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Prue Leith said a recent episode that left her temporarily unable to speak and with impaired vision was a migraine attack rather than a stroke. Her husband, John Playfair, called an ambulance because of the speech symptoms, and she was taken to Harrogate Hospital, where she waited six hours for a CT scan before being discharged. Leith said the incident was treated as better safe than sorry and reassured fans that she recovered quickly.

Actress Tedde Moore has died aged 79 in Huntsville, Ontario, her family confirmed. Best known for playing Miss Shields, Ralphie Parker’s teacher, in the 1983 film A Christmas Story, Moore was remembered in a family tribute as brave, generous and loving. She had lived with multiple sclerosis since 2009 and received a Genie Award nomination for her supporting performance. Her career also included film, television and theatre roles in productions such as The Terry Fox Story, Avonlea, Goosebumps, The Good Witch and Murdoch Mysteries. Moore’s husband, director Donald Shebib, died in 2023.

MasterChef Turkey 2021 winner Eren Kakç was found dead at his Istanbul home on July 29 at age 37. Police have opened an investigation, and a post-mortem examination is being conducted; an associate said initial medical assessments indicated a possible heart attack. Kakç's funeral is scheduled in Tokat, while MasterChef Turkey judges Mehmet Yalçınkaya and Danilo Zanna have paid tribute to him.

Freddy Cannon, the singer behind 1950s hits including “Palisades Park” and “Tallahassee Lassie,” died aged 89 on July 17 in a hospice facility in Oxnard after a battle with cancer. His music influenced artists including The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac and The Beach Boys, while Mick Jagger credited him as an inspiration for “Brown Sugar.” Cannon was also a record-setting guest on Dick Clark’s “American Bandstand.” He is survived by his children, sister, extended family, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Nicki Chapman has revealed that she continues to struggle with reading, concentration, memory and retaining information after undergoing four-and-a-half hours of surgery in 2019 to remove a benign, golf-ball-sized brain tumour. She said the tumour had affected her eyesight, speech and memory before it was diagnosed, and that learning scripts now takes longer. Chapman considers these difficulties a small price to pay for surviving the condition and praised the NHS care she received at Charing Cross Hospital in London.

GB News interrupted its regular programming to report that a record 165 migrants had arrived in the UK on a single large dinghy. Commentator Tom Jones said smugglers were increasingly using larger boats and launching from Belgium because the French coast near Calais was congested. He argued that the government's “smash the gangs” strategy was not working and that Prime Minister Andy Burnham had said too little about how he would address migrant arrivals, while also criticizing the focus on people-smuggling gangs rather than broader migration pull factors.

Joanne Clifton and her fiancé AJ Jenks announced they are expecting their first child in December, sharing the news with a playful social media post. Fellow Strictly Come Dancing colleagues offered congratulations, and the article highlights Clifton’s history on the show and her relationship timeline with Jenks.