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Brenda Fricker won an Academy Award for 1989's "My Left Foot," played the Pigeon Lady in "Home Alone 2" and appeared in "A Time to Kill" and "So I Married an Axe Murderer."
Acclaimed Irish actress Brenda Fricker, Oscar winner for My Left Foot, has died aged 81, according to her agent.
Sky News – World Brenda Fricker won an Academy Award for 1989's "My Left Foot," played the Pigeon Lady in "Home Alone 2" and appeared in "A Time to Kill" and "So I Married an Axe Murderer."
Brenda Fricker won an Academy Award for 1989's "My Left Foot," played the Pigeon Lady in "Home Alone 2" and appeared in "A Time to Kill" and "So I Married an Axe Murderer."
Sky News – World Brenda Fricker - the first Irish woman to win an Oscar - has died aged 81, her agent has said.
Country music singer, songwriter and actor Dolly Parton has died aged 80, her nephew Brian Seaver announced on Instagram. Her team said she died after a brief battle with cancer. Tributes have come from stars including Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey, Paul McCartney, Lily Tomlin, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bernie Sanders and Kacey Musgraves, with many praising her philanthropy and advocacy.
Sky News – Front Page The U.S. Secret Service said it is aware of an apparent Iranian threat against Barron Trump, the youngest son of U.S. President Donald Trump. A video affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reportedly offered a $10 million bounty and claimed his movements were fully monitored. The agency confirmed it is investigating the threat.
BBC News – World A worker at Germany's Frankfurt airport has died after contracting malaria from a mosquito thought to have arrived on a plane, an airport spokesperson said. Five other airport workers are also receiving treatment following the rare outbreak at Germany's busiest airport.
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