16 h. ago Revealed: Disney pockets record £61m of UK taxpayers' cash to make Ryan Reynolds superhero movie

It is understood to be the largest sum ever handed to a movie production company in a single year since the government introduced its the filmmaking incentives in 2007

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46 h. ago Titanic passenger’s pocket watch sold for record £1.78m at auction

The 18-carat Jules Jurgensen gold watch belonged to Isidor Straus, who along with his wife lost his life when ship sankA gold pocket watch that belonged to a man who died onboard the Titanic when it sank has sold for a record sum.The watch, which belonged to 67-year-old Isidor Straus, went for £1.78m at auction, the highest amount ever paid for Titanic memorabilia. He was given the watch – an engraved 18-carat Jules Jurgensen – as a gift on his 43rd birthday in 1888. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago Titanic gold pocket watch recovered from elderly couple who drowned in disaster sells for record £1.78million at auction

Auctioneers confirmed it eclipsed the previous £1.56million record set last year for a gold watch presented to the captain of the ship that rescued more than 700 survivors.

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63 h. ago Titanic couple’s gold pocket watch sells for record £1.78m at auction

It was the highest amount ever paid for Titanic memorabilia, the auctioneers said.

Economics

4 d. ago ‘Do you expect me to talk?’: Dick Van Dyke says he turned down playing James Bond

As the veteran actor turns 100 he reveals that he was approached to play the British spy in the early 60s, but realised his accent wouldn’t have been up to scratchFor more than six decades, the actor Dick Van Dyke has been pilloried for his attempts at a British accent in Mary Poppins (1964). Now, the actor who has since apologised for the “most atrocious cockney accent in the history of cinema” as chimney sweep Bert in the Disney classic has revealed he was in the running to play another UK icon on screen: James Bond.Speaking on the Today TV programme in the US, Van Dyke, who turns 100 next month, said that Bond producer Albert Broccoli approached him to ask if he fancied the role of the British spy in his first big screen outing. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Avatar: Fire and Ash star reveals extreme measures Disney bosses took to keep film’s plot top secret

YOU wait for one big blockbuster film and then two come along at once. But forget Wicked: For Good, the film we’re getting seriously excited about is Avatar: Fire And Ash, which hits cinemas on December 19. The third instalment in James Cameron’s fantasy epic series will see Game Of Thrones actress Oona Chaplin take...

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2 w. ago Caroline Flack's fear of 'unhinged' police body cam footage being shown

Caroline Flack's 'worst nightmare' has been revealed in an emotional Disney+ documentary about the late presenter's death

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2 w. ago Real story of Caroline Flack ‘is much darker’, her mother says ahead of new documentary

A new Disney+ documentary reveals previously unheard voice notes and texts from the late TV presenter

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3 w. ago Former Disney World cast member reveals what employees secretly hate about working in the park

The ex-employee, from the US, revealed some of the biggest frustrations experienced by staff - including guests who 'snap' their fingers and complain about the weather.

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3 w. ago Disney+ QUITS Doctor Who partnership with BBC as fate of troubled sci

The BBC has confirmed the fate of Doctor Who as Disney+ quits its partnership with the troubled sci-fi series after just two seasons.

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4 w. ago Caroline Flack's mother Christine reveals 'biggest regret' in first

Caroline Flack's mother Christine has revealed her 'biggest regret' in a first-look clip from Disney+'s new two-part documentary Caroline Flack: Search for the Trut

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4 w. ago Caroline Flack's mother Christine reveals her 'biggest regret' after the former Love Island host's tragic death as she and her children visit memorial bench in first

Caroline Flack's mother Christine has revealed her 'biggest regret' after the former Love Island host tragically took her own life.

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