Month March 2025

Getty Images “He loved being an actor, and hated all the stuff that surrounds being an actor.” That, for film director Barry Sonnenfeld, is how he’ll remember Gene Hackman, who has died at the age of 95. The endless hours…

Reuters Mauricette Vinet and her husband Roland, holding a photograph of their grandson Mathis This story contains distressing details from the start When Mauricette Vinet speaks of her grandson, her voice grows warm with affection. “He was a lovely little…

Getty Images Mikey Madison and Demi Moore are both up for best actress Stars, film fans and fashionistas rejoice as the biggest night in the showbiz calendar is here at last – the 97th Oscars. Spanish-language musical Emilia Pérez leads…

Getty Images Syrian Kurds gathered this week to listen to a message from jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan Outlawed Kurdish group the PKK has declared a ceasefire with Turkey after its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan called on the movement to…

Getty Images I’m 48, use social media occasionally, and I’m not very tech-savvy. Until recently I’d never used Telegram. But last year, after meeting the family of Ronan Kanda – the 16-year-old who was killed in a case of mistaken…

Caroline Lowbridge BBC News, East Midlands Lynda Eagan demonstrates what leads to some keying errors at the Newcastle Avenue car park in Worksop Drivers have said they are being unfairly penalised due to payment machines that make it difficult –…

George Sandeman and Giulia Imbert BBC News AFP Wikie, pictured with her calf in 2011, needs to be rehoused after her marine zoo home shut in January The uncertain future of two killer whales is no closer to being resolved…

Tom Espiner BBC business reporter Getty Images Regulated rail fares have gone up in England and Wales by 4.6% and the price of most railcards has risen by £5. The government says fares need to rise so it can invest…

Blast Films Jo Ward searches for the forensic clues at crime scenes The crime scene was a bloodbath. The victim, stabbed multiple times, had tried to defend himself. In the process, the suspect is also thought to have lost blood.…

PA Media Amanda Pritchard, head of NHS England, would have regular Monday meetings with Health Secretary Wes Streeting to review performance and address challenges. But last Monday was different. After discussing the state of the health service, she announced she…