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This is the second time in a week that fans of the continuing dramas will be left disappointed – Thursday 22 October's episodes were shunted to make way for The Pride of Britain Awards 2026. Luckily, there was an extra…
Although that might just be what he wants us to think; what are the chances Asher is a complete reprobate away from the camera, and is just brilliant at hiding it? That glasses and ruffled shirt front combo definitely…
Assisted on some tracks by co-producer Jonathan Wilson, who knows a thing or two himself about reviving the glory days of West Coast swoon, the LA-based Palestinian–American musician reaches for new levels of emotional…
Estranged wife Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) has branded him "a man of many secrets", as the attendees of Zoe Slater's (Michelle Ryan) wake watched on in horror. A lot happened in one September evening. Max had…
After that, witnesses (there were about 70) remained silent and evidence was destroyed. But Robert's five sisters and fiancee continued their fight for answers – including finding out what happened to a survivor of the…
After four years in Greater Manchester, the festival will take place across Newcastle's independent and grassroots venues in March with five days of performances and DJ sets. Tyneside last hosted the festival in 2015 but…
But for Alex Cox, his latest film Dead Souls – a darkly comic western loosely based on Nikolai Gogol's 1842 novel – is billed as his final film. If it really is his last film, the fiercely independent British film-maker…
The dean of St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin knew his novel would cause trouble and wanted to publish it anonymously. His name was Jonathan Swift and the story was called Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.…
Instead, they thought only of scale. "I'm done with LGBTQ+ movies being niche," says Ambrossi. "I was like, 'Let's make the biggest, gayest war movie ever .'" Job done. At Cannes this year, the best director prize was…
The series follows the 97 days between the notorious 2023 lunch – at which Patterson allegedly served toxic death cap mushrooms to her estranged in-laws, hidden in individual serves of beef wellington – and her arrest.…