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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...
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What are Trump's Abraham Accords, and will other countries join?

As the US president pushes for a deal with Iran, he is reviving one of the signature foreign policy projects of his first term: the Abraham Accords. Here's what to know about the series of agreements, ...
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Khloe Kardashian has been condemned by PETA for having her cats declawed

In a statement to the Daily Mail newspaper, ETA Senior Vice President of Cruelty Investigations' Daphna Nachminovitch said: "At least Khloe Kardashian knows now that amputating cats' toes at the joint ...
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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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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 ...