54 h. ago BBC star Gethin Jones pays tribute to Welsh NHS as he announces tragic news

'A tough old week. But lucky in so many ways'

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57 h. ago Man issues warning after developing throat cancer from bedroom activity

It was caused by the same factor that led to actor Michael Douglas' diagnosis in 2010

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59 h. ago Inside Welsh star Catherine Zeta Jones' marriage to Michael Douglas including 'break

As fans gear up for the second part of Netflix's Wednesday, here's everything you need to know about actress Catherine Zeta Jones' real-life romance with Michael Douglas

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3 d. ago Michael Douglas experienced death after an epidural went wrong

he 51-year-old star had to be "brought back to life" after an anaesthetist wrongly injected morphine into his "spinal cord" and caused his brain to "numb" after he had an operation to fix his collapsing lung condition

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5 d. ago Meet the Austrian princess who settled a row about flowers with a ‘topless’ duel

Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones loves a good bit of on-screen swordplay. But her clashes with Wednesday co-star Jenna Ortega are nothing compared to some real-life historical duels

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5 d. ago Kidnap, blackmail and Suranne Jones as PM: inside Hostage, Netflix’s breakneck new political thriller

The British prime minister and French president get sucked into a shady conspiracy in the streaming giant’s latest twisty, emotional drama. Jones and Julie Delpy tell allHostage is a political thriller, and observes the conventions in many ways. The pace is absolutely flawless, it’s twisty, it has emotional heft. The British prime minister, Abigail Dalton, played by Suranne Jones, faces her husband, Alex Anderson (Ashley Thomas), being kidnapped. Their marriage is well drawn – “it’s happy, it’s assured, they’re supportive of each other,” Jones says. As we chat in Netflix’s central London offices, she’s always saying five things at once, only one of them out loud. Here, the subtext (I’ve decided) is: it’s actually pretty skilled work, creating a not-schmaltzy, passionate but familiar love match in which all the audience’s hopes and prayers are with the abducted spouse. That’s why normally when fictional politicians are the victims of a family kidnapping, it’s one of their kids.Meanwh...

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5 d. ago Michael Douglas 'died' on operating table for two minutes and 47 seconds

Celebrity hairdresser Michael Douglas has opened up about the time he died for two minutes and 47 seconds on an operating table after an anaesthetist wrongly injected morphine into his 'spinal cord'

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6 d. ago Davina McCall's boyfriend Michael Douglas 'died' for two minutes during 'extremely painful' procedure

He was just 20-years-old when the operation took place

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6 d. ago Netflix Wednesday star on why they had to 'be careful' shooting season two

Catherine Zeta-Jones stars alongside Jenna Ortega in the new season of Wednesday, and the Hollywood actress has praised her 22-year-old co-star.

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7 d. ago Outlander star Mark Lewis Jones transforms for new role in Welsh mystery thriller

Mark Lewis Jones played antagonist Tom Christie in Starz's Outlander

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8 d. ago Students can now get six months of Amazon Prime free – here’s what’s included

Students are snapping up this limited-time Amazon Prime offer that gives you six months free, then half price for the rest of your studies. We break down what’s included and how to get it.

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8 d. ago Michael Douglas says he is ‘very surprised’ by Sharon Stone’s claim that they argued before Basic Instinct

‘I didn’t think he wanted me to be his costar,’ said Stone of the dispute

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9 d. ago Michael Douglas refutes Sharon Stone's claim they had blazing row before erotic thriller Basic Instinct

Sharon claimed during a lengthy profile with Business Insider that she and Michael fought over a friend of hers in Cannes prior to Basic Instinct ever coming to be.

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9 d. ago 15 tidy Welsh language facts as we salute native speakers like Catherine Zeta

It’s 100 years this week since political party Plaid Cymru was set up to defend the Welsh language, amid fears it could be dying out. Luckily, it’s still around – and more widely-spoken than ever.

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9 d. ago Welsh football star's £15m payday after becoming businessman

Hal Robson-Kanu was one of the Wales Euro 2016 side's heroes but has gone on to a whole different type of success after quitting the game

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1 week ago Hollywood star issues sweet message as Welsh festival begins

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia actor Rob McElhenney was seen in a short clip practising his Welsh words and phrases

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1 week ago Wednesday’s Catherine Zeta Jones and Jenna Ortega walk London red carpet

Wednesday’s Catherine Zeta Jones and Jenna Ortega walk London red carpet  The Independent

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3 w. ago Davina McCall makes emotional relationship confession as she 'looks forward'

Two years after her marriage with Matthew Robertson ended, former Big Brother host Davina McCall has been in a relationship with her former hair stylist, Michael Douglas

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3 w. ago Tonight's rugby news as Lions star hit with £12k bill and Farrell unmoved by Welsh wipeout

The latest rugby news on the evening headlines on Thursday, July 17.

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3 w. ago Connie Francis, 1960s US pop star known for Pretty Little Baby, dies at 87

The pop star, whose hits include Who’s Sorry Now? and Don’t Break the Heart That Loves You, also starred in several filmsConnie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and 1960s whose hits include Pretty Little Baby and who would later serve as an ironic title for a personal life filled with heartbreak and tragedy, has died at age 87.Her death was announced on Thursday by her friend and publicist, Ron Roberts, who did not immediately provide additional details. Continue reading...

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