Former UK prisons minister Ann Widdecombe is reported to have been found dead at her home on Thursday morning. Two outlets say she did not appear on a television programme the day before she was found. Daily Express reports that she “failed to make” a TV appearance the day prior, while Metro similarly says she failed to appear on the show the day before her death. Both accounts frame the TV non-appearance as a notable detail preceding her death, but they do not provide further information about the circumstances of her death or the reason she did not attend the programme. The reports also identify her as a former Conservative (Tory) prisons minister. Beyond the timing—her body being discovered on Thursday morning—no additional shared specifics are included in the provided summaries.