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Almost two years on from the end of her conservatorship, Britney Spears is now telling her story in her own words with the release of her memoir, The Woman In Me. Billed as a “brave and astonishingly moving” story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith and hope, the much anticipated book gives an insight into

A “masterpiece” sculpture has been unveiled in New York City paying homage to one of its most famous urban legends – alligators living in the sewers. The public art installation features a life-sized alligator on the back of a manhole cover and draws inspiration from what organisers called a “century-old myth”. Legend suggests New Yorkers

A self-proclaimed former gangster who became an author and actor has died. Dave Courtney was found dead at his home in Plumstead, southeast London, on Sunday. A statement on his social media pages said he had taken his own life. According to his Facebook page, the 64-year-old had spent his Saturday watching his football team

Rebecca Loos has accused David Beckham of “portraying himself as the victim” and making her “look like a liar” during his Netflix series. She has also accused Beckham of being self-pitying and potentially damaging her reputation. And she alleges he accuses her – albeit indirectly – of making Victoria Beckham suffer. Loos, 47, was catapulted

Emily Blunt has apologised for comments she made on a chat show 11 years ago about a restaurant worker’s weight. In a resurfaced clip from The Jonathan Ross Show – first broadcast in September 2012, the 40-year-old actress referred to a waitress who served her at a Chili’s restaurant in Louisiana as “enormous”. The comments

Actress Haydn Gwynne has died aged 66 following a recent cancer diagnosis, her representatives have confirmed. The stage and screen actor was best known for her roles in comedy series Drop The Dead Donkey and as Camilla in British sitcom The Windsors. Image: Gwynne at the Laurence Olivier Awards in 2006 A statement from her

The MTV Europe Music Awards ceremony has been cancelled due to security concerns “given the volatility of world events”, organisers have announced. The event had been due to take place in Paris on Sunday 5 November, with stars including Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj among the high-profile nominees. In a statement

On 2 December 2018, British backpacker Grace Millane should have been celebrating her 22nd birthday during the trip of a lifetime in New Zealand. Thousands of miles from her home in Essex, the messages and requests for video calls from friends and family kept pinging through to her phone. But they were never answered. Her

Netflix has increased the cost of premium subscriptions in the UK. The streaming giant says American and French customers will also be affected – and revealed a crackdown on password sharing that began in May had failed to dent demand. Netflix said almost nine million households signed up worldwide between July and September – the

Big Brother producers have reprimanded a contestant on the show for using a homophobic slur during a live broadcast. Kerry, a 40-year-old NHS worker from Essex, used the slur in an expletive-laden rant on Sunday night after her mattress was stolen by two other contestants as part of a prank. Image: Kerry on Big Brother

The BBC daytime soap Doctors will end after 23 years, with the corporation blaming “super inflation” in drama production and “funding challenges”. The series, about the doctors and staff at a busy Midlands GP practice, launched in 2000. Its final episode will air in December 2024 and the BBC said it will be working to

“Thanks so much for celebrating our story with us,” was the message from Easy Life, after playing their final gigs under that name. “See you later, maybe never.” For the band and their thousands of fans, hopefully there will be another chapter. The two gigs, hastily organised for London and their hometown of Leicester, came

Britney Spears says she had an abortion while dating Justin Timberlake more than 20 years ago. The revelation came from an excerpt of the US pop star’s upcoming memoir – a selection of extracts which were published on Tuesday by People magazine. In the excerpt, Spears described the pregnancy as a “surprise”, but wrote: “For

Rachel Riley says it’s difficult to witness the “hideous” Israel-Hamas war because – as a mother – her own children remind her of what’s happening to families trapped inside the conflict. The Countdown star, who has two young daughters, told Sky News the events were “unthinkable,” and her thoughts were with all the families “going

The Guardian has not renewed its cartoonist’s contract after he claimed his artwork depicting the Israeli prime minister was “spiked”. Steve Bell’s cartoon showed Benjamin Netanyahu preparing to operate on his own stomach wearing boxing gloves, where an outline of the Gaza Strip could be seen with the caption “residents of Gaza, get out now”.

The world premiere of Daniel Kaluuya and Kibwe Taveres’ The Kitchen closed the 2023 BFI London Film Festival on Sunday night. Set in 2044 London, The Kitchen envisions an extreme version of our current world where the wealth gap has stretched to its limit, social housing has been banned and a community – the kitchen