3 d. ago Telling the incredible tale of Anna Politkovskaya has taught me one thing: I could never be that brave | Maxine Peake

She faced endless opposition and threats to her life. This has become a reality for far too many journalistsMaxine Peake is an actor who appears in the new film Words of WarWhat drives someone to become a journalist? A good journalist, someone whose keyboard is a tool for exposing injustice, a truth-seeker who would risk life and limb to report their experiences back to the world? I know I couldn’t do it. I’ve interviewed people for a research project and was hopeless. I found myself shying away from asking the really difficult questions. There’s no way I could confront a corrupt official, or race to file a breaking story before a hostile regime tried to silence me, possibly for ever. I like to think of myself as the kind of person who would speak truth to power, but would I really, if my life was in the balance?One of the many privileges of being an actor is that it affords you the opportunity to dip your toes into other worlds and experiences from the safest possible distance. In ...

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7 d. ago Martin Clunes makes sobering discovery as he meets man who tried to end his life

Martin Clunes travels to the Islands of the Atlantic in a new season of his travel series. In Greenland he speaks to a man who tried to end his life as a result of island living.

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2 w. ago Glasgow nurse suffering rare stroke saved by colleague's quick thinking

David McKissock's quick actions saved Tracy Taylor's life after he noticed potentially life-threatening symptoms while speaking to her on the phone.

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3 w. ago Briton held by Taliban with wife describes dire conditions in Kabul jail

Peter Reynolds, 79, detained with his wife, Barbie, since February, says prison is ‘nearest thing to hell I can imagine’A Briton held captive by the Taliban for more than nine weeks has said he is living in dire conditions in a prison in Kabul, describing it as “the nearest thing to hell I can imagine”.In a recording of a phone call from Pul-e-Charkhi prison, Peter Reynolds, 79, also spoke of his fears for the safety of his wife, Barbie, who is being held in the women’s section of the the maximum-security jail. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago David Beckham's sons Brooklyn and Romeo 'not speaking' after 'girlfriend feud'

David and Victoria Beckham's eldest sons Brooklyn and Romeo are reportedly butting heads and are not currently on speaking terms due to worries about Romeo's love life

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3 w. ago Briton held for more than six years in India without trial speaks out: ‘My whole life is destroyed’

Exclusive: Christian Michel speaks to Namita Singh on the sidelines of a court hearing in Delhi, where he has been granted bail but cannot meet the conditions to leave the capital’s notorious high-security prison

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3 w. ago The Waterboys’ Mike Scott on his new Dennis Hopper album: ‘He wasn’t just a guy who took lots of drugs and did weird things’

The Scottish singer-songwriter has long found inspiration in other musicians, including the curmudgeonly Van Morrison who had one snarky song dedicated to him back in 2020. Scott speaks with Jim Farber about the wild life and times of his latest subject Dennis Hopper

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4 w. ago Mum of trans daughter who took her own life calls on people to 'speak out' on key issue

On Transgender Day of Visibility, Caroline Litman, who lost her trans daughter to suicide, is urging cisgender allies to 'speak out' to defend trans people when they can

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last month Matheus Cunha: ‘All we want in life is affection – Wolves gave me back that joy’

Brazil striker may be on the move this summer but after a troubled journey he has found happiness at MolineuxMatheus Cunha’s time at Wolverhampton Wanderers may be coming to an end but the Brazilian forward will never forget his time with the club. He says he was reborn and “recovered his joy” there after two difficult years and the frustration of not being selected for the 2022 World Cup.With 13 goals this season, Cunha is three away from scoring the most by a Brazilian in a single Premier League campaign. The record of 15 is jointly held by Roberto Firmino (for Liverpool in 2017-18) and Gabriel Martinelli (for Arsenal in 2022-23). Clearly Cunha has left behind the sadness of his time at Atlético Madrid and the 25-year-old speaks warmly about the new life he has found in a new country and the gratitude that has comes with that. Continue reading...

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last month Harry Lawtey on playing Richard Burton: ‘He felt embarrassed being an actor – it wasn’t a manly thing to do’

The ‘Industry’ star has left the small screen behind to play a real-life Welsh legend in the new film ‘Mr Burton’. He speaks to Olivia Petter about the backlash to his last movie ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’, class in the acting world, and why he’s said goodbye to the role that made his name

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