Patrick Stewart: Before accepting Star Trek fame, his first love was Shakespeare Sir Patrick Stewart’s first love was the stage and the plays of William Shakespeare but it was to be a science fiction series and a series of superhero films that brought him worldwide fame. Through his more than 60-year career in movies, TV
Star Trek actor Sir Patrick Stewart dies aged 86 Star Trek actor Sir Patrick Stewart has died at his home in Los Angeles aged 86 following a “brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy Body Dementia”, it has been announced on his social media. The actor shot to fame when he originated the
Met refers itself to police watchdog over action on letter about Meghan’s father The Metropolitan Police said it has voluntarily referred itself to the police watchdog because it failed to pass on a letter detailing allegations against the Duchess of Sussex’s father to relevant overseas law enforcement agencies. It comes as police in the Philippines
Enzo Maresca admits Man City never practised penalties after shoot-out win Manchester City boss Enzo Maresca admitted his players had not practised penalties after edging past Brighton in a Carabao Cup shoot-out on Wednesday. City’s back-up goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli made two saves as the holders won 4-3 on spot-kicks to reach the quarter-finals after twice
Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola did not want to pick Cherries in quarter-final draw Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola’s reward for beating Chelsea on penalties was a Carabao Cup quarter-final against the one side he wanted to avoid – former team Bournemouth. After Morgan Rogers and Cody Gakpo exchanged penalties late in the first half
Healey warns of more ‘hard decisions’ and departmental spending cuts Major departmental spending cuts are coming down the line to pay for the Government’s policies at next year’s spending review, John Healey has indicated. Major departmental spending cuts are coming down the line to pay for the Government’s policies at next year’s spending review, John
Social media age checks effective but not foolproof, Ofcom warns Age checks could “significantly” enforce plans to ban under-16s from social media, but some children will find ways around the measures, Ofcom has warned. The regulator published an assessment on Thursday on how social media firms could reliably restrict access to adult or harmful content
John Healey denies postponing difficult welfare system decisions John Healey has denied postponing difficult decisions on the welfare system, insisting the Government is making changes “now”. The Chancellor’s Budget has faced criticism for not dealing with the ballooning cost of welfare, including from Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, who said the country is “drowning in an
Douglas Stuart’s John Of John among contenders for Waterstones Book Of The Year Douglas Stuart’s Booker Prize-nominated novel John Of John is among the books shortlisted for Waterstones Book Of The Year 2026. The Shuggie Bain author will face competition from Patrick Radden Keefe’s London Falling, which is shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for
Report finds ‘substantial variation’ in health board prescribing of GLP-1 drugs A new report has highlighted “substantial geographical variation” in prescribing of drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro on the NHS in Scotland. The first study of its kind by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) found that while there had been “strong