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The Full Monty star Tom Wilkinson hailed as ‘British acting royalty’ after death
Tributes have been paid as Will Young, Scott Derrickson and Aneurin Barnard.
McCanns unyielding in their determination to find daughter Madeleine
Kate and Gerry McCann vowed to persevere in the search for their daughter.
Green Day change ‘American Idiot’ lyrics to rip Trump – sending MAGA into meltdown
Now that's rock 'n' roll: Green Day have kicked the new year off with a bang, sticking a middle-finger up towards Donald Trump.
Bangladesh court jails Nobel Peace Prize winner for violating labour laws
Muhammad Yunus, who founded Grameen Telecom to help impoverished people, was sentenced to six months in prison but was granted bail pending an appeal.
In Pictures: Eurovision fever hit UK in 2023 as stars rocked Coronation Concert
The Brit Awards and the arrival of the fifth Indiana Jones film were among the other showbiz highlights in the past 12 months.
Dame Esther Rantzen urges movement on assisted dying changes in 2024
She has joined the Dignitas assisted dying clinic in Switzerland.
Mone’s husband says family ‘treated as punchbag’ in PPE row
Doug Barrowman, who led the consortium PPE Medpro, also claimed the Department of Health had shown ‘lamentable failures’ when procuring supplies.
In Pictures: Another turbulent 12 months in UK politics
Rishi Sunak is still standing after his first full year as Prime Minister but things have been far from plain sailing for the Conservative government.
More big companies set to collapse in 2024, industry experts warn
It comes after another year of tough economic conditions resulted in increased business failures during 2023.