23 h. ago ITV star says iconic sitcom won't return for new series after tragic announcement

The show tarred Linda Robson, Pauline Quirke and Lesley Joseph in the lead roles and it seems the trio will never reunite for more episodes of the popular sitcom

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37 h. ago Siobhan Finneran rumoured romance with Death in Paradise star and her famous ex

Siobhan Finneran is a TV favourite and has starred in a number of popular TV shows over the years and is currently taking the lead role in ITV1's Protection

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53 h. ago Pretty Woman at 35: Everything you didn't know including who turned down lead roles

1990s rom-com Pretty Woman first hit the big screen on March 23, 1990, and some people might be surprised to learn that was 35 years ago.

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4 d. ago Russia names former FSB officer behind Ukraine invasion to lead peace talks

Terms of proposed ceasefire remain unclear as Moscow launches airstrikes and Kyiv hits Russian airbaseRussia has named a secretive former FSB chief who played a key role in planning Vladimir Putin’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine to lead next week’s peace talks with the US in Saudi Arabia.Moscow announced that Sergei Beseda, the former head of the spy agency’s fifth directorate – who oversaw intelligence operations in Ukraine and orchestrated the recruitment of collaborators before the full-scale invasion – will travel to Riyadh for Monday’s talks with the US. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Strictly winner lands role in landmark new ITV crime thriller

The actress will star in a "groundbreaking lead role" in a six-part series called Code of Silence on ITV this summer

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6 d. ago Stephen Graham shares how Adolescence's Jamie Miller star secured role without experience

Adolescence star Stephen Graham said his on-screen son Owen Cooper had no acting experience, before he was chosen for the lead role as Jamie Miller

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7 d. ago Rachel Zegler praised as 'outstanding' in first reactions to controversy

‘Zegler was great in the lead role, and Gadot was fun,’ one review read

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8 d. ago Brenda Song reveals how fiancé Macaulay Culkin keeps ‘ruining’ Home Alone for her

Culkin shot to fame as a child star with his lead role in the holiday classic ‘Home Alone’

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9 d. ago Feeling like an impostor is holding me back at work | Ask Philippa

That voice in your head telling you that you’re saying the wrong things, or not saying enough, is not telling the truthThe dilemma How can I feel less intimidated when talking to senior or pivotal people who might be good for my career? And feel less shame in the aftermath? I come from a working-class, immigrant background. I have risen through the ranks in my team and now have a lead role where I go to lots of meetings. I frequently suffer with impostor syndrome. I have seen people reach the top of their game just by being good at meetings, while I feel like I lack this skill, and now this job is more challenging.I long to stay in my comfort zone in which I have lots of quiet time to do work rather than attend meetings. Though if I was to do that, I’d be taking a step down in my career. After talking to people I admire, I end up not sleeping and rerunning the conversation, annoyed at myself for my performance. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Brenda Song reveals how Macaulay Culkin keeps ‘ruining’ Home Alone for her

Culkin shot to fame as a child star with his lead role in the holiday classic ‘Home Alone’

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9 d. ago Fans call for Stephen Graham to receive award as they hail Adolescence star's 'greatness'

Stephen Graham has been praised by fans of his new Netflix miniseries, Adolescence, which many are calling one of his best performances as they say his lead role showcases his 'greatness'

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1 week ago Inside the life of Adolescence star Owen Cooper as he makes on

Adolescence star Owen Cooper had no idea he would be offered the lead role.

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1 week ago Who is Mahmoud Khalil? The detained Columbia graduate praised as steady negotiator

Key figure in pro-Palestinian campus protests arrested by Ice known for kindness and skill for de-escalationMahmoud Khalil, the recent Columbia University graduate who was detained by Ice on Saturday night, was linked by Donald Trump, without evidence, to “pro-terrorist, anti-Semitic, anti-American activity”. But for those who know him, Khalil was a student, a steady negotiator and a leader whose activism placed him at the center of a national movement for Palestinian solidarity.Khalil, a Palestinian green card holder who is currently in immigration detention in Louisiana, was a lead negotiator for Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD), a role that thrust him into the spotlight during the pro-Palestinian encampment protests last spring – long before his high-profile arrest. He gained a reputation among fellow protesters as a principled and strategic organizer, earning praise for his ability to de-escalate tense situations. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Margot Robbie poised to play Anna Nicole Smith in a film about the Playboy model's life

Margot Robbie, who played the title character in Barbie in 2023, is reportedly the only name in the frame for the lead role in the film about Anna Nicole Smith

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2 w. ago Harry Potter TV series lines up major Hollywood stars for lead roles

Janet McTeer is set to play Professor Miverva McGonagall in HBO’s highly anticipated new Harry Potter TV series, which is scheduled for next year.

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2 w. ago The financial services industry can play lead role in closing gender pensions gap

The standard of living in later life for millions of women will be put at risk if action is not taken, writes Anna Harrigan

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3 w. ago Adrien Brody breaks world record with Oscars acceptance speech

Actor won the award for Best Actor for his lead role in Brady Corbet’s historical epic ‘The Brutalist’

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3 w. ago From Unforgiven to The Firm: Guardian writers pick their favourite Gene Hackman movies

After the death of the esteemed actor, writers highlight their favourite movies from a long and varied career‘He let us hate him’: Gene Hackman had a rare power – he didn’t need to be likedAlmost five minutes go by in The French Connection before we get a good look at Gene Hackman. Various other operators come and go in William Friedkin’s gritty and unsettling procedural – based on a real heroin sting – before Hackman’s Detective Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle emerges from behind an ill-fitting undercover Santa Claus outfit, like a background player busting into his first lead role. It’s as fitting an entrance as ever for Hackman, leveling up after his supporting work on TV and films like Bonnie and Clyde. And he gives a performance that sets the tone for his whole career, playing the brutal and racist cop, a morally murky figure who just doesn’t sit right as the hero of the story. Many of the qualities that made Hackman so great in later villainous roles – the way he moves like a menace with...

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4 w. ago Tim Rice wades into controversy over Wicked star Cynthia Erivo's casting as Jesus

Wicked star Cynthia Erivo was announced in the lead role in a Hollywood Bowl production of Jesus Christ Superstar recently and lyricist Sir Tim Rice has now shared his thoughts

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