78 m. ago #MeToo movement ‘began to catch up’ with Noel Clarke, court hears

Actor tells libel trial against Guardian that female accusers were ‘lying’ and ‘seeking attention’ in their claimsWomen began discussing Noel Clarke’s past sexual misconduct in response to the #MeToo movement, the high court in London has heard, as he began giving evidence in his libel claim against the Guardian.Cross-examining Clarke for the Guardian, Gavin Millar KC told the actor he had begun to panic because the movement “began to catch up with you”. Continue reading...

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83 m. ago Inside Michael Sheen's life from famous exes, net worth and turning his back on Hollywood

Michael Sheen is one of the UK's most celebrated actors and he has written off £1 million in strangers' debt in a new Channel 4 show

Politics

3 h. ago LA district attorney says he won’t support resentencing the Menendez brothers because they lied

The district attorney of Los Angeles County says he does not support the resentencing of Lyle and Erik Menendez

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4 h. ago Sentencing Council warns against guidance being ‘dictated’ by ministers

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has written to the independent body to make clear her ‘displeasure’ and call for changes to be reconsidered.

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4 h. ago Airdrie get ammo from being written off, says Gavin Gallacher

The Diamonds' derby hero says they are not giving up on a great escape from Championship relegation

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5 h. ago Gavin & Stacey's Joanna Page says 'it's what I want to do now' as she contemplates big life change

Speaking on her BBC One show Wynne & Joanna: All at Sea, Joanna Page has said "it's time" as she considers a huge life change

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7 h. ago Chancellor urged to safeguard disability benefits from welfare reform cuts

A number of charities have written to Rachel Reeves arguing that hundreds of thousands of disabled households could be pushed into poverty otherwise.

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9 h. ago Starmer: Civil Service reforms will ‘maximise collective power of the state’

Sir Keir Starmer has written to half a million civil servants promising to ‘transform your work for the better’.

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12 h. ago Guinness expert confirms you've all been 'splitting the G' wrong

Guinness fans have long questioned the correct way to 'split the G' during the Guinness Challenge. Jonathan Sitson from Quick Whip has shared written confirmation from Guinness owners, Diageo

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13 h. ago Hamilton Accies must come out fighting after derby disappointment, says Sean McGinty

The Accies defender is licking his wounds after seeing his late goal count for nothing at Airdrie

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13 h. ago The bloodthirsty terror tactics of Mexico's cartels: How ruthless drug gangs punish their enemies and spread fear from mass beheadings to CANNIBALISM

The gruesome discovery of nine bodies and a bag filled with their severed hands on a Mexican highway last week had cartel violence written all over it.

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20 h. ago Inside bloodthirsty terror tactics of Mexico's cartels: How ruthless drug gangs punish their enemies and spread fear from mass beheadings to CANNIBALISM

The gruesome discovery of nine bodies and a bag filled with their severed hands on a Mexican highway last week had cartel violence written all over it.

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30 h. ago The Mouthless Dead by Anthony Quinn review – murder most unsolvable

The author’s haunting and highly readable fictionalisation of a high-profile killing in prewar Liverpool is rich in legal and procedural detailIn 1931, William Herbert Wallace was first convicted and then acquitted on appeal of the murder of his wife, Julia. Her killer was never found and the case remains one of the most pored-over mysteries of the 20th century. Crime novelists including Dorothy L Sayers and PD James have written essays and books about it, and none other than Raymond Chandler, who knew a thing or two about unsolvable wickedness, described it as “the nonpareil of all murder mysteries... I call it the impossible murder because Wallace couldn’t have done it, and neither could anyone else.” Why would anyone murder an apparently nondescript, harmless woman? Anthony Quinn has now turned his attention to the case in his new novel; the result is intensely readable and, appropriately enough, indelibly haunting.Quinn’s masterstroke is not to focus on Wallace himself, a middle...

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30 h. ago James Corden buys £11.5million home in London and builds £8million pad in Oxfordshire

The Gavin and Stacey star and his family quietly moved into the London property over Christmas, following their decision to quit America after living there for almost 10 years

Economics

35 h. ago Nick Grimshaw: ‘Getting people to talk about music is the same as talking about food. Both are full of memories’

The DJ and podcaster on taking over the 6 Music breakfast slot, coping with grief, and what he learned working as an intern at MTVBorn in Oldham in 1984, Nick Grimshaw has just taken over as 6 Music’s new breakfast DJ . After stints in PR and TV, his radio career began in 2007 on Radio 1 youth strand Switch; in 2012, he became the station’s breakfast presenter, doing it for six years. He’s also been an X Factor judge, a Gogglebox regular (with his niece, Liv), has written a memoir, Soft Lad, and co-hosts Waitrose’s Dish podcast, with Angela Hartnett, and BBC Sounds podcast Sidetracked, with Annie Mac. Engaged to his dancer partner Meshach Henry, he lives in London and will broadcast live from the 6 Music festival in Greater Manchester, later this month.Congratulations on the new job. How is breakfast DJing different on 6 Music?Radio 1 is about being at the zeitgeist of what’s going on in popular culture, so when there’s a change of presenter there, it feels seismic – there’s new ima...

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39 h. ago Airdrie star Liam McStravick's double boost as derby win caps strong week

McStravick has been called up to Northern Ireland's Under-21s this month

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41 h. ago I watched Gavin & Stacey for the first time ever and one character was a problem for me

While I wasn't fully convinced to watch the show when it was first recommended I loved it when I finally did

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43 h. ago James Corden buys £11.5million home in north west London and splurges on a new spiral staircase and interior balcony

The Gavin & Stacey star, 46, quietly bought an £11.5million mansion in north west London last year, which is also home to actors Helena Bonham Carter and Tom Hiddleston.

Economics

47 h. ago JK Rowling is spotted making rare outing as she soaks up Scotland's Six Nations victory over Wales at Murrayfield

The Harry Potter author has previously been very vocal about her love for Scottish rugby side and has even written them into the wizarding world.

Politics

48 h. ago BBC Gavin and Stacey star looks completely different in new role

One of the stars of Gavin and Stacey has taken on a new role in a BBC series in which he looks very different from his iconic character in the beloved sitcom that ended last year

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