2 h. ago The secret lives of autograph hunters: ‘Donald Trump was really hard to get’

Why do so many people spend their time at stage doors and sending out requests for signatures? Those who have collected thousands of autographs explain the thrillAndrew Broughton still remembers the first celebrity autograph he ever got. “It started by accident,” he says, when he was 13 and doing a project about horror films at school. “I love Hammer horror. I wrote a letter to [actor] Peter Cushing and sent it to the BBC. A large envelope came back and a lovely letter. He sent me some signed film stills. So I got the bug. I just thought: there’s nothing to stop me writing to anybody.”Since then, Broughton, 62, has collected autographs from some of the biggest stars in TV, film, music and sports, as well as royalty, politicians and world leaders. The walls of his home in Derby are covered in framed signed photos from the late queen, King Charles, Diana, Princess of Wales, Brigitte Bardot, John Travolta, Kylie Minogue, Elton John, Liza Minnelli, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers and Muhamm...

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12 h. ago Kylie Minogue among stars performing for William’s Earthshot Prize awards in Rio

Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey has voiced an awards trailer featuring the 15 finalists and showcasing their solutions.

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18 h. ago MCM Comic Con 2025: Tickets, getting there, things to do and everything you need to know

From live performances to a chance to meet the stars behind some of the biggest pop culture franchises, here’s what to get up to this weekend

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21 h. ago Budding Airdrie stage performer urges fellow young talent to pursue opportunity to star in huge theatre productions

Kirsty Montgomery, 19, plans to return to the Beyond Broadway Experience [BBEXP] for the fifth successive year to continue gaining valuable stage experience

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23 h. ago 'Excellent' forgotten Sean Connery film with 'legendary' cast available to watch for free

The film also stars an A-list cast including Harry Potter's Richard Harris and an early performance from Lord of the Rings star Ian Holm

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27 h. ago Cabaret ‘Bond girls’ put 007 to shame with gruelling schedule and death

The Daily Star got up close and personal with performers from London Never Dies at The London Cabaret Club – a new James Bond-themed spectacular

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30 h. ago Beasts of the Sea: the tragic story of how the ‘gentle, lovable’ sea cow became the perfect victim

Iida Turpeinen’s novel has been a sensation in her native Finland. On the eve of its UK publication, she talks about her compulsion to tell of the sociable giant’s plightIida Turpeinen is the author of Beasts of the Sea, a Finnish novel tracing the fate of a now-extinct species: the sea cow. Similar to dugongs and manatees, the sea cow was only discovered in 1741 by the shipwrecked German-born naturalist Georg Wilhelm Steller but by 1768 it had already become the first marine species to be eradicated by humans.Translated into 28 languages and shortlisted for the country’s most prestigious literary award, the Finlandia Prize, Beasts of the Sea was described by the Helsinki Literacy Agency as the most internationally successful Finnish debut novel ever. Turpeinen, 38, a PhD student of comparative literature, is now a resident novelist at Finland’s Natural History Museum. Her book will be published in the UK on 23 October. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Sabrina Carpenter’s SNL performance called out for cultural insensitivity by Japanese

Pop star returned to host the sketch comedy show and to perform songs off her latest album, ‘Man’s Best Friend’

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48 h. ago Chelsea: Josh Acheampong rises to occasion again as bold Enzo Maresca call pays off

Teenage talent fully deserves starting berth ahead of more established options after another polished performance and first Blues goal

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49 h. ago Cardiff City player sent off in 'nightmare performance' as star to return to club

A number of Cardiff City players are currently out on loan, here is a look at how they did over the weekend

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50 h. ago Wishaw driver put on sex offenders' register after twice exposing himself to teenage girls in Motherwell

Hamilton Sheriff Court heard John Richford stared and smiled at the young females as he performed a sex act.

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67 h. ago Pink Floyd's David Gilmour confirms he will never perform with ex bandmate Roger Waters again after anti

Pink Floyd star David Gilmour has confirmed that he will never again perform with his former bandmate Roger Waters amid their long-running feud.

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2 d. ago Pink Floyd's David Gilmour confirms he will never perform with ex bandmate Roger Waters again after antisemitism row as he opens up on feud

Pink Floyd star David Gilmour has confirmed that he will never again perform with his former bandmate Roger Waters amid their long-running feud.

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4 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing star admits 'I've never been this tired' as he shares training admission

Strictly Come Dancing star Chris Robshaw is set to perform a Samba with Nadiya Bychkova for the fourth live show on Saturday

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4 d. ago Hilarious BBC blunder as live performance by legendary band Pulp is wrongly subtitled with lines from Miss Marple

A SONG by Pulp was wrongly subtitled with lines from Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple in a BBC blunder. Phrases such as “Morning, Miss Marple. How’s the leg?” accompanied Jarvis Cocker. Hard-of-hearing viewers were baffled as the frontman belted out Spike Island at the Mercury Prize awards ceremony on Thursday night. Subtitles as he prowled the...

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4 d. ago Mohamed Salah in need of centre stage return for Anfield’s grand show | Andy Hunter

Arne Slot will hope forward builds on encouraging signs for Egypt when Manchester United visit Liverpool on SundayIt has been a while, but Mohamed Salah was back playing the starring role last week with two goals in Casablanca that sealed Egypt’s place at the 2026 World Cup. The main man stepping on to centre stage yet again. Liverpool need him to stay there.There are numerous reasons why inconsistent, unconvincing performances have been the common thread running through Liverpool’s start to their title defence, whether they produced seven straight victories or, before Manchester United’s visit to Anfield on Sunday, three consecutive defeats. The upheaval from so many summer changes, Arne Slot’s search for his best XI, Diogo Jota’s death; Salah has felt the effect of them all during his uncharacteristically subdued opening to the campaign. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson 'danced naked' for 'humiliating' project

Hollywood stars Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson were asked to perform a "naked interpretive dance" by a director while working on their upcoming film

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4 d. ago Trump vindicated as stunning new poll crowns him the man who did what Obama and Biden never could in the Middle East

Donald Trump may not have been awarded a Nobel Peace Prize yet, but American voters - even Democrats - are giving him high marks for his work trying to achieve peace in the Middle East.

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5 d. ago WSL considers borrowing tens of millions to accelerate growth plans

WSL board examining ways of raising fundsLoans would be used to boost payments and prize moneyThe Women’s Super League is exploring borrowing tens of millions of pounds in an attempt to accelerate the growth of the competition. The WSL board has commissioned the investment bank Goldman Sachs and the accountancy firm Deloitte to examine ways of raising funding anda debt deal is the preferred option at this stage.The borrowing would be used to increase central payments and prize money awarded to clubs, with the aim of stimulating further growth in sponsorship, broadcast deals and club-led investment, as a result of creating a better product. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Sam Fender didn’t need his Mercury prize win – but he earned it with his incisive social realism

They could have given the award to an album that wasn’t already a huge hit – but Fender’s blend of kitchen-sink drama and stadium choruses is expertly done‘You can expect all the usual excitement,” offered host Lauren Laverne at the start of this year’s Mercury prize ceremony. It’s the kind of thing people hosting awards shows are duty-bound to say, but the use of the word “usual” suggested she was diplomatically overlooking last year’s event, which – through no fault of the album that won, English Teacher’s This Could Be Texas – had all the excitement of a wake.The Mercury had lost its corporate sponsorship, necessitating what host Annie Mac called “an intimate celebration of this year’s shortlist”, in the same way that an estate agent might call a flat with the shower next to the cooker “cosy”. Continue reading...

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