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Cathy Owen

David Baddiel announces death of Welsh-born dad Colin

Heartbroken David Baddiel has announced that his dad Colin, who was born in Swansea, has died.

The comedian and author said his loss "leaves a huge hole in my sky".

He had highlighted his dad's battle with dementia for a number of years and had called for the "epidemic" of dementia as a killer of older people to be given more public attention.

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