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‘We miss our mom with every breath’: Family of missing Nancy Guthrie issue new appeal

The family of Nancy Guthrie – the missing mother of US TV anchor Savannah Guthrie – who has not been seen for seven weeks, have renewed their appeal for public help. In a statement issued to coincide with a special report on local TV station KVOA, they asked people in and around Tucson, Arizona, where […]

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‘A very strong opener’: The reviews for Saturday Night Live UK’s debut are in

Saturday Night Live UK’s opening show has been greeted with cautious but generally positive reviews. The US version of SNL, broadcast in America on NBC, is a pop culture institution which has been running for 50 years, and launched the careers of stars including Bill Murray, Tina Fey, Eddie Murphy, Pete Davidson, Kristen Wiig and

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‘The idea that it’s going to be a bit naff, it’s just insane to me’: Meet the cast of Saturday Night Live UK

“We as a country, we’re not used to watching live stuff any more,” says Celeste Dring, comedian and one eleventh of the new Saturday Night Live cast. The This Country star is not wrong. Award shows, Comic Relief, the odd stunt soap episode aside, live TV entertainment – away from sport – is vanishingly rare.

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Action star, ‘tough cookie’ and cultural icon: The world pays tribute to Chuck Norris

Tributes have been paid to martial arts icon and action movie star Chuck Norris, who has died aged 86. The Hollywood actor was remembered by US President Donald Trump, as well as a host of celebrities and his own family, who called him a “warrior” with a heart “full of love”. Norris saw a resurgence

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AI-generated Val Kilmer to star in new movie a year after actors’ death

Val Kilmer is to ​posthumously appear in an action-adventure film, a year after his death from pneumonia. The company behind the movie, First Line Films, say it is the first-ever performance enabled by generative artificial intelligence. The Top Gun star was originally cast in As Deep As The Grave five years ago but had been

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Kevin Spacey settles sexual assault cases with three British men

Kevin Spacey has reached an out-of-court settlement in civil claims brought by three British men accusing him of sexual assault. Trials were due to start in October this year, but will now not go ahead, after all the separate lawsuits were halted earlier this month due to an undisclosed agreement being reached by the parties.

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Plans to let AI firms use music without permission abandoned by government

The UK government has scrapped plans to introduce copyright law exceptions which would allow AI firms to use the work of songwriters without their permission. The government had been in favour of allowing AI developers to train their machines on copyrighted works, with rightsholders having an opt-out option. However, that approach was “overwhelmingly rejected by

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Inside the Oscars winners’ room: Standing ovations, party plans, and media bingo

After Oscar winners collect their golden statuettes on stage at the Dolby Theatre, they are brought into rooms outside to have their photos taken and answer questions from journalists. For this year’s Academy Awards, this was my spot – a front-row seat to the stars everyone is talking about. The room holds several hundred reporters

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