10 h. ago Harry Potter books signed by stars of films up for grabs in prize draw

The draw is raising money for Pancreatic Cancer UK and organised in memory of Alan Rickman, who died of the disease 10 years ago.

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11 h. ago Actress Rich List 2026: Here are the 12 richest female film and TV stars in the world today

None of these talented performers will be too concerned about the cost of living crisis.

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12 h. ago Revealed: The message Norwegian PM sent Trump that sparked president's outburst saying Nobel Peace Prize snub justified Greenland land

The full message the Norwegian Prime Minister sent to Trump which sparked the President's outburst about not winning the Nobel Peace Prize has been revealed.

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13 h. ago Matt Damon is right: phones + Netflix mean we are now in the pub bore age of cinema

The streaming giant has the data that proves we all just watch things with one hand gripping our phones, so need to have the plot explained to us over and over againMatt Damon has a new film out, a $100m cop thriller co-starring Ben Affleck called The Rip. It is currently the most watched film on Netflix, because it is a Netflix movie. So how is Damon choosing to promote his new Netflix movie? By kind of laying into Netflix.During an interview on The Joe Rogan Experience, Damon went to great lengths to describe the differences between going to see a film theatrically and watching it on television. Explaining his experience of watching One Battle After Another in an Imax screening, Damon said: “I always say it’s more like going to church – you show up at an appointed time. It doesn’t wait for you.” Continue reading...

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16 h. ago The bitter rift that defined Prince Naseem’s absorbing career

After the release of Giant, a film starring Amir El-Masry and Pierce Brosnan, Steve Bunce retraces the rise and fall of one of Britain’s most-polarising fighters – and the acrimonious split from legendary coach Brendan Ingle

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20 h. ago Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut is knowingly pretentious and faintly magnificent

The one-time teen idol has never taken the easy route in her stardom, and her first feature film behind the camera – next month’s ‘The Chronology of Water’ – is an appropriately awkward, non-commercial and impressionistic affair. We need more of this kind of thing, insists Xan Brooks

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32 h. ago Tell Me Lies stars Grace Van Patten and Jackson White on the emotional toll of filming harrowing scenes

The actors open up to The Standard about the difficulties of filming intense scenes in season three

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33 h. ago After the Flood cast and where you've seen them before from Peaky Blinders to Hollywood film star

After the Flood features an impressive cast of familiar faces from hit shows including Peaky Blinders, The Crown and Bridgerton - here's your guide to the ITV drama's stars

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35 h. ago Snoop Dogg to star in the 'craziest' horror film ever created so 'insane' people 'won't believe'

After winning over Hollywood at the Golden Globes it has been revealed that Snoop Dogg is set to star in the ultimate scary movie directed by Eli Roth known for his gory and intense horror movies

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40 h. ago After The Flood on ITV start time, cast list in full, filming details and episode count

ITV's After The Flood series 2 returns with Sophie Rundle at the helm alongside new cast members Jill Halfpenny and Alun Armstrong

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40 h. ago ITV After The Flood start time, cast list, how many episodes and filming details

After the Flood series two is returning to Waterside as new cast members Jill Halfpenny and Alun Armstrong join Sophie Rundle for a new season

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42 h. ago Tell Me Lies stars Grace Van Patten and Jackson White on the emotional toll of filming season 3's most harrowing scene

Grace Van Patten and Jackson White open up to The Standard about the difficulties of filming intense scenes in Tell Me Lies, reflecting on the show's boundary-pushing moments

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42 h. ago 'Underrated' superhero film 'too complex for fans' on ITV today

This 2016 film stars Ben Affleck as Batman and Henry Cavill as Superman, alongside an ensemble cast including Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Gal Gadot and Diane Lane

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67 h. ago Which stars got injured during the filming of BBC's Gladiators series 3?

Four of the BBC programme's athletes endured nasty injuries in the past 12 months

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3 d. ago Noel Clarke declared bankrupt after losing legal battle following shock allegations

DISGRACED actor Noel Clarke has been declared bankrupt after losing a legal battle over sexual misconduct allegations.  The former Doctor Who star, who also wrote and directed hit films and dramas, was slapped with costs of up to £6million.  The married dad, 50, sued a newspaper for libel but a High Court judge said abuse claims...

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3 d. ago JK Rowling congratulates 'heroines' after trans ruling in Darlington nurse changing room case

The Harry Potter writer - who has been embroiled in rows over trans rights in recent years - celebrated the ruling in the case in England, hailing those involved as "heroines".

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3 d. ago Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke reveals she suffered embarrassing injury while filming wild sex scene for racy series

GAME of Thrones star Emilia Clarke broke a rib while filming wild sex scenes for her latest racy series. The dragon-riding actress was injured after a bonking marathon, which saw her bed three men in just a few hours as undercover agent Bea for new Peacock show Ponies. It takes Emilia, 39, back to her...

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3 d. ago 'Action packed' 2026 Netflix film leaves fans praising Hollywood legends' 'iconic' reunion

The film includes stars from The Walking Dead, One Battle After Another and The Odyssey

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3 d. ago Harry Potter and Trainspotting star was headbutted when he stepped in to stop thug attacking crying woman

Scottish actor Peter Mullan was viciously headbutted after he stepped in to stop Dylan Bennet, 29, from shaking his partner by the neck close to the o2 Academy venue in Glasgow last September.

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3 d. ago ‘It’s very embarrassing’: Sophie Turner on rage, romance and the horror of watching Game of Thrones

She was a star at 14, learned how to act with the whole world watching, then stepped away to discover herself. Now she’s back in the new Tomb Raider – and a Die Hard-style thrillerSophie Turner has a screwball comedy vibe in real life – elegant trouser suit, arch but friendly expression, perfect hair, she looks ready for some whipsmart repartee and a sundowner. She seems very comfortable in her own skin, which is unusual anyway when you’re not quite 30, but especially incongruous given her various screen personas: first, in Game of Thrones. Thirteen when she was cast as Sansa Stark, 14 when she started filming, she embodied anxious, aristocratic self-possession at an age when a regular human can’t even keep track of their own socks. Six seasons in, arguably at peak GoT impact, she became Jean Grey in X-Men: Apocalypse, a role she reprised in 2019 for Dark Phoenix, action-studded and ram-jammed with superpowers.Now she’s the lead in Steal, a Prime Video drama about a corpor...

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