55 m. ago A Different Man’s Adam Pearson to star in new film of The Elephant Man

Pearson, who will be the first disabled actor to play the role in a film, said: ‘I can think of no greater honour than to tell the true story of Joseph Carey Merrick’Adam Pearson, the actor who appeared in Under the Skin and the Oscar-nominated A Different Man, is to play the lead role in a new adaptation of The Elephant Man.According to Variety, Pearson will play Joseph Merrick, whose physical disfigurement led to him becoming a freak show exhibit and then a notable figure in late Victorian London, in a film based on the celebrated play by Bernard Pomerance that became a hit in London and New York after premiering in 1977. Pomerance’s son Moby is writing the screenplay, and shooting is due to begin in 2026. Continue reading...

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92 m. ago Faye Tozer to play historical Wild West figure in Dita Von Teese show

The singer said the role feels ’empowering’.

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1 hour ago Running influencer whose Tim Walz interview went viral faces intense backlash over Karoline Leavitt video

Kate Mackz is known for conducting interviews with celebrities and other well-known figures while running with them

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1 hour ago Channel migrant crossings in April more than DOUBLE same month last year, as 2025 small boat tally passes 11,000

Home Office figures published today showed there were 4,432 arrivals in April compared with 2,132 the same month last year, a 108 per cent increase.

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1 hour ago How much a new Xbox console will cost now as Microsoft confirms price increase

The gaming giant said the prices of consoles will rise around the world from Wednesday, with some of its gaming prices to rise later this year.

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1 hour ago Donald Trump fires bungling Mike Waltz after notorious Signal group chat scandal

Waltz, a prominent figure in Trump’s national security team, came under fire earlier this year after inadvertently leaking sensitive discussions via a Signal group chat

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1 hour ago The surprising English counties battling a knife crime surge: Why two of the UK's most desirable places to live are plagued by Britain's epidemic of knife violence

EXCLUSIVE: Analysis of police figures shows other English and Welsh counties that saw the highest rise in knife offences from 2015/16 to 2023/24 are largely rural in character.

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2 h. ago Shoppers in shock as masked figures drop from helicopters and storm building near Tesco

The abseilers were all masked and clad in black as they descended quickly from the two helicopters and into the building near Baguley in Greater Manchester

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2 h. ago Man City fans set for 95 per cent ticket price hike as FA Cup final farce drags on

Manchester City have booked their place in another FA Cup final with supporters again heading down to Wembley when the Blues face Crystal Palace.

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2 h. ago The 10 DWP and money changes in May including early benefit payments and Ofgem price cap announcement

All the major changes that will affect your finances this month

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3 h. ago Tesco shoppers joke they want to 'call police' after spotting price of Reese's yoghurts

People have been left divided by a number of new products spotted by shoppers in Tesco recently - but some cannot get passed the price of a new Reese's dessert

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3 h. ago Sky Ultimate TV plan claims to be 'best value' in new deal, but is it really?

We looked at the differences between the two services to figure out which is better, Essential TV or Ultimate TV

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3 h. ago Christine McGuinness tells fans 'coming soon' as she displays amazingly toned figure before TV return

The 37-year-old recently said she is set to have a 'summer of fun' as she is to feature in the new series of Celebs Go Dating

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3 h. ago Xbox games and consoles see price hike as Microsoft responds to 'market conditions'

Microsoft's Xbox consoles are getting a price increase in the US, while its games will also be more expensive as the company follows Sony's example in reacting to 'market conditions'

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3 h. ago Kate Middleton borrows Claudia Winkleman's Traitors wardrobe with cashmere piece they both love

Both Claudia Winkleman and Kate Middleton are a known fan of Johnstons of Elgin, and Princess Kate’s green jumper looks like it was straight out of Claudia’s Traitors wardrobe

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4 h. ago The number of Americans filing for jobless claims jumps last week, but remains at healthy levels

U.S. applications for jobless benefits jumped to their highest level in two months, but layoffs remain in a historically healthy range

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4 h. ago Amazon price matches Samsung's £120 off Galaxy smartwatch that's 'a godsend' for fitness fans

Prime members can now get 33 per cent off the popular Samsung Galaxy Watch6 Classic in a limited time deal.

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5 h. ago I witnessed US cruelty as a Guantánamo lawyer. Trump’s deportations are disturbingly familiar | Mark Denbeaux

The government’s claims against detainees were paper-thin and the process riddled with errors. Now history is repeatingGuantánamo is a horror Americans have tried to forget. But the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) deportation regime resembles so many of Guantánamo’s evils that it compels comparison. That comparison reveals significant differences but frightening similarities.On 11 January 2002, the detention facility opened. The first detainees, in orange jumpsuits, hobbled along in a parade to show the press the success of the government in this battle of the “war on terror”.The detainee admits he was a cook’s assistant for Taliban forces in Narim, Afghanistan under the command of Haji Mullah Baki.Mark Denbeaux is professor emeritus at Seton Hall Law School and for 18 years represented four detainees held in Guantánamo who had endured torture by the CIA Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Tragic skydiver's final days from flurry of jumps to 'deliberate act'

Jade Damarell is thought to have killed herself in a skydive.

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5 h. ago Fancy a beer and a burger? The world’s cheapest Hard Rock Cafes revealed

Exclusive: Three people could drink and dine in South America for the same price as a solo customer in Dubai

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