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Screenshot: American International Pictures Saw returns to the big screen this week with Spiral: From the Book of Saw. Although the franchise doesn’t quite command the same excitement that it did during its 2000s heyday, when moviegoers flocked to cinemas every October to watch the new entry, it remains to be seen whether audiences are anxious to see what stars Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson can bring to the famously low-budget series. Although fans certainly love Saw movies for their gor...

The Duchess of Cornwall has promised to send one of her favourite children’s books to a schoolgirl who shares the royal’s passion for reading and horses. Camilla told 11-year-old Imaan Islam she would “love” Moorland Mousie – a book about the adventures of an Exmoor pony – when the pair met at a north London hospital as the duchess marked International Nurses’ Day. She toured Whittington Hospital in Archway to pay tribute to the tireless work of nurses throughout the coronavirus p...

The duchess’s trip coincided with the launch of the Marvellous Thank You campaign by Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity.

The Duchess of Cornwall has promised to send one of her favourite children’s books to a schoolgirl who shares the royal’s passion for reading and horses. Camilla told 11-year-old Imaan Islam she would “love” Moorland Mousie – a book about the adventures of an Exmoor pony – when the pair met at a north London hospital as the duchess marked International Nurses’ Day. She toured Whittington Hospital in Archway to pay tribute to the tireless work of nurses throughout the coronavirus p...

The Duchess of Cornwall has promised to send one of her favourite children’s books to a schoolgirl who shares the royal’s passion for reading and horses. Camilla told 11-year-old Imaan Islam she would “love” Moorland Mousie – a book about the adventures of an Exmoor pony – when the pair met at a north London hospital as the duchess marked International Nurses’ Day. She toured Whittington Hospital in Archway to pay tribute to the tireless work of nurses throughout the coronavirus p...

ITVs Tales of the Unexpected brought inky-black humour to small screen Credit:  ITV/Shutterstock Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected is remembered not only for its “twist in the tale” endings, but also its opening sequence: the eerie fairground waltz theme tune; the quasi-Bond titles, with the silhouette of a naked woman (well, she looked naked) dancing with fate itself – a gun, a roulette wheel, tarot cards, faces of death; and lastly Roald Dahl, sat at a crackling fireside, introduc...

HE was at the the peak of his fame and The Beatles were breaking up. So Sir Paul McCartney retreated to High Park Farm on Kintyre and on Friday the legend will mark the 50th anniversary of the iconic album he wrote at his Scottish hideaway. To celebrate RAM turning golden, Paul and Linda McCartney’s 1971 masterpiece will be reissued as a limited edition, vinyl pressing via UMe. Sir Paul has said: “Going up to Scotland was real freedom. It was an escape – our means of finding a new...

As a triple-threat moviemaker—producer, director and writer—Lelouch has provided a triple-leveled film that works as thriller, as romance, and as humanistic story, and works with chic every step of the way. His casting is impeccable: Lino Ventura, as Simon, proves himself a nouveau Bogey, with a completely irresistible smile to boot, defining a true man as “someone who goes all the way” and Francoise Fabian, as the female in the tale, proves herself the kind of woman who can suggest to...

Almanacs are full of lists of global and national historic events. But “This Day in History” feature invites you to not just peruse a list, but to take a trip back in time to see how a significant event originally was reported in the Chicago Tribune.

Holby City Holby City: an oral history by the shows stars and creators 500 micrograms of adrenaline, stat! By Wendy Granditer BBC EastEnders regularly pulls in over 17 million viewers and Saturday night staple Casualty is watched by an average of 18 million, a midweek hit for the channel remains elusive. ITV regularly retains its massive Coronation Street audience by following it in the schedule with twice-weekly top cop drama The Bill, but its public service rival has no big-hittin...