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The action kicks off when unruly Jake Windass (Bobby Bradshaw) overhears his classmate Lily Platt (Grace Ashcroft-Gardner) moaning about her vulnerable step-grandfather Doug Ramsey (Steve Evets), and before long, he…
Read moreDespite a chaotic few weeks for the Carter family; including the return of conniving Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks), Nancy’s (Maddy Hill) pregnancy and Lee’s (Danny Hatchard) struggle with alcoholism, Max gets down on…
Read moreGod forbid somebody crosses her, as ex-hubby Steve Marchant learnt that the hard way back in 1999 when she framed him for attempted murder and robbery. It’s been 27 years since he last stepped foot in the eponymous…
Read moreShe called it "a historic win, for a writer whose decades of work are lightly worn on every page". Harrison, who has been publishing for six decades, overtakes Margaret Atwood, who was 79 when she shared the prize in…
Read moreDocuments destroyed, witnesses untraceable, endless obfuscations and legal intricacies invoked. If the people doing the uncovering are ordinary folk, unarmed with fancy lawyers or untrained in the ways of big business or…
Read moreForbes has valued the former Beatle's net worth at $1.4bn (£1.04bn), making him the world's third richest musician behind Jay-Z at $2.8bn (£2.01bn) and Taylor Swift at $2bn (£1.49bn). The magazine attributed McCartney's…
Read moreThe Camper-produced single opens her independent EP ‘After The Storm’, due in January. Elton John discovered the Scottish singer, songwriter and broadcaster when she was 13, and industry veteran Ron Fair signed her the…
Read moreDunagan was six when he was chosen to provide the voice of the young deer in the animation's most heartbreaking chapter. He recalled the experience in the recording booth as easy and relaxed, with rudimentary technology…
Read moreIn his sentencing remarks, judge Joel Bennathan described Brand as a "sexual predator" and criticised his "staggering arrogance". The 51-year-old was sentenced to nine years for rape, with an additional 18 months, nine…
Read moreNot so, according to creator and writer Joe Barton. "We made the first series so quickly," he explained. "It went from not existing at all as an idea, to us filming it within about eight months. I always describe it as…
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