo which showed the pair smiling together, he wrote: "Deeply saddened to hear that Diego Armando Maradona has died."By some distance

John Travolta has taken to Instagram with a rare personal photo in celebration of his son Ben's birthday. The candid snapshot shows Ben sat on his father's lap, while smiling John embraces him in a big bear hug."Happy 10th birthday my wonderful Ben!" John captioned the touching snapshot.

Gordon Ramsay has led the tributes to MasterChef Junior contestant Ben Watkins, who has died aged 14.Weeks after sending the aspiring chef a video wishing him well, Ramsay remembered him as “an incredibly talented home cook and even stronger young man”.Watkins appeared in season six of the US competition in 2018.

MORE: Melanie Sykes leads tributes following Des O'Connor's tragic death"I feel very grateful that we were able to spend some of his last moments together (covid-safely), just the two of us, and to say what we needed to say to one another. I told him about the deep feeling of pride in my belly whenever somebody points out how similar we are, both as performers and people.