10 h. ago ‘An intellectual stuck in a Batman suit’: readers remember the genius of Val Kilmer

Guardian readers recall encounters with a brilliant actor who was kind, generous and much more than a heart-throb• Val Kilmer, star of Top Gun and The Doors, dies aged 65• An ethereally handsome actor who evolved into droll self-awareness• A life in picturesI worked as a dialogue coach on Oliver Stone’s Alexander in 2003. Val was playing Alexander’s father, Philip II of Macedon. Oliver wanted the Macedonians to have Celtic accents in contrast to the Greeks, who looked down on the Macedonians, as the English have only too frequently done to neighbours of the UK. We were prepping in Morocco and I had been working for a while with Val on his Irish accent when my 95-year-old mother died and I had to leave for a couple of days for her funeral. During my absence, Val had to go home for a short while. When I returned I opened my hotel room door to find it awash with beautiful white roses. Val had sent them before he left, leaving a note of condolence and both his personal phone numbers so ...

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36 h. ago Football star stabbed in the heart and left to die in twin brother's arms

Austin Metcalf's devastated dad claimed his star linebacker son was killed in a fight over a seat at a track meet as his brother watched on in horror

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41 h. ago Woman sent home from A&E nearly died when heart 'tore apart' days later

Marie-Anne, 45, was told to go home but two days later needed to be rushed to hospital for emergency surgery

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3 d. ago Warrington XL Bully dog attack: Tragic first picture of grandad savaged to death in quiet street

Armed police had to fire 19 shots to destroy the XL Bully which attacked John McColl and another suspected XL Bully inside the address due their "sheer size and ferocity" the force said

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3 d. ago Jack Fincham studying to become a dog trainer after Cane Corso attack incident

Former Love Island winner Jack Fincham is set to embark on a journey to become a dog trainer after narrowly avoiding prison due to his Cane Corso, Elvis, attacking two people

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4 d. ago Toddler, 2, dies suddenly in her sleep hours after being sent home from hospital

Parents Kris Thompson and Ibolya Adam, from Wigan, are questioning the care given to their 22-month-old daughter by doctors following her death from a condition linked to Group A streptococcus, an inquest heard

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4 d. ago XL bully attack kills pensioner as armed cops shoot crazed dog 19 times

Armed police raced to the scene after reports of a pensioner sufering serious injuries in an XL Bully attack.

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4 d. ago Warrington XL Bully attack: Man dies of horror injuries after dog dragged him into garden

Armed police descended on Bardsley Avenue, Warrington, at around 6.40pm on February 24 following reports the pensioner had been left seriously injured in an attack

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4 d. ago Woman arrested after dog out walking killed in XL Bully attack

The seven-year-old dog died at the scene

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5 d. ago Thai cop alleges Shane Warne death 'cover up' after 'marathon orgy' in final hours

The cricket star tragically died in March 2022 after a heart attack while on holiday in Thailand.

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5 d. ago Woman arrested after dog dies following attack by 'XL Bully' on a walk

The seven-year-old dog died at the scene a

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7 d. ago Horrific details of Diego Maradona's 'deformed heart and agonising death' emerge in court

Diego Maradona died an agonising death after suffering a heart attack aged 60 in 2020, and the horrific details have been heard in court, with his medical carers on trial

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7 d. ago Diego Maradona's heart 'was freakishly deformed' after years of cocaine use and he 'died in agony': Daughter walks out of court amid gruesome details and photos reveal

Football legend Diego Maradona suffered an agonising 12-hour death in a dark room, struggling to breathe after his heart swelled to double that of a regular size.

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7 d. ago Boy who stole city's heart before he died is remembered in special way

It will ensure his name will "live forever" in his home community

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7 d. ago I was told by MAGA attack dog Marjorie Taylor Greene to 'go back to your own country' because I am British

Martha Kelner, 35, has revealed she has been inundated with messages from ordinary Americans apologising to her for the MAGA-firebrand's outburst following a hearing in Congress.

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8 d. ago Moment British Sky News reporter chases MAGA 'attack dog' Marjorie Taylor

The Republican firebrand, 50, threw even more insults at the British journalist - and her home country - during the extraordinary encounter in Washington DC , MailOnline can reveal.

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1 week ago Woman died of injury to heart in South Wales shooting, inquest hears

Joanne Penney, 40, died after being shot in the chest at an address in Llys Illtyd in Talbot Green on March 9.

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1 week ago Woman's lip found 'chewed up' on the floor after savage Labrador attack in a restaurant

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: A woman's face has been changed forever after a brutal dog attack – she was left stuttering and couldn’t open her mouth for several weeks and now has an abnormally small mouth

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1 week ago Teenager, 19, killed in XL Bully attack died of bites to the face and neck, inquest hears

A teenager who died in an XL bully dog attack suffered bites to the face and neck in the horrifying incident, the opening of an inquest has heard.

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1 week ago Terrifying moment dog walker uses AXE to fight off rampaging bear in surprise attack

The man, identified as Mr Piotr, said he whistled to alert the bears that he was in the forest in Bratislava, Slovakia, but they paid no notice and charged him down

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