52 m. ago Coronation Street recasts actor after just one year as replacement filming already

There is set to be a new face on Coronation Street in a few weeks as one character gets recast, with the fourth actor taking on the role in the ITV soap

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2 h. ago Timothee Chalamet attempts to flirt with Gwyneth Paltrow in new movie trailer

Hollywood actor Timothee Chalamet has taken on a brand new role for his latest movie project as he flirts with actress Gwyneth Paltrow in the Marty Supreme trailer

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3 h. ago France acknowledges role in repression of Cameroon independence movements

Emmanuel Macron writes to Cameroonian president with findings of joint commission on country’s colonial pastFrance has acknowledged its role in decades of violent repression of independence movements in Cameroon, the latest stage in a slow process of reckoning with its brutal colonial past.In a letter to the Cameroonian president, Paul Biya, dated 30 July, Emmanuel Macron said it was “up to me today to assume the role and responsibility of France in these events”. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Timothee Chalamet attempts to charm Gwyneth Paltrow in Marty Supreme trailer

The Wonka actor dons a moustache and glasses to play the fictional ping pong player.

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3 h. ago Wayne Rooney set to begin new role after Manchester United great 'signed £800,000 deal'

Former Man United and England hero Wayne Rooney signed a huge contract to take up this next role

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3 h. ago Merz’s manoeuvres on world stage fail to quell doubts about his leadership

The German chancellor’s high-wire statesmanship on Ukraine has done little to alleviate his domestic woesEurope live – latest updatesFriedrich Merz hosted the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Wednesday as a weakened leader 100 days into his term, with his attempts to rally western support for Kyiv and wrangle Donald Trump failing to silence his domestic critics.The German chancellor took the initiative for Wednesday’s lightning round of telephone conferences bringing in EU leaders, Trump and his vice-president, JD Vance. Zelenskyy’s surprise arrival in Berlin to sit in on the calls underlined Merz’s starring role in the diplomatic efforts. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Leonardo DiCaprio reveals how his mindset has changed after turning 50

The actor says he has ‘a desire to just be more honest’

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4 h. ago Former EastEnders star James Bye admits killing Martin Fowler was 'definitely the right decision'

James was the third actor to play the fan favourite character on the programme

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5 h. ago Downton Abbey star bags role in major Disney Plus drama about youngest female billionaire

The film will air on Disney+ from September 19 and follows recent college grad Whitney as she breaks into the male-dominated tech industry

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5 h. ago ‘I knew my job was to fulfil a man’s fantasy’: Elizabeth McGovern on Downton, early fame and co

As the Downton Abbey finale hits the big screen, the actor looks back on the pitfalls of scoring huge success so young – and the liberation she later found singing in a band and writing a play about Ava GardnerFor the maudlin among us, the final Downton Abbey film should perhaps come with a warning. Everything in it is tinged with wistfulness – a goodbye to cherished characters and a farewell to a stately home that was a sturdy presence in a transient world. When the ITV series started in 2010, wasn’t life better? Did Elizabeth McGovern feel this too, the sense of time passing? After all, her character, Cora, is now ageing out of custodianship of Downton along with her husband, Lord Grantham, in favour of a younger generation and a changing era as the 1930s dawn.“No!” says McGovern, snapping me out of my melancholy. “I feel very excited that I’m going into a gratifying new phase in my career.” As well as reviving Cora, there is the play she has written, Ava: The Secret Conversations...

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5 h. ago Ranvir Singh takes stinging swipe at Brooklyn Beckham's vow renewal as she shares her theory on why he'll never change his surname

The 26-year-old aspiring chef and his actress wife, 30, recently held a second wedding ceremony on August 2 at Nicola's billionaire father's grand estate in Westchester County, New York.

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6 h. ago Of course Mark Zuckerberg is still doing good works – he’s just switched up the definition of ‘good’ | Emma Brockes

Who has the time to help underprivileged children when you have a pickleball court and a president to attend to?If you put it in a novel – a ham-fisted satire of tech overlord hypocrisy, say – it would look too contrived to fly. But here we are, absorbing a story from the New York Times this week in which Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are discovered to have been running a private school out of their compound in Palo Alto, California, in violation of city zoning laws. More pertinently, the school of 14 kids, which includes two of the couple’s three daughters, is less than a mile from the school for low-income families that the couple founded in 2016. Guess which school the world’s second-richest man and his wife are shutting down?Say the word “zoning infraction” to a certain stripe of American and the effect is equal to using “queue jumper” on a Briton, but of course the broader point here isn’t one about permits. (A spokesperson for Zuckerberg and Chan told the newsp...

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6 h. ago Leonardo DiCaprio at 50: ‘You don’t want to waste your time any more’

The Oscar-winning actor whose three-decade career includes acclaimed roles in Titanic, The Wolf of Wall Street and The Revenant, also revealed his biggest career regret

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6 h. ago Leonardo DiCaprio says ‘biggest regret’ is turning down ‘masterpiece’ 1997 movie

Oscar-winning actor’s decision freed him up to star in blockbuster ‘Titanic’ instead

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6 h. ago Who should play Elon Musk in 'Artificial'? As Andrew Garfield is cast as Sam Altman, AI reveals the actors who could take on the role as the Tesla billionaire

As hype around 'Artificial' builds, one key question remains - who is brave enough to take on the role of Elon Musk ?

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7 h. ago Leonardo DiCaprio reflects on turning 50 and feeling as though he is still 32

Reflecting on his career, the US actor revealed he ‘rarely’ watches any of his films.

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7 h. ago Emmerdale's Mack actor breaks silence on 'exit' as he warns 'no one is safe'

Emmerdale star Lawrence Robb has addressed his rumoured 'exit' from the soap for the first time amid the John Sugden serial killer plot and warned that 'no one is safe'

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7 h. ago The Girlfriend unveils Olivia Cooke in creepy role as raunchy trailer drops

The six-episode series will air on Prime Video on September 10

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7 h. ago Leonardo DiCaprio reveals his biggest movie regret and names the only film he watches

Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio has opened up about his one regret when it comes to his filmography and names the one and only movie of his that he watches

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7 h. ago The Girlfriend trailer unveils Olivia Cooke in eerie role for steamy thriller

The new psychological drama series is based on Michelle Frances' novel of the same name.

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