All news on the topic: Tributes

Leading American jockey Mike Smith called Avery Whisman his 'little brother' as he paid tribute on social media. Smith was his mentor and suggested the young rider should launch his career at Turf Paradise

Students, parents and staff have been informed of the death of a Year 12 schoolgirl - the "cherished" schoolgirl died suddenly leaving members of The Arthur Terry School in Sutton Coldfield devastated

Max Weedon, 50, helped launch the career of several musicians including singer-songwriter Gabrielle Aplin and former X Factor contestant Lascel Wood

Zambian football star Philemon Mulala, 60, was found lifeless in the garden of his home in the South African town of Lichtenburg after being attacked by three of his dogs

Maxine Browne was 'a character' with an 'infectious laugh' and her heartbroken family told how her last ever message was fitting - a simple heart emoji sent to her beloved daughter

Kara Jane Spencer who suffered from the chronic fatigue illness for 15 years, went on to advocate for disabled students and release an album of music to raise awareness

Lydia Carfrae-Brohaska discovered she had brain cancer after experiencing tingling in her extremities, which quickly left her unable to use the left side of her body

Kirsty Cracknell, whose family described her as "very strong-minded and outgoing", passed away unexpectedly before her 31st birthday, and two days after her partner asked for her hand in marriage

Jason Tolson had so much of his life still ahead of him when he died on New Year's Day after a battle with a disease of which there are not thought to have ever been any survivors

The three victims of a horror hotel fire in Scotland at the start of the year have been named by police as two sisters and a 'loving father', as tributes are paid

Callum Baker-Osborne tragically died after rescuing his two nephews and a niece from a powerful rip current and sacrificed his own life to make sure his sister didn't drown

Benedicta Owusu-Buabeng, 38, died following a head-on collision in Bracknell, Berkshire, on December 17. The mum and wife was described as 'caring', 'passionate' and 'conscientious'

A body has been found in the search for 65-year-old former BBC editor Aled Glynne Davies, who went missing just before midnight on New Year's Eve following a night out

Brit couple Ron, 65, and Diane Hughes, 57, understood to be from Wirral in Merseyside, have been named among four killed after a mid-air helicopter crash near Sea World in Australia