17 h. ago BBC EastEnders 'confirms' imminent return of two characters following shock death

There was a shock death in EastEnders this week, and it looks like some familiar faces will be back soon to pay their respects

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4 d. ago Britney Spears is 'having an episode': Her mansion is smeared in dog poop... her family is terrified... and friends dare to say the worst

Britney Spears 'isn't functioning like an adult', say family insiders, who have revealed the shocking truth about the star's rapid decline.

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9 d. ago Olivia Attwood's personal turmoil – Pete Wicks bond, marriage 'drama' and BFF split

Olivia Attwood has found herself at the centre of a string of rumours about her personal life after she was pictured cosying up to pal Pete Wicks on holiday together

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9 d. ago Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman movie in hot water over ‘dangerous’ EpiPen scene

A scene in the new marriage drama ‘The Roses’ has sparked controversy

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1 week ago ‘Clearly the worst film ever made by anyone ever’: the story behind John Boorman’s horrific Exorcist sequel

After landmark flop The Heretic, the director was considering ‘immolating myself on Hollywood Boulevard’ in 1977. But a new documentary premiering at Venice calls for its redemption‘Evokes not terror but laughter.” “A movie for morons, a total cheesy rip-off that makes not one minute of coherent sense.” “The stupidest major movie ever made.” These were some of the milder responses from reviewers to Exorcist II: The Heretic, one of the most notorious disasters in Hollywood history, on its release in 1977. Its director, John Boorman, says he felt utterly humiliated and close to despair. “I considered my choices. The first was to commit suicide. The second was to defect to Russia,” the chastened director told one interviewer. He asked another if he could atone for his film by “immolating myself on Hollywood Boulevard”.What was the problem? Audiences had, most likely, been looking for shock and horror, revolving heads and vomit, but Boorman gave them metaphysics and surrealism instead –...

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1 week ago ‘Clearly the worst film ever made by anyone ever’: inside John Boorman’s horrific Exorcist sequel

After landmark flop The Heretic, the director was considering ‘immolating myself on Hollywood Boulevard’ in 1977. But a new documentary premiering at Venice calls for its redemption‘Evokes not terror but laughter.” “A movie for morons, a total cheesy rip-off that makes not one minute of coherent sense.” “The stupidest major movie ever made.” These were some of the milder responses from reviewers to Exorcist II: The Heretic, one of the most notorious disasters in Hollywood history, on its release in 1977. Its director, John Boorman, says he felt utterly humiliated and close to despair. “I considered my choices. The first was to commit suicide. The second was to defect to Russia,” the chastened director told one interviewer. He asked another if he could atone for his film by “immolating myself on Hollywood Boulevard”.What was the problem? Audiences had, most likely, been looking for shock and horror, revolving heads and vomit, but Boorman gave them metaphysics and surrealism instead –...

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2 w. ago I’ve been diagnosed with cancer twice in the past 12 months. Here’s what the pamphlets don’t tell you | Emily Thompson

The hospital gave me a stack of helpful information when I was first diagnosed last Christmas. But they didn’t tell me to bring spare underwear to workI’m 45 years old and currently battling cancer. A few weeks ago, I threw up at work with such force that I peed myself. My first thought was: the treatment pamphlets tell you to sip peppermint tea and keep a fan at your desk for nausea, but nowhere did they mention you might find yourself in the staff bathroom vomiting so hard you become incontinent. If they had, I’d have popped a spare pair of undies in my work bag.I was diagnosed just before Christmas last year. It was a complete shock: I was 44 and the healthiest I’d been in years. At first, I was given an excellent prognosis, and after the initial shock, I rallied like never before. I decided I was going to face this head-on, full of positive energy. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Suspected arson attack at restaurant was like a 'Hallowe'en scene', shocked witnesses say

A fire at a restaurant in north-east London was like a 'Halloween scene', a local businessman has said, after CCTV footage appeared to show a man running out of the building with his clothing on fire.

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3 w. ago Ronnie O'Sullivan left pundit shocked behind the scenes – 'He's never been like that'

Ronnie O'Sullivan became the first player in history to make two maximum 147 breaks in the same match during his semi-final clash at the Saudi Arabia Masters - and he was in a jovial mood afterwards

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3 w. ago Woman shares picture of 'garish' £80 birthday cake that looks nothing like the one she ordered as people say it's 'honestly shocking'

A woman shared a picture of a 'garish' £80 birthday cake as people say it's ' shocking'. The anonymous Brit took to her TikTok to share snaps of the cake she received longside the one she ordered

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3 w. ago 'I visited Blackpool and no one was on the beach – everyone was somewhere else'

A TikTok creator named Phil decided to visit Blackpool on a summer's day to see what it was really like - and he was left shocked by what he found in the seaside town

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4 w. ago Rachel Brosnahan marriage drama erupts after husband 'likes' shocking post about her and Superman costar

Rachel Brosnahan's husband has raised eyebrows after 'liking' an Instagram comment criticizing her on-screen chemistry with Superman costar David Corenswet.

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