18 h. ago ‘It was filthy, horrible work’: actors Paul and Stephen McGann reveal how their great uncle survived the Titanic

New podcast series will show what coal-trimmers had to endure as they powered the ill-fated ship in 1912Clinging to an overturned raft in the perilous, frozen waters of the north Atlantic, Jimmy McGann witnessed the horror of the 1912 sinking of the Titanic. He was one of its soot-covered coal-trimmers, toiling in blazing heat, shovelling coal into furnaces that powered the mighty vessel.Jimmy stayed aboard with the captain until the ship’s last moments and, although he survived history’s most famous maritime disaster, he died a few years later from pneumonia. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Old Red Lion theatre pub in Angel sells to actor couple after 25 years in the same ownership

The Grade II-listed pub and its 50-seat theatre have sold to Cowardly Theatre Limited, run by actor couple Janine Duvitski and Paul Bentall

Culture

5 d. ago The Beatles: actors playing the Fab Four in Sam Mendes’ biopics announced

All four Beatles biopics, focusing on each member of the band, will be released in cinemas in April 2028The cast of Sam Mendes’ four upcoming Beatles biopics has been officially announced, with Harris Dickinson playing John Lennon, Paul Mescal playing Paul McCartney, Barry Keoghan playing Ringo Starr and Joseph Quinn playing George Harrison.Mendes, the Oscar-winning director of films including American Beauty, 1917 and Skyfall, made a surprise appearance on stage with his Fab Four at CinemaCon, an annual industry event for Hollywood, in Las Vegas on Monday night. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Neighbours star Stefan Dennis hits out at Amazon for soap's cancellation

The show celebrates its 40th anniversary this week, but the Paul Robinson actor says it ‘means nothing’ now

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3 w. ago Paul Danan died from 'cocktail of drugs' including cocaine and heroin, inquest told

An inquest into the troubled actor and reality star’s death opened at Avon Coroners Court on Tuesday

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3 w. ago Hollyoaks actor Paul Danan died from cocktail of drugs, coroner told

An inquest into Danan’s death has been opened and adjourned at Avon Coroner’s Court.

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3 w. ago Hollyoaks actor Paul Danan's cause of death confirmed as inquest opens

He played Sol Patrick from 1997 to 2001 on the popular Channel 4 soap

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3 w. ago Paul Danan's cause of death confirmed in inquest two months after body tragically found

Former Hollyoaks actor and Celebrity Love Island star Paul Danan tragically died aged 46 in January, leaving behind eight-year-old son DeNiro

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3 w. ago Paul Danan's crippling addiction struggles from 17 rehab stints to tragic last promise

Hollyoaks actor Paul Danan was very open about his addiction to drugs and alcohol and the inquest into his death starts today after reports he slipped and fell in an apartment in Bristol

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3 w. ago Paul Danan revealed he nearly died from vape addiction just six months before death

Hollyoaks actor Paul Danan was candid about his battles with addiction throughout his life and even stayed in rehab 17 times, yet he almost died following his struggles with vaping

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