17 m. ago Listen: 911 call reveals moment Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa discovered in home

Police have released audio of the 911 call from a frantic maintenance worker after the bodies of US actor Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 65, were first discovered on Wednesday (26 February).

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19 m. ago Ramadan 2025: Tips to keep energy levels up if you’re fasting

Ramadan is expected to be from the evening of February 28 to March 30 this year

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20 m. ago Martin Lewis' charity given new powers to tackle money and mental health issues

The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute, founded by consumer champion Martin Lewis, has been recommended for 'super complainant' status to tackle the toxic links between money and mental health issues

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21 m. ago BBC Breakfast's Charlie Stayt forced to issue an apology after huge blunder discussing the late Gene Hackman

Police have launched an investigation into the Hollywood star's death after he and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their New Mexico home on Thursday.

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23 m. ago Scattered pills and ‘mummified’ bodies: What we know about Gene Hackman and wife’s ‘suspicious’ deaths

Hollywood star died at the same time as wife of 34 years and one of their pet dogs

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23 m. ago Death toll rises as cases of mystery illness in Congo reaches 1000

The World Health Organization said that while malaria is prevalent in the region, it has not ruled out other causes

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43 m. ago Abbey Clancy and Peter Crouch share strict rule that ‘improves behaviour’ of four children

‘We’ve stuck to that,’ the former footballer said

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45 m. ago Fearless and Free by Josephine Baker review – ‘ten lives in one’

For the first time in English, the sensational memoirs of Josephine Baker – cabaret star, activist and spy‘Who else could ever have had a story like hers?” writes Ijeoma Oluo in the foreword to Josephine Baker’s memoir. “The dancer, the singer, the ingenue, the scandal maker, the activist, the spy – Josephine Baker lived at least 10 lives in one.” Translated gorgeously into English for the first time by Anam Zafar and Sophie Lewis, Fearless and Free comprises stories and reflections in Baker’s own voice, drawn from conversations with the French writer Marcel Sauvage that began in 1926 and continued for more than 20 years afterwards. They cover her early life in St Louis, her adventures in Europe and eventual transformation into, as Sauvage puts it, an “actress and French citizen of worldwide renown”.Memoirs that span a lifetime can lack narrative drive. “Life, when you think about it later,” says Baker, “is a series of images a film in your heart.” And yet Baker’s matchless characte...

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46 m. ago Gene Hackman's daughters pictured looking sombre after star's death as mystery deepens

Gene Hackman's daughters, Elizabeth and Leslie, were seen in public just a day after his passing. The pair appeared sombre following the heartbreaking news.

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46 m. ago Chinese woman executed after abducting and trafficking 17 children over horror 10

Yu Huaying was convicted of abduction and trafficking children for profits over a 10-year spell, between 1993 and 2003, and was sentenced to death in October last year

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50 m. ago Couple trapped in Cyprus after paying £85,000 for two babies

Babies River and Liko were born in January but have not been able to come to the UK

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51 m. ago Kate Garraway admits ‘it is challenging’ as she shares concerns on raising son Billy

Kate Garraway opened up about her family life as she shared her concerns on raising her teenage son

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53 m. ago Edith turns 106 on Monday and says long life is down to one food daily

Edith Hill has also never done two things

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62 m. ago Mystery deepens as Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa's autopsies are completed after daughter shared chilling theory

Authorities investigating the mysterious death of legendary actor Gene Hackman, his wife and their dog have concluded autopsies on both victims.

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65 m. ago Gene Hackman's wife kept him on 'strict diet' as he was in 'good health' before death

A friend of Gene Hackman has claimed that Gene’s wife Betsy looked after the Oscar-winning actor by keeping him on a ‘strict diet’ in the years before his death at the age of 95

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72 m. ago Two priests 'plotted to assassinate' top Russian bishop known as Putin's personal 'confessor'

Clerics Denis Popovich, 27, and Nikita Ivankovich, 28, have been held by the Russian FSB security service and face life in prison if found guilty of terrorism charges

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74 m. ago Stephen Mangan: Maybe middle aged panic is setting in, I’m clinging to whatever fitness I have

Ahead of World Book Day (March 6), Lauren Taylor speaks to the actor, comedian and writer about his relationship with books, running and fame.

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75 m. ago 'It's a spectacle alright': Joseph musical starring Joe McElderry reviewed

"It's indisputably a Wow! show and one you really should see at least once in your life."

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76 m. ago Gardening mistakes you're making that are killing your plants

The most common gardening mistakes include leaving weeds for too long, under and over watering and ignoring fallen leaves.

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87 m. ago Kate Middleton and Prince William 'not that interested in the fame and celebrity that comes with' being a royal, claims couple's former aide

The Prince and Princess of Wales are 'not that interested in the fame and celebrity that comes with' their roles as senior members of the British royal family, the pair's former aide has revealed.

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