2 h. ago Cal review – grieving Helen Mirren superb in compassionate Troubles romance

Mirren won best actress at Cannes in 1984 for her role as Marcella, who forms a relationship with John Lynch’s Cal – a man complicit in her husband’s murderPat O’Connor’s Northern Irish movie from 1984, adapted by author Bernard MacLaverty from his own novel, holds up very well for its rerelease; better in fact than most of the movies and TV drama made about and during the Troubles. It has an unhurried, thoughtful and very human quality; Helen Mirren won the best actress award at Cannes for her performance here and in fact it is very well acted across the board by a blue-chip cast.Mirren plays Marcella, a woman from a Catholic background, married across the sectarian divide to a reserve police officer murdered at his parents’ farmhouse by an IRA man who had bullied a bewildered local guy into being his getaway driver; this is Cal, played by the gauntly intense John Lynch. Cal lives with his widowed father; a gentle performance by Donal McCann, who was Gabriel Conroy in John Huston’s...

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22 h. ago Emmerdale's Amy Walsh on 'cathartic' soap role 10 years after debut

The actress shared how it feels to play the role of Tracy Robinson after joining over a decade ago

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24 h. ago Race Across The World star Sam Gardiner's cause of death revealed

Race Across The World's Sam Gardiner died in May after a horror car crash. The cause of death has recently been revealed

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45 h. ago Tragic tot 'beaten to death by grandparents' while mum was upstairs on her phone

Ethan Ives-Griffiths died from 'catastrophic' head injuries after he was allegedly beaten to death by his grandparents Michael Ives, 47, and Kerry Ives, 46, in North Wales

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46 h. ago Brutal video shows what happens to our bodies seconds, hours and YEARS after we die

It is made simple for even the least scientific of us to understand, in a viral video which has been viewed more than eight million times.

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50 h. ago Heartbreak as student dies at college sparking police probe into 'unexplained' death

The youngster, who has not been named, was found dead at Hartpury College in Gloucester on Friday.

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62 h. ago Sly Stone death: Funk and soul legend of ‘Dance to the Music’ fame dies aged 82

Sly and the Family Stone rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s

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3 d. ago Star Trek dad built 40 starships out of LEGO after his little girl challenged him

Meet the Star Trek dad who built 40 starships out of LEGO - after his little girl challenged him while watching TV.

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4 d. ago Death of newborn 'Baby C' at women's prison to be investigated by bosses

Prison bosses are set to investigate the death of a newborn baby who died one day after being born at HMP Foston Hall in Derbyshire on October 16, 2023, officials have confirmed

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4 d. ago Male friendship isn’t easy. Just ask Trump and Musk | Dave Schilling

The older I get, the harder it is to maintain ties – and a series of unhinged social media posts probably wouldn’t helpI have a hard time maintaining male friendships these days. The older I get, the less time I have for the sorts of activities stereotypical American males enjoy: sporting events, competitive binge drinking and collecting rare coins in a dark basement. OK, maybe that last thing isn’t nearly as common anymore, but what is common (if you believe various trend pieces in newspapers and magazines) is the increasing rarity of long-lasting male friendships. Most of my guy friends keep in touch with me through group chats or the occasional solo check-in text. I have, by my count, at least 10 group chats with different circles of friends. All of them are organized around a unifying theme – Star Trek, movie industry gossip, the Los Angeles Dodgers, hating that one guy who wore flip-flops to my wedding. My whole social life revolves around screens now. I watch a show or a baseb...

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5 d. ago I died for eight minutes... my encounter proves the soul never dies

Clinically dead for eight minutes, a Colorado woman says she returned with a vivid, otherworldly experience that defies science and now shaking up how we think about life after death.

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5 d. ago I died for eight minutes... my encounter with divine beings proves the soul never dies

Clinically dead for eight minutes, a Colorado woman says she returned with a vivid, otherworldly experience that defies science and now shaking up how we think about life after death.

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5 d. ago Man accused of beating stranger to death at a gas station and leaving him to die all over a mistaken beer bottle

Ye Myint Aung, 39, died after being punched more than 20 times at a Synco gas station in Texas

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5 d. ago Coronation Street fans say 'I adore you' as 'favourite' Carla Connor partnership spotted

The actress, who has played the role of the Underworld factory boss in the ITV soap since 2006, was seen supporting her co-star

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5 d. ago Why Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver is leaving as Eileen Grimshaw after 25 years after confirming next role

It's been 25 years since the actress made her debut in the role of Eileen Grimshaw, but she's now waved goodbye to the ITV soap

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5 d. ago Hollyoaks star says she 'lost it' after being axed before 30th anniversary as she makes major move

The 47-year-old actress left the Channel 4 soap in 2024 after playing the role of Cindy Cunningham for 28 years

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6 d. ago Emmerdale's Amelia Flanagan's family 'so proud' after British Soap award triumph

The actress won Best Young Performer for her role as April Windsor

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6 d. ago Canada: premature baby with measles dies amid outbreak in Ontario

Infant had ‘contracted the virus before birth from their mother’, while the country has recorded 2,755 measles casesA Canadian infant who was born prematurely and had measles has died, officials said on Thursday without confirming a cause of death, raising heightened concern about the virus’s resurgence.Canada has recorded 2,755 measles cases – including 2,429 confirmed and 326 probable – according to federal health data updated on 2 June. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Khadiyah ‘KD’ Lewis death: Former Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta star dies aged 44

Lewis appeared on two seasons of the VH1 show

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6 d. ago Scottish towns where most couples fly to Vegas to get married as full list revealed

From Elvis to Halloween or Star Trek themes, here’s a look at the numbers behind Scots saying "I do" on the Vegas Strip.

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