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Netflix crackdown on password sharing reaches the UK
Streaming company tells its 15 million subscribers in Britain that the service can no longer be used free by other householdsNetflix has begun its crackdown on the millions of UK subscribers who share their passwords with friends and family.The streami…
From children’s entertainer to convicted criminal: the downfall of Rolf Harris
He had personal audiences with Queen Elizabeth II and held national treasure status – until the world discovered the awful truthWhen Rolf Harris died at 93, he ended his life as a convicted paedophile. Since his release from prison in 2017, after servi…
Rolf Harris, convicted sex offender and entertainer, dies aged 93
Artist, musician and TV personality, who was jailed for sexual assaults against girls and young women, died on 10 MayThe convicted child abuser Rolf Harris, whose career as one of the most recognisable performers on British TV ended in disgrace after h…
Ray Stevenson – RRR, Thor and Star Wars actor – dies aged 58
Northern Irish actor, who often played warriors in productions including Rome and Vikings, was hospitalised suddenly while filming in ItalyRay Stevenson, the Northern Irish actor who played the villainous British governor in RRR, Volstagg in the Thor f…
Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary step in at post-Schofield This Morning
Temporary hosts will take on presenting duties as Phillip Schofield tries to keep hold of his broadcasting careerAlison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary have been announced as temporary presenters of ITV’s This Morning, as former host Phillip Schofield battl…
Phillip Schofield to leave This Morning ‘with immediate effect’
News comes after reports of tension between Schofield and his co-presenter Holly WilloughbyWill the Phil and Holly saga put an end to the absurd notion of the TV couple?Phillip Schofield has announced he is stepping down as co-host of This Morning “wit…
Helmut Berger, star of Visconti’s The Damned, dies aged 78
Acclaimed actor in European art cinema also secured a prominent role in US soap opera DynastyAustrian actor Helmut Berger, who became a star of 60s and 70s art cinema with roles in films such as Luchino Visconti’s The Damned, and Ludwig and Joseph Lose…
I live in picturesque village that inspired popular Disney film – it’s being ruined by endless tourists wanting selfies
RESIDENTS who live in a picturesque village that inspired a popular Disney film say it’s being ruined by tourists.
Hallstatt in Austria is a fairytale alpine town that was apparently the inspiration for the kingdom of Arendelle in the hit movi…
Brother of BBC presenter is ‘unaccounted for’ after horror blaze ripped through hostel in New Zealand killing six
THE brother of a BBC presenter is “unaccounted for” after a horror blaze in a New Zealand hostel killed six people.
Lucy Hockings and her family are “awaiting further information from the authorities” having not heard from Li…