85 minutes ago Classified review – Aaron Eckhart hitman thriller mines newspaper ads for coded messages

There is shockingly bad dialogue and a lot of extras waiting to fall over dead as Eckhart’s killer for hire finds all is not what it seemsThis decidedly shonky, if at least relatively unpretentious, action film stars Aaron Eckhart, once very much the coming man who’s not had the career you would expect for someone with his looks and talent. Eckhart plays a hitman named Evan Shaw; clearly a bit of a dolt, Shaw thinks he works for a super-specialised unit within the CIA that dispatches him to assassinate bad guys by sending him coded messages in the classified ads in newspapers (very retro). Shaw never sees his boss, Kevin (Tim Roth, clearly not taking this seriously) although a flashback reveals they used to have dinner together once in a while. Still grieving his late wife, Monica (Mary...

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86 minutes ago Antiques Roadshow guest ‘overwhelmed’ by true value of late dad’s ‘beauty’ of a guitar

An Antiques Roadshow guest had to clear his throat after discovering just how much his dad’s guitar was worth

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2 hours ago Wales train crash: What we know so far as one person killed in rail smash

The horrific crash happened on Monday night near Llanbrynmair in Powys and saw all passengers get evacuated from both trains, with some needing treatment in hospital

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2 hours ago The play that changed my life: Jim Broadbent on Ken Campbell’s electrifying epic Illuminatus!

In the 70s, Campbell’s sprawling sci-fi odyssey was a huge education and a hysterical adventure for an eclectic bunch of actorsA teacher at Lamda had recommended early on that I might be suited to Ken Campbell’s way of working. I didn’t have the nerve to do anything about it. Eventually I did call and he said: “Oh, this is remarkable because I’m just about to do the most remarkable play yet done on Planet World! Read these books and come and have a chat.” So I did.The Illuminatus! Trilogy [by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson] is a sort of science fiction piece, drawing together an awful lot of the then current conspiracy theories. It’s a huge thing that spreads over lots of different stories and characters. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Charles and Camilla take charge of the tongs at Sydney ‘sausage sizzle’ barbeque

The King and Queen took a pair of tongs each and clicked them in anticipation for a traditional Aussie barbeque – known locally as a ‘sausage sizzle’.

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4 hours ago King Charles III ends first Australian visit by a reigning British monarch in 13 years

King Charles III is ending the first visit to Australia by a reigning British monarch in 13 years with anti-monarchists hoping his journey is a step toward an Australian citizen becoming head of state

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5 hours ago Texas man accused of stalking and killing coworker after spiraling ‘obsession’ with length of her breaks

Travis Merrill, 51, allegedly told detectives that he was infuriated that his younger colleague Tamhara Collazo did not pay him enough attention

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5 hours ago Aboriginal elders reveal what they think about Lidia Thorpe's antics as they meet King Charles in Sydney

King Charles visited the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence in Redfern, Sydney, on Tuesday.

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5 hours ago Efforts continue to rescue cockatoo ‘living on brioche’ for four weeks inside Sydney supermarket

NSW environment minister reassures public ‘Mickey will be freed’ after false rumours of ‘kill order’ spread onlineFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWildlife services are working to rescue a cockatoo called Mickey that has been “living on brioche” inside a Sydney supermarket for four weeks.The New South Wales environment minister, Penny Sharpe, on Tuesday promised the bird was “not going to be shot” after false rumours of a “kill order” had spread online.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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