From One Day to One Ring: Leo Woodall joins new The Lord of the Rings cast
Leo Woodall, Jamie Dornan and Kate Winslet will join returning actors Sir Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood.
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In April 1955, Dr Jonas Salk announced that his vaccine was safe and effective
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Theatre touring 'in crisis' as performances of plays drop 70%
The steep decline "is likely to reach a critical level without intervention", a report warns.
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Prominent Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti assaulted three times in a month, family says
The Israeli Prison Service says the allegation that Barghouti was subjected to physical violence by prison guards are "false and baseless".
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Snapchat owner cuts 1,000 jobs as says AI will reduce repetitive work
The Snapchat owner is laying off around 16% of staff and withdrawn hundreds of open job roles.
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'I was kicked out of bar because of my wheelchair'
Maddie Haining, 18, says she was told she was a safety risk and escorted out of a Manchester nightspot.
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AA and BSM ordered to refund learner drivers for hidden fees
The owner of the driving schools has been fined for failing to disclose fees upfront online.
Read more...Film's greatest action hero is not who you think
How Hong Kong star Chow Yun-Fat revolutionised the genre – with his tenderness
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US war on Iran was a 'mistake', says Reeves
The chancellor's criticism follows a report that the conflict will hit the UK harder than other big economies.
Read more...She was a folk-music genius. Then she vanished
Connie Converse was barely known in her time – but is now regarded as a pioneer
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UK butterflies declining after 50 years of data
Volunteers led by Dorset-based Butterfly Conservation have gathered more than 44m records.
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Google to punish sites that trap people in with back button tricks
The tech giant said it will punish sites that block back button navigation from June.
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Golden eagles' return to English skies gets government backing
The birds could be reintroduced as early as next year following a £1m injection from the government.
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Meta pulls Facebook ads recruiting for social media addiction lawsuits
The Facebook owner recently lost a landmark social media addiction trial in California
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Three paramedics killed in successive Israeli strikes in Lebanon, officials say
Lebanon's governments condemns as a "flagrant crime" the killing of the paramedics, one of whom featured in a BBC report.
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Trump's rift with Pope is playing out in public - it's costing him valuable support
Leading conservative Catholics tell the BBC why they back the American pontiff in his spat with Trump.
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