65 h. ago NASA whistleblowers claim astronauts could die in horrific space tragedy: 'No one is coming to save us'

NASA employees claimed that the space agency is operating under a culture of fear that is preventing people from talking about safety concerns.

Technology

6 d. ago Strictly's Stefan Dennis reveals heartbreaking family tragedy that still haunts him: 'I'm more affected today than I was back then'

Stefan Dennis has opened up about a devastating family tragedy from his childhood, revealing it still deeply affects him to this day. 

Politics

7 d. ago Melania: The Opera review: 'First Lady satire that is somehow moving'

This opera about Melania Trump manages to straddle both comedy and tragedy

Politics

9 d. ago The Harder They Come review – electrifying reggae musical is sweet, dandy and catchy as hell

Theatre Royal Stratford East, LondonMatthew Xia directs a consummate adaptation of the 1972 Jamaican thriller, whose irresistible soundtrack is bolstered by new songsScene-setting doesn’t get much better than this. As the band build up the driving reggae skank of Toots and the Maytals’ Funky Kingston, the Jamaican capital awakens. A workman’s hammer and a cleaner’s brush help tap out the tune, the stage bustles with life and in one comic vignette a banana is brandished like a gun.Later in the show, a tamarind-switch punishment will provide a more brutal percussion and real pistols will be drawn – one in each hand, as in the iconic poster for the 1972 movie. Part of the phenomenal achievement of this musical adaptation is how the story is propelled from sun-kissed comedy to elegiac tragedy with the same front-footed energy as that opener, one of several reggae standards bolstering the film’s genre-defining soundtrack featuring Jimmy Cliff, the Melodians and Desmond Dekker. Continue r...

Politics

9 d. ago Emmerdale's Lisa Riley says she 'couldn't love' Strictly star more

Emmerdale's Lisa Riley was partnered with Strictly Come Dancing professional Robin Windsor in 2012, but tragedy hit last year when Robin was found dead

Politics

9 d. ago Emmerdale's Lisa Riley admits she 'couldn't love' tragic Strictly Come Dancing star more

Lisa Riley was partnered with Strictly Come Dancing professional Robin Windsor in 2012, but tragedy hit last year when Robin was found dead

Events

1 week ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Stefan Dennis' family tragedy that 'affects him to this day'

While most viewers will remember him as villainous Paul, many might not know a lot about the actor's personal life

Politics

3 w. ago Tragic couple die on same day from cancer after both lose battle with disease

Dick and Mary Lewis, from Killin in the Highlands, both died of cancer within hours of each other and their family has had to come to terms with a double tragedy

Events

4 w. ago Three Brits die in Lisbon tram tragedy – but German 'miracle' dad 'comes back from dead'

Portugal are observing a nation-wide day of mourning after a tragic crash involving the iconic Gloria funicular, which runs through the country's capital city Lisbon

Events

4 w. ago Michelle Dockery's fairytale ending after tragedy: Downton star's pregnancy with producer husband comes 10 years after death of Irish fiancé she called 'my king and hero'

On screen in Downton Abbey, Michelle Dockery has experienced romance, loss and divorce as Lady Mary Crawley.

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