7 h. ago EastEnders Spencer Moon actor Chris Parker's life now after quitting acting

Chris Parker played Spencer Moon in EastEnders for three years and his character was last seen in Walford over 20 years ago - but where is the actor now?

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17 h. ago ‘Their voices had been overlooked for so long’: the shocking hunt for the Gilgo Beach killer

The long and often shocking journey to finding the alleged killer of young women in Long Island is brought to a wider audience in a damning new Netflix seriesThe film-maker Liz Garbus was on vacation in July 2023 when she got the call that an arrest had finally been made in the case of the Long Island serial killer. Since 2010, when the bodies of four women were found along an isolated stretch of highway near Gilgo Beach, authorities had looked for a presumed serial killer with little progress and plenty of consternation. Garbus was one of the most prominent chroniclers of the grassroots effort to force authorities into action; her 2020 feature film Lost Girls, an adaptation of Robert Kolker’s book of the same name, depicted the fight by a group of working-class women to figure out what happened to their loved ones – all women who participated in sex work on Craigslist – with or largely without police help.It was the star of that film, Amy Ryan, who alerted Garbus to the arrest of R...

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37 h. ago Britain's Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon's forgotten 'romance' with EastEnders star

Alesha Dixon was rumoured to be dating EastEnders actor Matt Di Angelo when the pair both competed on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing in 2007

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38 h. ago Mum and baby located after shocking placenta discovery in Manchester park

Huge police presence in Manchester after shocking find in park

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39 h. ago Stacey Solomon's husband Joe Swash makes brutally honest marriage admission

Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash are about to give the public a glimpse inside their home life with the release of their own reality TV series – and the former Eastenders actor made a heartfelt admission

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3 d. ago People are only just realising what confusing 'fake bins' at airports are for

Holiday-goers have been confused after spotting 'fake bins' scattered around an airport - but they were shocked to find out they actually have an important purpose

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3 d. ago Families of Polmont custody death youths to meet Justice Secretary

Katie Allan, 21, and William Brown, 16, died within months of each other in 2018 at Polmont YOI, run by the Scottish Prison Service.

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4 d. ago The Rohingya were driven from Myanmar. Now they’re taking up arms to fight back

In the heart of the world’s largest refugee camp, whispers of resistance grow louder as young men feel compelled to take up arms and return to fight in Myanmar. Shweta Sharma speaks to these rebels and meets their secretive leader in a hideout in one of the Cox’s Bazar camps in Bangladesh

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4 d. ago Inside the Rohingya resistance: Why refugees are taking up arms to return and fight in Myanmar

In the heart of the world’s largest refugee camp, whispers of resistance grow louder as young men feel compelled to take up arms and return to fight in Myanmar. Shweta Sharma speaks to these rebels and meets their secretive leader in a hideout in one of the Cox’s Bazar camps in Bangladesh

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4 d. ago Million Dollar Secret cast: Meet the 12 players who could win life

Netflix's new reality series Million Dollar Secret is hosted by Peter Serafinowicz and gives one player the chance to win a life-changing prize - but who are the 12 players?

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5 d. ago Danny Dyer hits back at Ed Sheeran's claim London chippies are overrated: 'He's from Ipswich'

EastEnders actor hits back at claims by Sheeran about traditional fish and chip shops in the capital

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6 d. ago Don Jr's bizarre proposal to Vanessa Trump resurfaces amid her new romance with Tiger Woods

With renewed interest in her love life, fans were shocked to find out more about Vanessa's previous relationship with Don Jr . - President Donald Trump's son - or more so, how the he proposed.

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6 d. ago Ayrshire roads campaigners hold 'constructive' meeting with Transport Secretary

Campaigners for both the A77 and A75 trunk roads say they held a "constructive and satisfactory" meeting with the Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop last week.

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7 d. ago Every hospital emergency department in Wales is caring for patients in corridors

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has demanded action saying the findings of its latest survey into 'corridor care' should 'shock and shame' Welsh Government.

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7 d. ago EastEnders' Harry Mitchell actor Elijah Holloway's life away from the soap

Elijah Holloway joined the BBC soap as Harry Mitchell last year, but what do we know about the actor away from Albert Square?

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8 d. ago Ukraine’s clandestine book club defies Russia’s push to rewrite history

Risking discovery and even prison, teenage readers meet in secret to discuss texts that Putin’s troops are trying to eraseIt must be one of the most dangerous book clubs in the world. Before they can feel safe enough to talk about poetry and prose, 17-year-old Mariika (not her real name) and her friends have to first ensure all the windows are shut and check there is no one lurking by the flat’s doors.Informants frequently report anyone studying Ukrainian in the occupied territories to the Russian secret police. Ukrainian textbooks have been deemed “extremist” – possession can carry a sentence of five years. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Woman wakes up to find man has set up bedroom in back garden

Three roommates who had just moved into a flat were shocked to look out their window and find a strange man had set up home and was snoozing on a bed in their tiny back area.

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8 d. ago Netflix fans gripped by 'ridiculously addictive' British thriller starring Line Of Duty legend with perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score

Directed by Doctor Who writer Joe Ahearne, the psychological thriller also stars Scottish actor Richard Rankin and EastEnders actor Navin Chowdhry, amongst others.

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8 d. ago EastEnders actors shocked after finding out they're secretly related after meeting on set

EastEnders fans were left gobsmacked after discovering that Jay Brown actor Jamie Borthwick is related to a former co-star - and it turns out that neither of them knew

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9 d. ago Musk to visit Pentagon amid reports of briefing on potential war with China – US politics live

Trump and Hegseth deny NYT report that ally due to be briefed on US military’s plan for any war that might break out with ChinaDonald Trump and his defense secretary Pete Hegseth have both denied reports that Elon Musk will be allowed to see the US military’s secret plan for a potential war with China when he visits the Pentagon today.The president posted about the matter not once, but twice on Truth Social. Last night, he wrote:How ridiculous?” China will not even be mentioned or discussed. How disgraceful it is that the discredited media can make up such lies. Anyway, the story is completely untrue!!!We look forward to welcoming @elonmusk to the Pentagon tomorrow. But the fake news delivers again — this is NOT a meeting about “top secret China war plans.” It’s an informal meeting about innovation, efficiencies & smarter production. Gonna be great! Continue reading...

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