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Adam Peaty: Expecting baby with Holly Ramsay has pushed me to grow up
10+ hour, 13+ min ago (314+ words) Adam Ramsay-Peaty has said expecting a baby with wife Holly Ramsay-Peaty has pushed him to “grow up”. The Olympic champion swimmer, 31, and the daughter of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, 26, announced they are expecting their first child together last month. The…...
Top thriller writers share their secrets on what makes a gripping page-turner
11+ hour, 33+ min ago (1294+ words) Does your summer reading include a good thriller? Page-turning crime novels dominate airport bookshelves at this time of year – but what makes a really good thriller, a whodunnit or a why-dunnit, whether psychological or police procedural? As crime writers and…...
Jurassic Park child star calls Sam Neill’s death a ‘gut punch’
9+ hour, 34+ min ago (767+ words) Jurassic Park child star Joseph Mazzello has called Sam Neill’s death a “gut punch”. The 42-year-old actor played Tim Murphy in Steven Spielberg’s 1993 film alongside Neill’s Alan Grant. Following the news of the actor’s death on Monday aged 78, Mazzello posted…...
Angus Deayton says meeting Richard Curtis ‘changed my life’
19+ hour, 3+ min ago (515+ words) Former Have I Got News For You host Angus Deayton has said his “fortunate” career is due to meeting people who “changed my life”, such as screenwriter Richard Curtis. The pair met during their time studying at Oxford University in…...
‘It’s a wonderful, fabulous, sophisticated escape’ - High Society star Helen George on why new Belfast-bound stage musical is a tonic for our times
13+ hour, 4+ min ago (1252+ words) Helen George is in her element starring in a splashy new production of the classic Cole Porter musical High Society: her father was a big jazz fan. “I grew up listening to all the greats like Ella Fitzgerald and Frank…...
Douglas Kirkland’s widow ‘wasn’t impressed’ by him photographing Marilyn Monroe
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (322+ words) The images – shot for Look magazine – have since become some of the most notorious images of Monroe, who died nine months after they were taken at 36 years old. Years later, she has decided to turn them into her latest project…...
Oasis’s Wonderwall streaming numbers soar after England’s triumph over Norway
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (377+ words) Oasis’s hit 1995 song Wonderwall increased its listening figures by more than half after England’s World Cup victory over Norway, according to data. The track has become an unofficial anthem for the men’s national football team after their wins during the…...
Nick Owen remembers ‘perfect TV broadcaster’ Dermot Murnaghan
2+ day, 40+ min ago (502+ words) TV presenter Nick Owen paid tribute to “perfect TV broadcaster” and former Sky newsreader Dermot Murnaghan, following his death aged 68. The 78-year-old, known for presenting BBC Midlands Today, also described Murnaghan’s death as a “perfect example” of prostate cancer being…...
Michelle Ryan to leave EastEnders one year after Zoe Slater return
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (352+ words) EastEnders star Michelle Ryan is to leave the BBC soap over a year after making her return as Zoe Slater. The 42-year-old returned to Albert Square last summer as she reprised her role for the first time in 20 years. Zoe…...
Antiques Roadshow star Theo Burrell dies aged 39
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (496+ words) Antiques Roadshow star Theo Burrell has died aged 39, her family said in a statement. The TV star joined the BBC programme in 2018 and was among the team of specialists who examined and appraised objects brought in by members of the…...