14 m. ago Mudlarking exhibition featuring finds from River Thames to open in London

The exhibition features finds from the Thames foreshore and explores the role of mudlarks in uncovering history.

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19 m. ago Netflix's Adolescence dethroned as true crime show becomes most

Netflix's true-crime documentary, Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer, has officially become the most-watched series on the streaming platform across the world

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21 m. ago Val Kilmer discovered he was getting divorced from Joanne Whalley in brutal way

Top Gun star Val Kilmer, who has died at the age of 65, dreamt of meeting his ex-wife Joanne Whalley before the pair had even set eyes on each other. But their fairytale romance ended in heartbreak

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41 m. ago Elton John declares his voice on new album 'the best it's ever been'

EXCLUSIVE The music icon has teamed up with fellow singer-songwriter Brandi Carlisle on Who Believes In Angels? and are already planning a follow-up after forming an ‘inseperable’ bond

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42 m. ago Tom Cruise's emotional final reunion with Val Kilmer as they shared last moment together

Val Kilmer - best known for starring in Top Gun and Batman Forever - has died at the age of 65 following a battle with throat cancer and he and Tom Cruise's last moment together was a poignant one.

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42 m. ago Val Kilmer’s final role brought Tom Cruise to tears as AI restored his lost voice

Kilmer made an appearance in 2021’s Top Gun: Maverick alongside Cruise, who insisted he return for a cameo at the time amid his cancer battle

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55 m. ago A look back at Val Kilmer's most iconic roles as Batman and Top Gun star passes away aged 65 after long health battle

The late Val Kilmer was one of Hollywood's most prominent leading men in the 1990s, famed for his iconic roles in Top Gun, Batman and The Doors.

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56 m. ago Decimated Arsenal send an SOS to Kieran Tierney as Celtic bound star set for massive Real Madrid chance

Mikel Arteta is down to the bare bones for next week's Champions League quarter-final showdown

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58 m. ago Zara McDermott declares love as she captures Louis Tomlinson's attention amid romance rumours

The reality star and documentary maker has been seen capturing the former One Direction star's attention amid rumours the pair are dating

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69 m. ago Val Kilmer recalled iconic Batman role in heartbreaking final post weeks before death

Val Kilmer posted a video of himself trying on a Batman mask in a nod to his superhero character in the 1995 movie Batman Forever

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91 m. ago Voices: From Woolworths to WH Smith: Independent readers name the high street brands they miss the most

The decline of iconic high street brands like Woolworths, WH Smith, and BHS has significantly altered the landscape of our town centres

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91 m. ago Good Morning Britain halted as hosts pay tribute to Hollywood icon after 'very sad' death

Good Morning Britain was paused on Wednesday as the hosts paid tribute to Val Kilmer following the actor's tragic death at the age of 65

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92 m. ago Val Kilmer death latest: Josh Brolin and Michael Mann lead tributes to Top Gun and Batman Forever star

Hollywood actor, known for his intense performances and iconic roles, dies of pneumonia

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94 m. ago Val Kilmer's heartbreaking health battles during final years left him 'unable to speak'

Val Kilmer has died at the age of 65 after a battle with pneumonia - the Hollywood actor previously overcame throat cancer, but was left unable to speak

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95 m. ago Emotional moment Val Kilmer's lost voice was regenerated in Top Gun: Maverick in scenes with Tom Cruise that left 'tears in their eyes'

Val Kilmer's final ever film role left tears in fans' eyes as he returned to screens as Lieutenant Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky in the Top Gun sequel.

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99 m. ago Val Kilmer plays with Batman mask in haunting final post before his death

Hollywood legend Val Kilmer has passed away in Los Angeles at the age of 65, with his daughter Mercedes reportedly confirming to US media that the actor had pneumonia

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1 hour ago Val Kilmer's heartbreaking family tragedy that haunted him for years and inspired acting role

Hollywood actor Val Kilmer, who has sadly died at the age of 65, was hit by a heartbreaking family tragedy when he was just 17, and the loss haunted him for years

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1 hour ago Balomania review – those magnificent Brazilians and their flying balloons

Documentary follows the baloeiros, who illegally build and release huge decorated balloons in cities, from where they can travel hundreds of milesAn intriguing film set in Brazil, first shown last year at the CPH:DOX documentary festival in Copenhagen, in which expatriate Danish film-maker Sissel Morell Dargis takes a look at a unique grassroots cultural phenomenon: the baloeiros, the ballooners. These are groups of young men, as secretive and loyal to each other as Freemasons, who (illegally) build and release huge decorated balloons in cities, from where they can travel hundreds of miles. Why? As kind of graffiti, or a community self-expression, or situationist artform, or just a subversive gesture of pure joie de vivre that does not need or admit of any explanation.The baloeiros are harassed by the police, on the ostensible grounds that they are part of gang culture, and the authorities encourage local people to inform on those they suspect of building and transporting a balloon....

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1 hour ago Val Kilmer's heartbreaking reason for quitting fame during height of his legendary career

Hollywood legend Val Kilmer had died from pneumonia in Los Angeles, California, as tributes poured in to the Top Gun and Batman Forever star whose career spanned four decades

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1 hour ago Ruben Amorim points finger at Manchester United star for 'trying too much'

Manchester United were blunt in the final third in their 1-0 defeat by Nottingham Forest - and manager Ruben Amorim had telling words for winger Alejandro Garnacho

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