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Sir Derek Jacobi believes he would have been much more successful if he'd "had the looks" to match his talent

The 87-year-old actor has been a regular on stage and screen since the 1960s - appearing in blockbusters such as 2000 film Gladiator and its 2024 sequel - but Derek is adamant he wanted to be a ...
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Planet Fun is urgently recalling some children's toys - that could possibly contain asbestos

Tests showed naturally-occurring chrysotile and tremolite - in some samples of Funkee Animals and Secret Menu Stretchee sensory toys. The asbestos is inside - and would only be exposed if the toys are ...
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A jury's been told rice bags helped Police trace a body - to the victim's alleged killers

Shulai Wang's body was found floating in plastic bags in Gulf Harbour in 2024. Orewa Christian sect leaders, Kaixiao Liu , his wife and his parents are on trial in the High Court at Auckland, accused ...
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New Zealand Rugby are kicking in funds to ensure Moana Pasifika play out the Super Rugby season

The franchise has gone into liquidation, several weeks after the Pasifika Medical Association said they would not be able to continue operating beyond this campaign. It's understood NZR stepped in ...
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Highlanders prop Daniel Lienert-Brown has been handed a four-week suspension for his dangerous head clash with Devan Flanders in the loss to the Hurricanes

Lienert-Brown accepted he committed an act of foul play and was granted a two-week reduction for his recent disciplinary record and remorse. He has been granted approval to apply to World Rugby's ...
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Warriors coach Andrew Webster has recalled Adam Pompey to the centres to replace Roger Tuivasa-Sheck for Sunday night's 1v2 NRL game against Penrith

Pompey comes in for Tuivasa-Sheck who confirmed his season - and Warriors career - is over with a ruptured ACL. That's the only change to the run-on side, with Webster adding Luke Metcalf to an ...
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Brooke Shields has lifted the lid on her romance with John F. Kennedy Jr

During an appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, Brooke explained: "I didn't have a love story, I had a crazy, crazy crush. We dated but I never slept with him so ...
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Trey Parker has admitted making South Park amid the Donald Trump administration can be scary

In a rare Hollywood appearance to receive a special award from the TV Academy on Wednesday (21.05.26), Trey joked: "After doing the show for 30 years, I just wanted to say to the ...
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Reddit short stories are popular in Hollywood – joining a long trend. Here are 5 of the best short stories on film

Short stories published on Reddit have been selling for lucrative amounts to studios like Warner Bros, Amazon MGM and Netflix ...
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Hesitation around moves to beef up regulations guiding electricity gentailers

From July, the big four gentailers mustn't give their retail arms better deals on power-contracts, than independent companies. Penalties for serious breaches are also ramping up. Electric Kiwi CEO, ...
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Mike Tindall has joked about hanging out with Prince Harry "when he was fun"

Speaking at the Hay Festival with his The Good, The Bad and The Rugby podcast co-hosts James Haskell and Alex Payne, the Daily Telegraph reports Mike jokingly expressed his surprise that the former ...
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Bob Odenkirk vowed to live a quieter life after his heart attack

Asked if the heart attack made him want to quit acting and lead a quieter life, he told The Guardian newspaper: "That's a very good question, because it kind of did. I did keep going and chose to work ...