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In June, the Duchess of York revealed that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer following a routine mammogram

Actor brings seven-decade career to close, saying he wants to go out on a high note after his last role in The Great Escaper

Two-time Academy Award winner Sir Michael Caine, 90, will retire after his next film. (Photo: Ian Gavan / Getty Images) Sir Michael Caine attends the World film premiere of 'Inception' at the Odeon Leicester Square on July 8, 2010 in London, England.

Actor, 89, also criticised ‘Game of Thrones’, which he briefly starred in

A moving, heartfelt film based on the true story of World War Two veteran Bernie Jordan.

In Dublin’s Dean’s Grange Cemetery, a headstone detains the passer-by with an inconvenient truth — ‘As I am now, so you will be’.

The film covers the events of 48 hours. Bernie is 89, living quietly with his ailing wife Rene (Glenda Jackson, looking truly ancient and obviously not caring a jot) in a small flat in a care home in Hove.

In today’s newsletter: A shocking but unsurprising new report lays bare the impossible task for many in the UK to put a roof over their head – how did we get here?

The two British icons bring a huge amount of joy to the heartwarming true story of Bernard Jordan, the 89-year-old veteran who snuck off to attend the 70th anniversary of D-day

Michael Caine is brilliant as a D-Day veteran who sneaks out of his retirement home – but the late actress is a force of nature to the last