Chicago rapper King Von was among three people shot dead outside an Atlanta nightclub on Friday, according to investigators. They said it happened when his group was approached by two men in a car park after they left the city’s Opium Nightclub to go to Monaco Hookah Lounge. An argument escalated into gunfire – three
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British acting veteran Geoffrey Palmer has died at the age of 93. Palmer was notable for his appearances in The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin, As Time Goes By, and Butterflies. His other credits include Fawlty Towers, Dr Who and the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies. Image: Geoffrey Palmer in 1990. Pic: ITV/Shutterstock
Johnny Depp has been forced to quit his role in Fantastic Beasts 3 after his unsuccessful libel trial against The Sun newspaper. The star said he had agreed to a request to resign, adding in a social media post that the “surreal judgment” of the High Court trial “will not change my fight to tell
Russia’s biggest TV channel has launched a competition to find a woman to star in what it hopes will be the first feature film shot in space. Partnering with Russian space agency Roscosmos, Channel One aims to find a leading lady for the movie – provisionally titled “Challenge” – which will begin filming at the
Captain Sir Tom Moore has called on the country to stand “shoulder to shoulder” as England enters a second lockdown. The Second World War veteran, who was knighted after raising more than £32m for the NHS by walking 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday, said the nation should pull together to get
Nineties sitcom Birds Of A Feather is making a Christmas comeback, but one of the key cast members will be missing from the line-up. Thirty-one years after the first episode aired on the BBC in 1989, ITV have announced the show will be back this year for an extended Christmas special. It will star original
Giancarlo Esposito has been acting for decades and has over 180 credits to his name. And while he’s best known for playing the quietly terrifying Gus Fring in Breaking Bad, or more recently for his Emmy-nominated role as Moff Gideon in The Mandalorian, his latest part sees him bringing a piece of history – and
Kanye West’s hopes of becoming the next US president have been dashed – but the rapper has assured fans he’ll be back in 2024. West launched his campaign back in July, but had only made it on to the presidential ballot in a handful of states due to a combination of missed deadlines and lack
Princess Diana’s brother has called for a BBC inquiry over faked bank statements he says helped secure the sensational Panorama interview that shot journalist Martin Bashir to fame. Charles Spencer has written to BBC director-general Tim Davie, in a letter reported by the Daily Mail, accusing Bashir of “yellow journalism” and saying “sheer dishonesty” was
Comedian and actor John Sessions has died at the age of 67, his agent has confirmed. Alex Irwin of Markham, Froggatt & Irwin said in a statement: “It is with great sadness we can confirm that on Monday 2 November, the actor John Sessions died at his home in south London.” He went on to
“She’s begging for total global humiliation. She’s gonna get it.” These words, allegedly sent by Johnny Depp in a text in August 2016, a few months after his split from Amber Heard, were picked out by Mr Justice Nicol towards the end of his 129-page judgment as an example of the Hollywood star’s feelings towards
Former American Idol contestant Nikki McKibbin has died in the US at the age of 42. McKibbin, from Texas, was best known for her third place finish in the show’s first season in 2002. As a 23-year-old she impressed the judges with performances of songs by Janis Joplin, Stevie Nicks and a stirring cover of
Bond. James Bond. In his unmistakable Scottish brogue, Sir Sean Connery was the first man to utter film history’s most famous introduction. The perfect combination of dangerous and suave, for many fans, he is the ultimate 007. Connery was a jobbing actor when he was picked for Dr No in 1962, a role that set
Fellow James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan has paid tribute to Sir Sean Connery, describing him as “one of the true greats of cinema”, after his death aged 90. Sir Sean died peacefully in his sleep on Saturday in Nassau, the Bahamas, where he had been “unwell for some time”, his son Jason said. News of
Bruce Springsteen has made UK chart history, becoming the first solo artist to have a number one album in five consecutive decades. Letter To You, the singer’s 12th chart-topper, outsold the rest of the top five combined to take this week’s highest chart position, ahead of new releases from Gorillaz and Blossoms. It makes Springsteen,
Sky History has axed its new woodworking show The Chop after producers said a contestant’s tattoos “could be connected to far-right ideologies”. The reality show – which was in the style of The Great British Bake Off – was on the hunt for “Britain’s top woodworker”, and featured 10 contestants taking on challenges in Epping