2 h. ago The Girlfriend trailer unveils Olivia Cooke in eerie role for steamy thriller

The new psychological drama series is based on Michelle Frances' novel of the same name.

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3 h. ago 'Fantastic' BBC period drama epic about real life rivalry ‘nobody has done before’ lands this month

The BBC's upcoming big budget period drama epic King & Conqueror stars James Norton and has been branded a 'must watch' for fans of The Last Kingdom and The Winter King.

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9 h. ago Lily James to play billionaire Bumble founder in Disney+ dating app biopic

Lily James will play the youngest female self-made billionaire in upcoming biopic 'Swiped', she will play founder and CEO of Bumble, Whitney Wolfe Herd showing her break into the tech industry

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28 h. ago UK Government must explain Faslane radioactive leak, demand Scottish Greens

The party has urged the UK government investigate and explain a series of leaks from two nuclear bases - Coulport and Faslane - into Loch Long.

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48 h. ago Alien: Earth creator explains one major change he made to iconic sci

The new sci-fi horror series Alien: Earth makes some huge changes to the franchise based on Ridley Scott’s original 1970s masterpiece

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48 h. ago 'Masterpiece' BBC period drama hailed one of the 'greatest' series of all time

The BBC series, which is based on a novel of the same name by Andrea Levy, has a 7.5 star rating on IMDB and has won critical acclaim from fans and critics alike

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54 h. ago Lily James' epic BBC series based on 'best book of all time' now streaming free

All six episodes of the acclaimed 2016 adaptation have just been added to BBC iPlayer

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54 h. ago BBC series based on 'best book ever' now free to watch on iPlayer

The six-part series has been added to the BBC's streaming platform and is perfect for fans of period dramas

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3 d. ago Lotto numbers LIVE: One National Lottery ticket holder wins £7.3m jackpot

One ticket holder has won a life-changing National Lottery jackpot in Saturday's draw, just in time to book a last-minute summer holiday with the cash

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3 d. ago Lotto numbers RECAP: One National Lottery ticket holder wins £7.3m jackpot

One ticket holder has won a life-changing National Lottery jackpot in Saturday's draw, just in time to book a last-minute summer holiday with the cash

Economics

4 d. ago Freddie Mercury’s secret daughter breaks silence with confession ahead of tell

The Queen frontman Freddie Mercury's secret daughter has opened up for the first time as a new book about him fathering her in the 1970s is set to be released in September

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4 d. ago Freddie Mercury's 'secret' daughter speaks out for the first time ahead of publication of bombshell book

The woman, known only as B, claims she was conceived in 1976 after her mother had a fling with the Queen frontman

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4 d. ago Freddie Mercury's 'secret' daughter speaks out for the first time ahead of publication of bombshell book, saying: 'I didn't want to share my Dad with the whole world'

The woman known only as B says: 'I cried and mourned my Dad, while fans all around the world mourned Freddie. When you are 15 years old. it's not easy. I had to become an adult without him'.

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5 d. ago Period drama fans rave about ‘best television series’ based on beloved books

The period drama has been deemed 'flawless'

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5 d. ago BBC ALBA goes ‘behind the scenes’ in epic ITERA adventure race

BBC ALBA is set to take viewers deep into the heart of one of the world’s toughest endurance events, as it follows The Blustering Gaels on their unforgettable journey through the ITERA challenge – a gruelling, multi-day, multi-sport race across Scotland’s stunning and storied landscapes.

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5 d. ago ‘It’s another form of imperialism’: how anglophone literature lost its universal appeal

There’s a growing appetite for stories from around the globe – if only we can avoid the cliches and exoticism of recent years, writes the International Booker nominee When I heard that a major international broadcaster would be producing a TV series based on Claudia Durastanti’s Strangers I Know, as a millennial Italian writer I was enthusiastic. Durastanti’s book – a fictionalised memoir about growing up between rural southern Italy and Brooklyn, and between identities, as the hearing daughter of two deaf parents – was the first literary novel of an Italian writer from my generation to reach a global public. Published in English by Fitzcarraldo Editions in 2022, in a translation by Elizabeth Harris, its success was widely seen as a good omen, the sign that international publishers were starting to show interest in a new crop of Italian literature.A further reason for my enthusiasm was that a big part of Strangers I Know takes place in Basilicata, ...

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6 d. ago Thursday Murder Club trailer offers first look at David Tennant’s character

The adaptation, based on the book series by Richard Osman, follows a crime-busting group of retirees.

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6 d. ago ‘Epitome of charm’ series compared to Pride and Prejudice is a must for period drama fans

The programme is based on a series of novels and fans can't get enough of the show

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6 d. ago Lily James strips naked in the Canadian wilderness as she celebrates the end of filming new thriller

The actress, 36, has been away filming upcoming thriller Harmonia, which also stars Carrie Coon, Bella Ramsey and Odessa Young.

Culture

8 d. ago Sydney Chandler describes experience on the Alien: Earth TV series as ‘a joy’

The new TV series is based on the acclaimed Alien franchise.

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