2016 was notable for the number of celebrity deaths which occurred during the year, but 1916 rather less so. Nevertheless one of the most famous demises of that year finally makes it to the pages of the Telegraph, as page 9 carries news of the assassination of Grigori Rasputin, the “famous monk” who had been a key figure in Russian court circles due to his mysterious ability to heal the Tsarevich Alexei’s sufferings from haemophilia. Not that the report carries any details of the assassination, just giving the bald statement of its occurrence. Given the lurid tale surrounding it (failed poisoning and shooting attempts before finally drowning the victim) will more news of this emerge in the coming days?