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Just now -- Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill dies aged 78 -- His family described his death as "sudden and unexpected" adding that he died in Sydney surrounded by family. -- Just now

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LIVE - Sam Neill, Jurassic Park and Peaky Blinders actor, dies aged 78 - The New Zealand actor, who was born in Northern Ireland, died in Sydney. He had recovered from cancer and "the loss was sudden and unexpected", his family says.

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Andrew Flintoff's Top Gear crash passenger sues BBC Studios -- Expert driver Paul Rees is claiming personal injury, which BBC Studios is disputing.

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Reading Festival applies for main stage music on a fourth day -- Wednesdays and Thursdays are seen as warm-up days ahead of the main Reading Festival weekend.

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Twenty years of Chasing Cars: 'It's the song that took us to the whole world' -- The band look back on their biggest hit, and explain why their new single with Kylie isn't a duet.

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David Willey, esteemed BBC Vatican correspondent, dies aged 93 -- One of the BBC's longest-serving foreign correspondents, he reported on five popes during his career.

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'The perfect football song': Why England fans and players love Wonderwall -- David Beckham joined in with the latest Oasis singalong, following England's World Cup win in Miami.

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Tributes paid to TV presenter Dermot Murnaghan -- The former BBC, ITV and Sky News journalist has died after revealing he had stage four prostate cancer.

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Pitbull fans set world record as 22,000 wear bald caps -- Mr Worldwide's fans have set the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people wearing bald caps.

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Sam Fender and Olivia Dean make UK chart history with Rein Me In -- They break the record for the longest-running number one single of all time by a British act.

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Bayeux Tapestry arrives in UK for first time in 900 years under police guard -- The famous artefact depicting events leading up to the Norman Conquest of England will go on display in September.

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Top Boy actor Micheal Ward found not guilty of rape -- Micheal Ward told the jury the encounter with his accuser was "wholly consensual".

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Disney's 'dismal' live-action Moana panned by critics -- Dwayne Johnson reprises his role as demigod Maui, a decade after the original hit animation.

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I'm dyslexic and avoided reading until BookTok got me hooked - now I run a book club -- Romance novels are enjoying a boom and even their own dedicated bookshops.

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Five key scenes from the Bayeux Tapestry, and the story they tell -- It depicts a medieval game of thrones as William the Conquerer did battle with King Harold to rule England.

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All the best looks from Paris Haute Couture Week 2026 -- Scorching temperatures in the French capital accompanied the hottest week in haute couture.

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Melanie C says Spice Girls' 30th anniversary was 'emotional' -- The pop star reflected on the band's legacy as she picked up a global impact award in London.

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Bonnie Tyler, the gravel-voiced star who sang her way into music history -- The Welsh star known for songs including Total Eclipse of the Heart has died aged 75.

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Longest-serving Archers star Patricia Greene dies aged 95 -- She was best known for playing Jill Archer in the BBC Radio 4 soap for nearly 70 years.

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