7 d. ago Brighton’s Carlos Baleba: ‘My dad said if I learn acrobatics it will help my timing’

Midfielder on overcoming Premier League nerves, adapting while grieving for his mum and what shaped his work ethicNot much fazes Carlos Baleba. The Brighton midfielder likes to spend his spare time watching horror films – “they don’t scare me; nothing has ever scared me” – or even dancing on his own to Mbolé music from his native Cameroon. “Sometimes I need to move my body,” Baleba says with a smirk.Thanks to a strict training regime that he began at the age of 10 under the watchful eye of his father, Eugene, Baleba has developed into one of the Premier League’s most imposing figures. The 21-year-old is tipped to become the latest big-money transfer to leave Brighton after Moisés Caicedo was sold to Chelsea for a British record £115m in the summer of 2023. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Kate and William to skip Easter service following 'King Charles' discussion'

The Prince and Princess of Wales will not attend the annual Easter service in Windsor this weekend as they are set to enjoy a break with their children at their Norfolk home.

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9 d. ago Young Sheldon star, 16, is 'heartbroken' as he announces the death of an 'extraordinary' family member

Iain Armitage had some sad news to share on Tuesday. The 16-year-old Young Sheldon actor revealed that there was a death in the family that has left him heartbroken.

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1 week ago Kevin Campbell's son reveals his dad 'didn't look like him' in heartbreaking story of 'fit and powerful' Arsenal legend's decline which saw him lose half his body weight and die aged 54

Kevin Campbell's son has revealed how the former Arsenal and Everton striker 'didn't look like him' as he opened up about his father's decline before his death at the age of 54 last year.

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1 week ago 14 cultural things to do with the kids this Easter, from Terrible Thames Tours to Jurassic Encounters

From eye-boggling balloon rooms, to historical Easter egg hunts in palace grounds, there’s tonnes of brilliant London activities for children over the break

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1 week ago One of the late Val Kilmer's best films is airing on TV tonight

Fans were left devasted by the actor's passing earlier in the month

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1 week ago ‘It can break you’: Life for parents of autistic children can be exhausting. One podcast is offering hope. Is it real?

A podcast claims to show that autistic children with limited speech may be able to communicate via telepathy. What does the science say about the idea? There’s a moment, 26 minutes and nine seconds into Disney’s Coco, where the film’s departed souls are trying to clear a customs desk in the afterlife. It’s a moment that Mary* can see clearly without ever looking at the screen. She’s seen Coco more than a thousand times, easy.Mary’s sons, Ryder* and Murphy*, adore it. They light up when watching the film, pretzels in hand, and they stay, transfixed, right through to the end – the very end – every time. “My kids absolutely love credits,” Mary laughs. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Mexico to give Donald Trump 40 top drug lords who could face death penalty in US

Mexico could hand 40 drug cartel operators over to the US - where they may face the death penalty - in an extraordinary mass expulsion to 'placate' Donald Trump

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2 w. ago Val Kilmer's little known role in huge film had huge unexpected impact

Al Pacino and Robert De Niro's first time ever sharing screen space turned out to be a giant of a film, a god among American crime thrillers - and cinema fans have been dreaming of it for years

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2 w. ago Val Kilmer's cause of death confirmed after tragic passing aged 65

The Top Gun actor battled throat cancer and faced serious health struggles over the past decade

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2 w. ago Val Kilmer's cause of death confirmed as new heartbreaking details emerge

The Top Gun and Batman Forever star's daughter announced his death on April 1, but Val Kilmer's death certificate has revealed heartbreaking new information about the cause of his death

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2 w. ago Val Kilmer's exact cause of death as heartbreaking new details emerge on Top Gun star

Top Gun and Batman star Val Kilmer died earlier this month aged 65 as his family issued an emotional tribute to the Hollywood icon while his cause of death has been confirmed

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2 w. ago New details in Val Kilmer's cause of death revealed days after Top Gun icon's passing aged 65

Heartbreaking new details in Val Kilmer 's cause of death has been revealed nine days after his passing aged 65.

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2 w. ago 'Heartbroken' Grand National jockey who rode tragic horse breaks silence after fierce backlash

Micheal Nolan has been forced to delete his social media accounts after the reaction to his ride on Celebre D'Allen, who sadly died on Tuesday after his run in the famous race

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2 w. ago Why Val Kilmer walked off first acting job at age 13 over a cheeseburger

Val Kilmer 's path to becoming a Hollywood icon and the youngest person accepted to Juilliard School's drama program had a rocky beginning.

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2 w. ago Love and Fury: The Extraordinary Life, Death and Legacy of Joe Meek by Darryl W Bullock – review

This richly detailed and exhaustive biography of the maverick 60s British music producer reveals a sonic visionary whose brilliance concealed a tragically violent temperJoe Meek first tasted success as a record producer when he created the eerie backdrop for John Leyton’s gothic teen melodrama, Johnny Remember Me, which reached No 1 in the British pop charts in the summer of 1961. A mere six years later, on 3 February 1967, Meek’s name entered the mainstream consciousness in the most darkly dramatic way imaginable, when the news broke that he had killed his landlady, the elderly Violet Shenton, before turning the shotgun on himself.In the time between, as Darryl Bullock notes with characteristic understatement in his richly detailed biography Love and Fury, the producer’s chaotic, but hugely creative, life was “directed by his passions and obsessions”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Tom Cruise holds moment of silence for Val Kilmer: ‘Wish you well on next journey’

Cruise was appearing at CinemaCon in Las Vegas to promote ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’

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3 w. ago Val Kilmer’s most iconic film ever is currently streaming on Netflix as Hollywood mourns beloved star

Val Kilmer tragically passed away this week, but you can still stream one of his most iconic films on Netflix

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3 w. ago Netflix currently streaming hit blockbuster that made fans ‘fall in love with Val Kilmer’

One of the late, great Val Kilmer’s most iconic roles is currently available to stream on Netflix

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3 w. ago ‘An intellectual stuck in a Batman suit’: readers remember the genius of Val Kilmer

Guardian readers recall encounters with a brilliant actor who was kind, generous and much more than a heart-throb• Val Kilmer, star of Top Gun and The Doors, dies aged 65• An ethereally handsome actor who evolved into droll self-awareness• A life in picturesI worked as a dialogue coach on Oliver Stone’s Alexander in 2003. Val was playing Alexander’s father, Philip II of Macedon. Oliver wanted the Macedonians to have Celtic accents in contrast to the Greeks, who looked down on the Macedonians, as the English have only too frequently done to neighbours of the UK. We were prepping in Morocco and I had been working for a while with Val on his Irish accent when my 95-year-old mother died and I had to leave for a couple of days for her funeral. During my absence, Val had to go home for a short while. When I returned I opened my hotel room door to find it awash with beautiful white roses. Val had sent them before he left, leaving a note of condolence and both his personal phone numbers so ...

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