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Ricky Gervais has paid tribute to his "beautiful" on-screen dog who featured in his TV show After Life.The British comedian and actor said Vislor Antilly, also known as Anti, was a "beautiful soul" and they "hit it off straight away". Gervais said the German shepherd helped make After Life his "favourite filming experience of all time" and he was glad he told her "a hundred times a day that she […]

Dame Judi Dench has revealed she can no longer leave her house alone due to her deteriorating eyesight.The 90-year-old actress has macular degeneration, a condition which leads to a gradual loss of vision. In a new interview on Trinny Woodall's Fearless podcast, Dame Judi says "somebody will always be with me" when she leaves the house."I have to [have someone] now because I can't see," she continues. "And I will […]

The first Islamist extremist to be found with plans for 3D-printed firearms has been jailed for seven years after using a far-right internet channel to download the instructions.Abdiwahid Mohamed, 33, from Neasden, north London, had used encrypted messaging app Telegram - nicknamed "terrorgram" by experts - to download instructions from a far-right extremist and was trying to buy a 3D printer on eBay.Police discovered the documents along with messages supporting […]

Netflix is raising prices for some subscribers as it reported 18.9 million new customers in the last three months of 2024. Prices will rise for users in the United States, Canada, Portugal and Argentina. Netflix has not confirmed if the UK will see any similar price increases. In the United States a standard monthly plan with adverts will rise to $7.99 (£6.49), a standard plan without ads will increase to […]

Benefit fraudsters could be banned from driving and subject to bank account snooping if they fail to pay back the taxpayer, under a new government crackdown.In an effort to curb welfare fraud, the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched what has been dubbed the biggest fraud crackdown in a generation. The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill would introduce new measures, including allowing the government to recover […]

The family of the Southport attacker have been moved to a "secret location" by police for their own protection, leaders at the church his father attended say.Axel Rudakubana, 18, yesterday pleaded guilty to three counts of murder and 10 of attempted murder for fatally stabbing Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, and injuring 10 others at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club on 29 […]

Prince Harry and the publisher of The Sun "are very close" in negotiations over a potential settlement, the High Court has heard. The Duke of Sussex and former Labour deputy leader Lord Tom Watson are suing News Group Newspapers (NGN) over allegations of unlawful information-gathering. NGN, which also ran the now-defunct News Of The World, denies any unlawful activity took place at The Sun.The trial had been due to start […]

Pauline Quirke has been diagnosed with dementia and will be stepping away from acting, her husband has confirmed.The 65-year-old star was best known for her role in the hit sitcom Birds Of A Feather, playing Sharon Theodopolopodous opposite Linda Robson, who played her sister Tracey.Steve Sheen, who has been married to Quirke since 1996, said she had been diagnosed with the condition in 2021.In a statement, he said it was […]

David Beckham has said that "girls are held back" in an awards ceremony speech in Davos."I want my daughter Harper to have the same opportunities as her brothers and that should be the case for all girls everywhere," the former England captain said as he was recognised as a cultural leader in Davos during the World Economic Forum (WEF). He was presented with a Crystal Award in Switzerland on Monday […]