Which famous people died this year articles
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Father of four-year-old girl who was one of five migrants who died in Channel boat tragedy is arrested on suspicion of people trafficking along with the rest of the 47 rescued survivors
The father, who was on the overloaded boat, collapsed in tears after he was rescued from the sea and brought back to shore by the French Coast Guard this morning.
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Eddy Nolan, Montrealer who ran Terry Fox run every year for 43 years, dies at 67
On Friday - the anniversary of the day Terry Fox began his cross-country Marathon of Hope for cancer research in 1980 - Montrealer Eddy Nolan, the longtime marathon runner and Terry Fox advocate, chose to end his life through medical assistance in dying.
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Britain's sick note epidemic laid bare: Doctors issued 11 MILLION 'fit notes' last year as damning report reveals number of people off work with illness has doubled in just nine years
Health workers issued 11 million sick notes, also called 'fit notes', in England last year, up 108 per cent from 5.3 million in 2015, according to Policy Exchange think-tank.