3 d. ago Murder Inc: how my failed attempt to make a Zodiac Killer film took me to the dark heart of the true crime industry

When my quest to make a cliche-free film about one of America’s most notorious cold cases fell apart, I ended up investigating something entirely different – our own morbid curiosityIf you think true crime is inescapable when you’re browsing Netflix or making small talk with your co-workers, try working in the documentary industry. As you traipse from one commissioning meeting to the next, pitching your passion project on the history of mime or the secret life of snails, you can almost hear the words before they’re spoken: “Got any other ideas?” Preferably something with a body count.I had just begun making documentaries in 2015, when the double whammy of HBO’s The Jinx and Netflix’s Making a Murderer brought true crime back to the dead centre of popular culture. Positioned as social justice projects as much as murder mysteries, those shows seemed to herald a new beginning for the genre. Soon enough, though, they gave way to a steady stream of interchangeable offerings, many of them...

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1 week ago Fury as Chinese state security granted permission to check visitors' passports at BRITISH heritage site in latest row over Beijing's 'super embassy'

The plan to build the embassy has been mired in controversy over claims that Sir Keir Starmer struck a secret deal with Beijing to approve the project - despite objections from intelligence services

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2 w. ago The Secret Santa Project review – festive romcom tries for the Love Actually style multiple story strands

Set in a London council office, this clunky Christmas comedy interweaves a handful of storylines but musters only a brief flicker of cosy charmFeelgood Christmas romcoms are like school nativity plays: you can forgive a lot in return for a toasty warm festive glow. The Secret Santa Project, based on a book by Tracy Bloom and set in a London council’s accounting department, manages a brief flicker of cosy charm in places but in truth it’s bit of a Christmas clunker.Like Richard Curtis’s Love Actually this is a film with a handful of interwoven storylines. Samantha Giles plays Diane, the grinchy head of accounts who in the tradition of London romcoms walks to work over Westminster bridge past Big Ben; she would love to see Christmas cancelled and save the council a few pounds. Her husband Leon (Mark Williams) is a panto director, and Diane suspects he’s got a thing going on with Snow White. This plot line is not a million miles from Emma Thompson’s in Love Actually, but it bungles alo...

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2 w. ago What King Charles 'told' David Beckham at knighthood ceremony amid Victoria tribute surprise

King Charles had some choice words for newly knighted David Beckham after the football icon's wife, Victoria, paid a special tribute to the head of the Royal Family

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2 w. ago Sir David Beckham hails Victoria 'My Lady' as he shares insight into his 'special night' celebrating knighthood at Gordon Ramsay's restaurant

The footballer, 50, celebrated with an intimate family dinner hosted at pal Gordon Ramsay's Chelsea restaurant, after being bestowed the honour at Windsor Castle on Tuesday. 

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3 w. ago Victoria Beckham's gift to husband David revealed as he receives knighthood at Windsor Castle

David Beckham will be accepting honours alongside Nobel Prize-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro and West End performer Elaine Paige

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3 w. ago Victoria Beckham's special gift for David revealed following long, secret project

David Beckham reportedly teases Victoria, whom he married in 1999, that she never makes him any clothes but the fashion designer, who was part of the Spice Girls, is said to have changed that

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3 w. ago Suits you Sir! Victoria's special gift for David on day he becomes a knight revealed by KATIE HIND

After years of disappointment, the former England football captain will today travel to Windsor Castle to be knighted. And, if the rumours are true, the honour will be bestowed by the King himself.

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3 w. ago WW3 fears as Putin tests feared new 'Atomic Tsunami’ nuclear submarine

Russian forces have been working on a secret project behind the scenes on the orders of Vladimir Putin – who confirmed a new nuclear-powered underwater submarine

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