7 h. ago Cate Blanchett turns heads in quirky bird feather gown as she graces the red carpet at premiere of her film Father Mother Sister Brother during Venice International Film Festival

The acclaimed actress, 56, ensured all eyes were on her in a striking black gown with a voluminous skirt made up of layers of dark grey feathers.

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9 h. ago I couldn't shake the feeling something awful had happened to me. Then memories of my father's utterly unthinkable violations flooded back. Worse, my mother already knew

Kate's earliest memories are of hiding from her father in closets, surrounded by winter coats, wishing she could disappear into Narnia and escape his violent rages.

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10 h. ago Father Mother Sister Brother review – Blanchett and Rampling pick at family guilt in Jarmusch’s delectable triptych

Venice film festivalJim Jarmusch explores the awkwardness and closeness of parents with their grownup children in three slyly comic panels of drama set in the US, Dublin and ParisJim Jarmusch has made anthology films before: Mystery Train (1989), Night on Earth (1991), Coffee and Cigarettes (2003). In fact, he could claim to be the pre-eminent specialist in this now very unfashionable movie form. But with his new one, a deeply pleasing and gently quietist triptych on the subject of family, he is giving us something new and personal.It’s the sense of mortality and the gathering cloud of darkness over our heads as we enter middle age, a perpetual nagging worry about the health and happiness of our elderly parents, with the guilt and sadness of not going to see them, or seeing them only rarely, and the related feeling of closeness – or perhaps the opposite – with your siblings for whom these parents are the number one topic of conversation. Then there’s the feeling of relief mixed with...

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11 h. ago Princess Diana's brother's heartbreaking 'impossible' post on 28th anniversary

Princess Diana died 28 years ago today and her brother Charles Spencer has shared a moving tribute to his late sister on the anniversary of her death in a car crash in Paris

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37 h. ago Liam Payne's sister opens up about the last time she saw her brother

Liam Payne's sister has shared a heartfelt message about her brother on what would have been his 32nd birthday

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43 h. ago Little girl stood up to famous sports star dad before he burned whole family to death

Warning - distressing content: A brave six-year-old stood up to her cruel father after years of watching her mother be abused - but trying to escape him would have fatal consequences.

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46 h. ago What links Carol Ferris and Hal Jordan, and Ygritte and Jon Snow? The Saturday quiz

From Jesus in the wilderness and Moses at Mount Sinai to Claude, DeepSeek and Llama, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 Whose only non-US concerts were three dates in Canada in 1957?2 What country was home to the Western Desert art movement?3 Which brother and sister have both played football for England?4 Mom & Me & Mom is the seventh and final volume of whose autobiography?5 Lyndhurst is known as the “capital” of which national park? 6 Which banker recently left the Daily Telegraph after 33 years?7 What Ford model is the UK’s bestselling current car?8 What name is shared by a Hebridean island and a French department?What links: 9 Cleopatra and Mark Antony; Mary Stuart and Lord Darnley; Ygritte and Jon Snow; Carol Ferris and Hal Jordan?10 Caracas; Hanoi; Port Vila?11 Rain causing a flood; Moses’ visits to Mount Sinai; Jesus in the wilderness?12 Bowman’s capsule; glomerulus; loop of Henle?13 First (20.00-24.00); morning (04.00-08.00); first dog (16.00-18.00)?14 Clau...

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53 h. ago Minneapolis church shooter's father reveals trauma in killer's personal life

Robin Westman, 23, had only recently broken up with a romantic partner before killing two children in the horrific attack, his father James has revealed.

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56 h. ago Minneapolis church shooter's father reveals trauma in killer's personal life: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Robin Westman, 23, had only recently broken up with a romantic partner before killing two children in the horrific attack, his father James has revealed.

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60 h. ago Classmates say Minneapolis shooter gave warning signs as mother lawyers up: Live Updates

LIVE UPDATES: Robin Westman had odd obsessions and demonstrated 'erratic' behavior as a child, former classmates have claimed.

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62 h. ago Mother of Minneapolis shooter hires lawyer that represented George Floyd protesters as mystery deepens over her absence: Live Updates

LIVE UPDATES: Mary Grace Westman has retained a high-profile lawyer who represented George Floyd protesters after her child opened fire on Annunciation Catholic Church.

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4 d. ago Heartbreaking floral tributes and a Porsche for funeral of little boy, four, killed in pick

Peter Maughan, affectionately known as Peter Rabbit, died after the vehicle he was in collided with another in Dartford on June 1, while his little sister, father and mother were injured.

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6 d. ago Cruz Beckham and father David send fans wild as family shares Italian getaway snaps

The 20-year-old jetted off on a luxury trip with his parents, brother Romeo, 22, and 14-year-old sister Harper

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6 d. ago Cruz Beckham, 20, shares an intimate moment with girlfriend Jackie Apostel, 29, after joining shirtless dad David aboard their lavish yacht during Italian family getaway

The youngest Beckham son, 20, jetted off on a luxury trip with his family, including his brother Romeo, 22, and sister Harper, 14.

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7 d. ago Mushroom lunch survivor forgives Erin Patterson, saying she has ‘become the victim of my kindness’

Ian Wilkinson tells supreme court he is ‘no longer Erin Patterson’s victim’ but is ‘compelled to seek justice’ for three murdered family membersErin Patterson plea hearing LIVE: Patterson in tears as victims bereaved by her deadly mushroom lunch lay bare their griefIan Wilkinson says he forgives Erin Patterson for trying to murder him but cannot offer her forgiveness for killing three other people with poisoned beef wellingtons, a Victorian court has heard.Wilkinson, a pastor whose wife, sister-in-law and brother-in-law were killed by Patterson after they were served the lunch in 2023, told the supreme court in Melbourne on Monday that he had not fully recovered from the death cap mushroom poisoning he suffered. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Cruz Beckham, 20, shares an intimate moment with girlfriend Jackie Apostel, 30, after joining shirtless dad David aboard their lavish yacht during Italian family getaway

The youngest Beckham son, 20, jetted off on a luxury trip with his family, including his brother Romeo, 22, and sister Harper, 14.

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9 d. ago 'One in a million' tragedy sees brother die months after sister's diagnosis

The family were told that the chances were one-in-a-million that two siblings would both receive a brain tumour diagnosis, and they're now hoping to raise funds for others

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1 week ago Menendez brothers face parole hearings as they seek release after three decades

Erik and Lyle Menendez, sentenced to life over 1989 killings of parents, eligible for parole after judge’s May decisionThe Menendez brothers are scheduled to face separate parole hearings beginning Thursday, marking the closest they have been to winning freedom after spending nearly 30 years in prison in the slaying of their parents inside their Los Angeles home.Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison for killing their father, Jose Menendez, and mother, Kitty Menendez, in their Beverly Hills mansion in 1989. They were 18 and 21 at the time. Defense attorneys argued the brothers acted out of self-defense after years of sexual abuse by their father, while prosecutors said the brothers killed their parents for a multimillion-dollar inheritance. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Brother dies with brain tumour just six months after sister's own diagnosis

Gemma Adam's family were told the chance of both siblings being diagnosed with brain tumours was one-in-a-million.

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1 week ago Princess Andre weighs in on growing feud between her mother Katie Price and father Peter Andre after her documentary ignited a firestorm

Princess Andre has spoken about why she doesn't get involved in her father Peter and mother Katie Price's public feud following their bitter split 16 years ago.

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