54 m. ago Telling the incredible tale of Anna Politkovskaya has taught me one thing: I could never be that brave | Maxine Peake

She faced endless opposition and threats to her life. This has become a reality for far too many journalistsMaxine Peake is an actor who appears in the new film Words of WarWhat drives someone to become a journalist? A good journalist, someone whose keyboard is a tool for exposing injustice, a truth-seeker who would risk life and limb to report their experiences back to the world? I know I couldn’t do it. I’ve interviewed people for a research project and was hopeless. I found myself shying away from asking the really difficult questions. There’s no way I could confront a corrupt official, or race to file a breaking story before a hostile regime tried to silence me, possibly for ever. I like to think of myself as the kind of person who would speak truth to power, but would I really, if my life was in the balance?One of the many privileges of being an actor is that it affords you the opportunity to dip your toes into other worlds and experiences from the safest possible distance. In ...

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7 h. ago What happened on Emmerdale this week? John truth exposed, couple split and favourite injured

Emmerdale aired some big scenes this week. Here's a recap of what you missed this week on the ITV soap as John Sugden nears closer to being exposed

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46 h. ago Judd Trump gives major injury update as snooker star hits back at Stephen Hendry

World Championship favourite Trump has been battling a neck injury but didn't let it show in his opening match

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47 h. ago LIZ JONES: Meghan's glamorous mask had slipped... and this is the ugly truth it's exposed

Earlier this week, the Duchess of Sussex revealed the real reason why she ditched her verbose brand name American Riviera Orchard: it was a 'word salad'.

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52 h. ago Truth about the Liver King: He's the controversial star of a new Netflix documentary. Now our top experts expose shocking truth about his body

He is one of the world's biggest diet influencers, famous for advocating a diet of raw meat and offal.

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55 h. ago Michael Schumacher's son Mick's Miss Universe finalist girlfriend is spotted on celebrity dating app Raya as couple seemingly confirm their split

On Tuesday, it was reported that Mick - son of Formula One legend Michael - had joined dating app Raya after removing pictures of his girlfriend on Instagram.

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64 h. ago Jedward expose mortifying truth about Chris Hughes as he calls X Factor twins 'annoying'

John and Edward Grimes, better known as Jedward, have slammed Celebrity Big Brother star Chris Hughes after he called them 'annoying' in the latest episode of the ITV show

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3 d. ago ITV Emmerdale viewers 'work out' who will get custody of Dawn and Billy's kids after affair

ITV Emmerdale fans are convinced they have figured out who will get custody of Dawn and Billy Fletcher's kids after the couple's split and it's not who you think.

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3 d. ago CBB hosts break silence over couples' devastating split moments into show

Celebrity Big Brother caused surprise amongst viewers during the latest episode

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3 d. ago Celebrity Big Brother fans in tears as Will and AJ address iconic show couple's split

Big Brother fans were left in tears as Will Best mentioned the split of an iconic Big Brother couple just moments into tonight's live show

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3 d. ago Emmerdale reveals John's true link to Aidan and 'what really happened to him'

Emmerdale's latest episode may have given away the true events that led to Aidan Moore being left in a coma with 'zero chance of recovery' amid his link to John Sugden being revealed

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4 d. ago Big Brother couple announce split in sad statements after falling in love in house

Big Brother couple Henry Southan and Jordan Sangha have announced they are going their separate ways in emotional statements, just days after they returned to the ITV show

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4 d. ago Big Brother couple announce shock split days after leaving iconic house

The Big Brother couple have announced they have split just days after they returned to the reality show house.

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4 d. ago Big Brother couple split 18 months after meeting on show as they release sad statement

Jordan Sangha and Henry Southan have told fans that they have split up close to a year and a half after they met and fell for each other when they were on Big Brother

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4 d. ago Big Brother couple announce shock split after falling in love in the house

Big Brother couple Henry Southan and Jordan Sangha have announced their shock split with emotional statements just days after they returned to the ITV show again

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4 d. ago Emmerdale fans say Vanity reunion is 'so happening' as it's 'on the cards'

Viewers have long awaited a Vanity reunion in the Dales, and upcoming scenes tease them potentially joining forces once more

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5 d. ago Poem of the week: The old pond full of flags and fenced around by John Clare

A closely observed country scene teems with the vitality of early summerThe old pond full of flags and fenced around With trees and bushes trailing to the ground The water reeds are all around the brink And one clear place where cattle go to drink From year to year the schoolboy thither steals And muddys round the place to catch the eels The cowboy often hiding from the flies Lies there and plaits the rushcap as he lies The hissing owl sits moping all the day And hears his song and never flies away The pinks nest hangs upon the branch so thin The young ones caw and seem as tumbling in While round them thrums the purple dragon flye And great white butter flye goes dancing byeThe early acclaim won by the so-called “peasant-poet” John Clare (1793-1864), declined during his middle years, and he was almost penniless by 1823. With the support of friends, he and his family were able to leave his home village Helpston for a larger cottage in Northborough, Cambridgeshire, and this is where h...

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6 d. ago Emmerdale spoilers for next week: John Sugden's worst nightmare and shock attack

Emmerdale viewers can expect some huge twists and turns next week on the ITV soap, with spoilers confirming a deadly attack on one resident and a secret exposed

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7 d. ago Coachella heartbreak! From Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson to Selena Gomez and The Weeknd

Which festival-loving couples didn't quite last the distance? MailOnline takes a look at the Coachella romances which fell by the wayside.

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7 d. ago Fan favourite Love Island couple confirm shock split after two years of dating as star takes savage swipe at ex admitting 'I am broken'

The Love Island star took to his Instagram Stories on Friday night to reveal that they have called time on their romance.

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