4 h. ago 'Evil monster' killed disabled Eastenders star and two sons with axe in 'barbaric' way

Arthur Simpson Kent was given a whole life order after brutally murdering his partner, ex-Eastenders star Sian Blake, and her two young sons - but he tried to cover up his horrifying crimes with cold calculation

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13 h. ago Sara Weller: I don't want to be the one disabled director in a thousand

Weller was speaking at the launch of a report by ActionAble 2025, an initiative she co-founded, which aims to help disabled people reach their full potential at work.

Politics

13 h. ago Motability Scheme update for people on PIP and other disability benefits

The scheme helps disabled people access a vehicle and maintain a more independent lifestyle

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13 h. ago The moment I knew: as the curtains fell on our first performance, the electricity between us was palpable

At first, Australian soprano Nicole Car found her costar’s confidence curiously endearing. Later she realised they had serious chemistry, on and off the stageFind more stories from The moment I knew seriesIn 2015 I was making my European debut singing the role of Tatiana in Tchiakovsky’s Eugene Onegin in Berlin. I’d been offered the contract at relatively short notice and was assured by the casting director not to worry, my French-Canadian co-star was “a real charmer”. I took it with a grain of salt.On the first day of rehearsals, Étienne (the charmer) arrived for a brief introduction before he rushed off to debut a very big role, playing Posa in Verdi’s Don Carlos. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Trump requests release of Epstein court documents but says ‘nothing will be enough for the troublemakers’ – as it happened

This liveblog is now closedAs Donald Trump tries to claim he was “not a fan” of Jeffrey Epstein, photos, videos and anecdotes paint a picture of their relationship, writes Adam Gabbatt:Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, has called for Barack Obama and former senior US national security officials to be prosecuted after accusing them of a “treasonous conspiracy” intended to show that Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential election win was due to Russian interference. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Superman director James Gunn reveals 'terrible' way Henry Cavill was fired from DC

Superman director James Gunn recalled the 'terrible' way Henry Cavill was fired from his role as iconic superhero, Clark Kent

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17 h. ago Trump requests release of Epstein court documents but says ‘nothing will be enough for the troublemakers’ – US politics live

Move seeks to quell controversy that has engulfed the administration since it said it would not release more files from Epstein’s sex trafficking caseAs Donald Trump tries to claim he was “not a fan” of Jeffrey Epstein, photos, videos and anecdotes paint a picture of their relationship, writes Adam Gabbatt:Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, has called for Barack Obama and former senior US national security officials to be prosecuted after accusing them of a “treasonous conspiracy” intended to show that Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential election win was due to Russian interference. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Superman director says Henry Cavill was fired from DC in ‘terrible’ way

‘It was really unfair to him,’ director and co-DC boss said

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21 h. ago Colossal cleanup effort allows summer camp to reopen after Texas floods

Downstream of Camp Mystic, people rallied around to restore Camp Camp, which caters for those with disabilitiesJust days after the devastating Texas floods killed 27 campers and counselors from Camp Mystic, another summer camp has reopened its doors 30 miles downstream. A colossal cleanup effort from the surrounding community enabled Camp Camp, a residential program serving youth with disabilities, to welcome visitors again this summer.“Our campers will be able to enjoy our riverfront activities much sooner now,” said Ken Kaiser, the director of facility operations for the camp. “In the midst of heartache, we got to see the best of humanity through these volunteers who came from all over Texas and beyond.” Continue reading...

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24 h. ago ‘The entire industry said no’: the story behind seminal teen comedy Clueless at 30

Amy Heckerling, Alicia Silverstone and more involved with the defining 1995 movie talk about their memories of making a film that Hollywood kept passing onIn the early 1990s, the writer-director Amy Heckerling was feeling down. Heckerling had burst on to the scene a decade earlier with Fast Times at Ridgemont High, a groundbreaking coming-of-age comedy of libidinous teens, and scored a surprise box office hit with 1989’s Look Who’s Talking. But she was struggling to fit Hollywood demands. “I was thinking: ‘Oh, I’m never going to make a film that’s what I want it to be, because you can’t have protagonists that are female, you have to do slob comedies, but there’s only a few actors that they accept in those roles, and you don’t get a chance to work with them if you’re a female,’” Heckerling told me recently.With little interest in catering to the prevailing tastes of the day, Heckerling went back to the drawing board: what did she want to write? A true native New Yorker with the accen...

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32 h. ago More than one million people claim PIP for these 20 psychiatric conditions

Personal Independence Payments provide up to £749 per month to help people with the extra costs of being disabled or ill

Science

36 h. ago Tulsi Gabbard calls for Obama to be prosecuted over 2016 election claims

Trump intelligence chief accuses ex-president and others of ‘treasonous conspiracy’ for alleging Russian interferenceUS politics – follow liveTulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, has called for Barack Obama and former senior US national security officials to be prosecuted after accusing them of a “treasonous conspiracy” intended to show that Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential election win was due to Russian interference.She said Obama and senior officials in his administration had “[laid] the groundwork for a years-long coup” against Trump after his victory over Hillary Clinton by “manufacturing intelligence” to suggest that Russia had tried to influence the election. That included using a dossier prepared by a British intelligence analyst, Christopher Steele, that they knew to be unreliable, Gabbard claimed. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Eddington director Ari Aster reveals which Marvel movie he was asked to make

The ‘Midsommar’ filmmaker said he was approached about a comic-book movie that became a box office flop

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37 h. ago Trump administration dumps huge tranche of Obama documents while world waits for Epstein files: Live updates

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassified hundreds of Russia hoax documents on Friday as the world is watching for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Politics

40 h. ago Coldplay kisscam embrace goes viral as expert explains what will happen next

A HR expert gives her take on the viral moment a CEO and a HR director were caught intimately embracing at a Coldplay concert including what is likely to happen next

Science

41 h. ago Katie Price says Harvey weighs 30st and 'can't wait to see' weight loss jab results

Katie Price has shared concerns over her disabled son Harvey's weight and said it was "life-threatening", but she's given an update on him taking weight loss jabs

Economics

42 h. ago Whiteboard warrior: Marvel is priming Mister Fantastic to be the new leader of the Avengers

The guy who treats collapsing timelines like a crossword puzzle has one extra superpower this time around: he’s played by Pedro PascalThe Avengers need a new leader, and given how many potential candidates for the gig have either died, retired, or turned evil, they need it soon. The multiverse is collapsing, timelines are unravelling, box office numbers are wobbling, the Kang plan is in tatters and Blade is on its ninth script. So, naturally, Marvel’s answer is to hand the reins to a stretchy man in sensible shoes who once broke the entire multiverse.Yes, according to The Fantastic Four: First Steps director Matt Shakman, the awesome foursome’s Reed Richards is being lined up as the new leader of Earth’s mightiest heroes. Or at least, he is (at times) in the comics, and it looks increasingly like he might be the only reality-straddling, buttoned up polymathable to take on this job on the big screen. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago A former Obama official sponsored a government K9 in memory of his dead wife. Trump stopped him going to its graduation ceremony

James Clapper, a former Director of National Intelligence under the Obama administration, was informed by the nonprofit dog-training group that his name had been taken off the list one day before the event

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45 h. ago Woman who filmed viral moment CEO and HR director were caught on Coldplay kisscam taunts the couple with cheeky swipe

Grace Springer, 28, was recording from the crowd when Andrew Byron and Kirstin Cabot appeared on the big screen together at Boston's Gillette Stadium on Tuesday.

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47 h. ago Citizen Kane sledge that was saved from being thrown in the trash sells for £11million

The prop, famously revealed to be 'Rosebud' in the final scene of Citizen Kane, was almost thrown in the bin until it was rescued by Gremlins director Joe Dante in 1984.

Economics