15 h. ago Woman, 64, dead in early morning crash on 401 west of London: OPP

Woman, 64, dead in early morning crash on 401 west of London: OPP  CBC

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53 h. ago Brian Cox on Tom Stoppard’s sensational Rock’n’Roll: ‘I looked through the curtain and saw Mick Jagger and Václav Havel’

The actor, who starred as a Marxist academic in the acclaimed 2006 play at the Royal Court, remembers an astonishing writer of ideas and eleganceBy the time I was cast in Rock’n’Roll in 2006 I had been following Tom for years. I saw Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead when it came to London in 1967 with the wonderful Graham Crowden as the Player King. It was a big sensation. The Real Thing was a great play and Arcadia was extraordinary.Rock’n’Roll was w at the Royal Court in London by Trevor Nunn and starred Rufus Sewell as Jan, a Czech student who returns to Prague in 1968. I played Max, a Marxist academic. It was a fascinating experience, because there were two plays there: the play about Sappho, the Ancient Greek poet, and the play about the Soviet takeover in Czechoslovakia. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago BREAKING: Man, 34, dead in London horror collision as suspect held over 'murder'

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after allegedly hitting a pedestrian with a car in what police have called a 'distressing incident'

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4 d. ago Pictured: 'Germophobic' girlfriend stabbed to death by her Goldsmiths student lover in row over STI

Zhe Wang, a 31-year-old creative writing student at the London university, was found dead with two stab wounds to her face at her flat in Manor Park, Lewisham, south-east London, in March 2024.

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4 d. ago Dan Houser on Victorian novels, Red Dead Redemption and redefining open

As the Grand Theft Auto co-writer launches a new project, he reflects on his hugely successful open-world adventures and where game design might go next• Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereIt is hard to think of a more modern entertainment format than the open-world video game. These sprawling technological endeavours, which mix narrative, social connectivity and the complete freedom to explore, are uniquely immersive and potentially endless. But do they represent a whole new idea of storytelling?This week I met Dan Houser, the co-founder of Rockstar and lead writer on Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption, who has been in London to talk about his new company, Absurd Ventures. He’s working on a range of intriguing projects, including the novel and podcast series A Better Paradise (about a vast online game that goes tragically wrong), and a comedy-adventure set in an online world named Absurdaverse. He told me that, 15 years ago, he was doing press inte...

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1 week ago Wake Up Dead Man movie review: knives way the hell out (London Film Festival 2025)

Wake Up Dead Man movie review: knives way the hell out (London Film Festival 2025)  Flick Filosopher

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1 week ago Man charged with murdering two women five months apart and raping another

Simon Levy, 40, has been charged with the murder of Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, who was found dead at a property on the Aylesbury Estate in south London on March 17

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2 w. ago Harshita Brella: Cops 'should face misconduct probe' over woman found dead in car boot

Harshita Brella, 24, was found dead inside a car in Ilford, east London, last year - four days after she is suspected of having been strangled

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2 w. ago Police officers should face misconduct proceedings in Ilford 'body in a boot' murder case, says watchdog

Harshita Brella, 24, was found dead in a silver Vauxhall Corsa in east London in November last year

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2 w. ago Tourist bumps into King Charles at Fortnum and Mason during two

The King was greeted by a Slovakian tourist who happened to bump into the monarch during her trip to the UK.

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2 w. ago CCTV captures man carrying pizza hours before being murdered and left to rot in bath

Marvin Dickson, 40, was found dead at the north London home of his killer, Dante Forrest, on September 20 last year - the discovery came to light after neighbours reported a 'dreadful smell'

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3 w. ago Boy, 17, dies after falling from height at Harrow shopping centre

A teenage boy was tragically pronounced dead near St George's Shopping Centre in Harrow, London yesterday morning after falling from a height, police have confirmed

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3 w. ago Woman who 'predicted own death' dies in London hospital as NHS manager sentenced

Alice Figueiredo, 22, was found dead on a ward at Goodmayes Hospital in east London in July 2015 after suffering from bipolar disorder and an eating disorder - an inquest later ruled she had taken her own life

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3 w. ago Investigation launched after London house fire leaves one dead

Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters were called to the scene in Hampton, south-west London, on Sunday

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3 w. ago Construction client sentenced after worker found dead on site

Construction client sentenced after worker found dead on site  London Post

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4 w. ago Video. King Charles III and Prince William honour war dead in London ceremony

Video. King Charles III and Prince William honour war dead in London ceremony  Euronews.com

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4 w. ago Video: King Charles III leads Remembrance Sunday ceremony for war dead in London

Video: King Charles III leads Remembrance Sunday ceremony for war dead in London  The Globe and Mail

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4 w. ago Keir Starmer leads Prime Ministers past and present at Remembrance Sunday as wreathes are laid at the Cenotaph

The Labour leader laid a wreath at the Cenotaph memorial in central London to honour the nation's war dead at the National Service of Remembrance.

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4 w. ago Kate watches on from balcony as King Charles leads Remembrance Sunday service

Watch as the Princess of Wales observes the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph as King Charles leads the nation in two-minute silence.

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4 w. ago King Charles III leads Britain's Remembrance Sunday ceremony for war dead

King Charles III has led Britain’s annual ceremony of remembrance for war dead in London

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