38 m. ago BREAKING Who was Gene Hackman's wife Betsy Arakawa who was famous in her own right

Betsy Arakawa married Gene Hackman in 1991 after he divorced his first wife and the couple soon built a life together in Santa Fe, where they were found dead along with their dog on Wednesday

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39 m. ago Inside Gene Hackman's quiet life with classical pianist wife Betsy Arakawa: From first meeting in a gym to Friday date nights

The couple married in 1991 after moving to their New Mexico home together in 1990. They reportedly began dating in the mid-80s after meeting at a gym in California .

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45 m. ago Teen dies months after headaches were dismissed as ear infection

Doctors initially believed the 19-year-old was experiencing side effects of a recent bout of glandular fever

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55 m. ago AD FEATURE: Make your celebration simply unforgettable with these Welsh party venues

Discover your ideal location for fun, food and exciting experiences - creating memories to cherish for life

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57 m. ago Gene Hackman's reclusive life away from spotlight before tragic death alongside wife

Gene Hackman, one of Hollywood’s most acclaimed actors, chose a reclusive life away from the limelight before his tragic passing.

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62 m. ago Teddi Mellencamp shares health update after multiple tumour removal

‘This fight is not over,’ former Real Housewives star said

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64 m. ago Small Town Big Story's Christina Hendricks life from British dad to touching reason she had two weddings

The 49-year-old actress stars in new series Small Town, Big Story which focuses on a small Irish hosting a major production

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66 m. ago ‘He was a titan of of the music world – and my teacher’: Benjamin Appl on Dietrich Fischer

Appl was the great singer’s final pupil. As the musical world celebrates Fischer-Dieskau’s centenary, his friend remembers lessons with ‘FiDi’Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau placed great value on punctuality. Whenever I drove up the driveway to his house on Lake Starnberg near Munich at precisely 10.25 am, the tall and smiling FiDi (as he was affectionately called by friends and colleagues) was already standing at the door. He was waiting for me under the large carved letters DFD above the front door. His bright, mischievous eyes made him appear youthful well into old age. Depending on his state of health, he either resolutely offered me his hand or just his elbow (something he did throughout his life to protect himself from infection). Then we started working, always promptly at 10.30am.Being mentored by Fischer-Dieskau is something I look back on today with the greatest gratitude. I was so fortunate to be his last pupil, and studied with him for three years, until his death in 2012 aged ...

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71 m. ago Charles Bronson's freedom bid halted AGAIN as ex accuses parole board of provoking him

"Britain's most notorious prisoner" was due to face the parole board next month after spending most of his life in prison - but the hearing has been pushed back until December

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93 m. ago Breakthrough for diabetes treatment as new online tool could help millions with condition

Experts believe the 'personalised' device could be a 'game-changer'

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97 m. ago Frail Michael Bolton seen in rare family photo on his 72nd birthday amid brain cancer battle

The Grammy-winning singer celebrated his 72nd birthday on Wednesday and marked the special occasion with a photo of his children and grandchildren.

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1 hour ago Taylor Lautner comes to Selena Gomez’s defence following body shaming abuse

‘You can never please everyone nor should you have to’, said Lautner in support of Gomez

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1 hour ago Meghan Markle appears to delete and repost backstage footage of new Netflix show

Prince Harry also makes an appearance in the behind-the-scenes clips

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1 hour ago Mummy Pig is pregnant – how do we talk to little kids about this?

It's huge news today – Mummy Pig is pregnant and a new ‘Peppa Pig’ episode airing next month will show her making a baby announcement to Peppa and George. It’s never an easy conversation to have, says Charlotte Cripps, a mum of two who was terrified of her eldest feeling left out

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2 h. ago The question no one dares ask: what if Britain has to defend itself from the US? | George Monbiot

So much of our intelligence and military systems are shared or reliant on the US – if it becomes the enemy, it is already inside the gatesAll the talk now is of how we might defend ourselves without the US. But almost everyone with a voice in public life appears to be avoiding a much bigger and more troubling question: how we might defend ourselves against the US.As Keir Starmer visits the orange emperor’s court in Washington, let’s first consider the possibilities. I can’t comment on their likelihood, and I fervently hope that people with more knowledge and power than me are gaming them. One is that Donald Trump will not only clear the path for Vladimir Putin in Ukraine, but will actively assist him. We know that Trump can brook no challenge to his hegemony. Russia is no threat to US dominance, but Europe, with a combined economy similar to that of the US, and a powerful diplomatic and global political presence, could be. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Peter Andre had one 'rule' for Junior and Princess before he married wife Emily

Peter Andre shares his two eldest children, Junior and Princess, with his ex-wife, Katie Price, and has opened up about the 'rule' he imposed on his love life before he married his current wife, Emily Andre

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2 h. ago Teen dies just months after symptoms mistakenly diagnosed as ear infection

Jac Sexton, 19, had just started his career as a barber when he started experiencing symptoms

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3 h. ago Running Point review – you’ll be desperate for Kate Hudson’s basketball comedy to end

This tale of a girlboss battling the sporting world’s patriarchy is a real grind. Perhaps it’d be funny if you care deeply about the sport but shouldn’t a comedy be able to make you laugh regardless?Are you in the mood for a basketball comedy that has some leaden jokes and some even more leaden things to say about sexism and prejudice in the US industrial sports complex? Of course you’re not. Nobody is. But it’s here, it stars Kate Hudson and it’s called Running Point so let’s deal with it.Hudson plays Isla Gordon, one of four siblings whose father owned the Los Angeles Waves basketball team. Despite being the only one of Daddy Gordon’s children who is knowledgable about the game, she has been overlooked all her life. Why? Because she is a girl and the rest of them are boys! Cue a cutesy flashback in which a child actor delivers a Sorkinesque monologue about the team’s chances and her recommended player trades while trotting beside her father down a corridor of power, before having ...

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3 h. ago The animal kingdom’s best parents – and what they can teach us

From communal creches to single dads, humans can learn a lot from animals

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4 h. ago Simple trick to give your radiators a new lease of life and cut your energy bills

Households that control their central heating more economically will cut costs, but there's another simpler way that might save you over £100 a year.

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