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Freddie Starr: comedian found dead at home in Spain aged 76
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Freddie Starr: comedian found dead at home in Spain aged 76

The comedian Freddie Starr has died aged 76 at his home in Spain, according to reports.Posts on soci...

Gotta catch 'em all over again: the return of Pokémania
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Gotta catch 'em all over again: the return of Pokémania

t made adults walk into lamp posts and kids throw sickies: now Pokémon fever is back. What’s the app...

How video games are reimagining Britain for the Brexit era
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How video games are reimagining Britain for the Brexit era

From battles between 9th-century kingdoms to the British Empire colonising the solar system, virtual...

Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew dies aged 74
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Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew dies aged 74

Mark Hamill and William Shatner among those paying tribute to Star Wars star: ‘A big man with a bigg...

Newly identified sketch of Leonardo da Vinci to go on display in London
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Newly identified sketch of Leonardo da Vinci to go on display in London

A drawing of a melancholic, thoughtful old man caught off-guard has been identified as only the seco...

The new nerds: how Avengers and Game of Thrones made everyone geek out
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The new nerds: how Avengers and Game of Thrones made everyone geek out

Fans have followed – and pored over – the incredibly long, detailed and complicated narratives of th...

England and France: a tale of two coastlines
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England and France: a tale of two coastlines

On the eve of D-day’s 75th anniversary, with Brexit looming, how do those on either side of the Chan...

Mo Farah: ‘My worst trait? Being ruthless'
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Mo Farah: ‘My worst trait? Being ruthless'

The Olympic champion on professional regrets and the joy of baggage carouselsSat 27 Apr 2019 09.30 B...

Peter Doherty: 'If I was drug free, I'd be a force to be reckoned with'
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Peter Doherty: 'If I was drug free, I'd be a force to be reckoned with'

The Libertines co-frontman is 40 – an age few expected him to reach. Yet he’s back with a new band,...

Avengers: Endgame: who survived Thanos’ finger-click – discuss with spoilers
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Avengers: Endgame: who survived Thanos’ finger-click – discuss with spoilers

We’ve finally learned who made it out alive – and the line we’ve all been waiting for. But was the f...

‘They’re not property’: the people who want their ancestors back from British museums
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‘They’re not property’: the people who want their ancestors back from British museums

The remains of indigenous people from all over the world have ended up in various British institutio...

Pubs, disco and fighting Nazis: how Leeds nurtured British post-punk
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Pubs, disco and fighting Nazis: how Leeds nurtured British post-punk

Against the backdrop of the Yorkshire Ripper and fascist thugs, bands in late-70s Leeds started crea...

Chimerica review – a thrillingly real drama about fake news
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Chimerica review – a thrillingly real drama about fake news

A disgraced photographer tries to salvage his career by finding the Tiananmen Square ‘Tank Man’ in L...

Cannes 2019: 20 films we hope will be at the film festival
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Cannes 2019: 20 films we hope will be at the film festival

Ahead of the official lineup announcement on Thursday, we’re banking on Quentin Tarantino, Terrence...

'I'll never sleep again!' – you review the return of Game of Thrones
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'I'll never sleep again!' – you review the return of Game of Thrones

Was that the most gruesome moment ever? Has Tyrion become ‘a paperweight’? And was this opener just...

This week's Game of Thrones: sex, dragon rides – and zero action
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This week's Game of Thrones: sex, dragon rides – and zero action

It felt like a greatest hits episode, with brothel scenes, incest and reunions galore ... but with o...

Sherlock named nation’s favourite TV theme tune in poll
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Sherlock named nation’s favourite TV theme tune in poll

It should have been elementary, but after some sleuthing all the evidence pointed to one thing: Sher...

Nipsey Hussle: Snoop Dogg and Stevie Wonder pay respects as memorial draws 21,000
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Nipsey Hussle: Snoop Dogg and Stevie Wonder pay respects as memorial draws 21,000

Friends, family and fans gather in Los Angeles as blogger reads letter from Barack Obama to crowdAss...

Nipsey Hussle: Snoop Dogg and Stevie Wonder pay respects as memorial draws 21,000
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Nipsey Hussle: Snoop Dogg and Stevie Wonder pay respects as memorial draws 21,000

Friends, family and fans gather in Los Angeles as blogger reads letter from Barack Obama to crowdAss...

Alien spaceship, Hammer horror? The pulsating visions of Harry Clarke
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Alien spaceship, Hammer horror? The pulsating visions of Harry Clarke

Little known in Britain, the Irish artist welded Christian, Celtic and pagan imagery with the decade...