5 h. ago ‘Incredibly tough decision’: Edinburgh Rugby player steps away from the pro game at 24

Sweeney explains his decision after five seasons at Edinburgh

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7 h. ago Stephen Mulhern cries while filming first TV show since his father's death amid 'incredibly tough' year

The presenter, 48, collapsed in Pizza Express and was taken to hospital shortly after his beloved father’s death

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7 h. ago Stephen Mulhern 'emotional' during first TV show since his father's death

Stephen Mulhern has opened up about his emotional new TV show The Accidental Tourist

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8 h. ago ‘Revelatory, magnetic, unknown’: how Frank Dillane became a star at Cannes

With a breakout performance in Urchin, the actor has emerged from cult TV fame to the cusp of major stardom – a new ‘post-alpha male’ lead to join the ranks of Paul Mescal and Josh O’ConnorFew actors make an instant impact on their first major film festival appearance, but Frank Dillane, star of fellow actor Harris Dickinson’s directing debut Urchin, is one of them. Critics are near-unanimous in their praise, with Variety calling his performance “revelatory”, and IndieWire describing it as “magnetic”. Influential film industry publication Deadline said that Dillane “arrived in Cannes a virtual unknown, but Harris Dickinson’s directorial debut has made him a star”.In Urchin, Dillane plays Mike, a man living on the streets who ends up in jail after committing an assault and then struggles to go straight after his release. Despite being given a place in a hostel and helped into employment, Mike is tempted to fall back into his old ways. With a script written by Dickinson, Dillane commi...

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8 h. ago Stephen Mulhern broke down in first TV show since death of his dad Christopher

Stephen Mulhern has opened up about his upcoming ITV documentary special The Accidental Tourist

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8 h. ago Stephen Mulhern's heartbreaking reason for crying for the first time on TV in The Accidental Tourist

Viewers will see a more emotional side to the 48-year-old presenter in the upcoming ITV1 and ITVX travelogue one-off show

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10 h. ago Stephen Mulhern 'in tears' during first TV show appearance since his dad's death

The presenter will be teaming up with Ant and Dec for a new travel show

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28 h. ago Stephen Mulhern admits 'I'd never cried on TV before Ant and Dec sent me to Korea.'

Gameshow host on The Accidental Tourist getting emotional, his love for Celebrity Catchphrase and how Holly Willoughby told him she was quitting You Bet!

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37 h. ago Romería review – Carla Simón’s gripping pilgrimage tackles Aids, parents and the legacy of secrets

Cannes film festivalA young woman arrives in a Spanish coastal city to meet the family of her dead father, who are hiding information about his life and death, in Simón’s distinctive dramaIs biology destiny? Spanish film-maker Carla Simón brings to Cannes her very personal and in fact auto-fictional project Romería (meaning “pilgrimage”) – about an 18-year-old girl, arriving in Vigo in Galicia on Spain’s bracing Atlantic coast. She is on a mission to find out more about her biological father who died here of Aids after he split from her mum, who has since died, too, and about her dad’s extended – and very wealthy – family.Romería returns Simón (and her audiences) to the complex and painful subject of her mother and father, which she first approached in her wonderful autobiographical debut Summer 1993 although for me the more conventionally enclosed fictional transformation of the material there might have given that film a sharper arrowhead of storytelling power. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago One of the best Irish films of the past five years is airing on TV tonight

The project is a gritty crime film set in a rural part of the country

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54 h. ago Lilo & Stitch creator reveals his one concern about Disney’s new live

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Sanders, who created and voiced beloved Disney character Stitch, spoke to The Independent ahead of the 2002 animated film’s live-action remake

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60 h. ago Former tennis star Jelena Dokic confirms death of estranged father, Damir Dokic

Father and coach of former tennis world No 4 died on FridayPlayer shares ‘conflicting and complex emotions’ after 10-year estrangementDamir Dokic, the estranged father and coach of former tennis star Jelena Dokic, has died.Jelena confirmed in a social media post Damir died last Friday, saying she had “conflicting and complex emotions and feelings” about the news.In Australia, support is available at Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636, Lifeline on 13 11 14 and the national family violence counselling service on 1800 737 732. In the UK, the charity Mind is available on 0300 123 3393 and Childline on 0800 1111. In the US, call or text Mental Health America at 988 or chat 988lifeline.org Continue reading...

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61 h. ago Peter Andre's kids Princess and Junior stand by him at screening of problematic movie

Mysterious Girl singer Pete Andre's film role has sparked fierce debate online, with critics accusing it of cultural insensitivity - while he defends it as just 'acting'

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65 h. ago Serial killer dad buried 10,000 bones in garden after sex game murders

The Fox Hollow Farm murders saw father-of-three Herb Baumeister strangle at least 25 men to death during sex before burning their remains and scattering their bones around his family home

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2 d. ago EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Fifty Shades Of Grey star Dakota Johnson smiles despite her new film Splitsville getting a critical spanking

The comedy, which follows a couple trying to navigate an open marriage, has been dismissed as 'grating' and full of 'unconvincing comedic sequences'.

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4 d. ago Starmer faces Labour MPs amid brewing disquiet over benefits cuts

The Prime Minister is said to have ‘acknowledged that MPs were having to face incredibly tough decisions’ as he met backbenchers.

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4 d. ago ‘Cinema doesn’t ship that way’: Wes Anderson mocks Donald Trump’s film tariff plans in Cannes

While acknowledging he is ‘not an expert in that area of economics’, the director criticised Trump’s announcement of a 100% tariff on films ‘from foreign lands’American director Wes Anderson has mocked Donald Trump’s plan to impose severe tariffs on foreign-made films, suggesting it would mostly financially hit film-makers like him and be unworkable in practice.“Can you hold up the movie in customs?” the world’s chief auteur of cinematic whimsy asked at a press conference at the Cannes film festival. “I feel it doesn’t ship that way. I’m not sure I want to know the details so I’ll hold off on my official answer.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago The White Lotus’ Aimee Lou Wood’s ‘enchanting’ favourite film available to stream for free

Aimee Lou Wood has named a critically acclaimed film that is currently available to stream for free in the UK

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5 d. ago Prince William's reduced King Charles 'to tears' with unexpected comment about future

Prince William has been the Duke of Cornwall for just over two years, since his father King Charles acceded to the throne following the death of his mother the Queen in September 2022

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8 d. ago An underseen Tom Hardy crime film with 88% Rotten Tomatoes score is airing on TV tonight

Hardy is currently staring in one of the biggest movies on Netflix

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