Once described as one of the most
outrageously
talented performers of her generation, Amy Winehouse shot to fame in her early 20s. Her
distinctive
soul voice won her plaudits galore, including five Grammys. But she was also hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Her behaviour became increasingly erratic, and she was often drunk on stage. The low point came when her husband Blake Fielder-Civil was accused of obstructing justice, and she was pictured apparently smoking a crack pipe. Despite the title of her most famous song, there were numerous sessions in rehab but to no avail.Shortly after the news of her death spread, celebrities, music critics and enthusiasts expressed
dismay
on social media sites.
Egyptian troops have again fired shots into the air to disperse hundreds of demonstrators in Cairo trying to reach the defence ministry, where the ruling military council is based. The Egyptian army blockaded the road with barbed wire and armoured personnel carriers. Witnesses said that there had been clashes between the protesters and opponents who pelted them with rocks, stones and bottles. The march was in protest at the violent response to a demonstration in Alexandria on Friday calling for political reform.
There's confusion over the
status
of an Iranian man killed by gunmen on motorbikes in Tehran. Earlier, local media suggested that he was a nuclear scientist, but now they say it was a different person, an electrical engineer who, reports say, worked for the Ministry of Defence.