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How we made Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical: from West End musical to movie marvel

The musical story of a clever girl who stands up against tyranny has reached the screen at last

Evening Standard

Work aimed at children is ‘sacred’ says Emma Thompson as Matilda the Musical premieres

The actor, who plays Miss Trunchbull in the film, said she grew up surrounded by Roald Dahl work

The Guardian - UK

London Film Festival highlights ‘joyous’ cinema for troubled times

Matilda The Musical starring Dame Emma Thompson will open the London Film Festival on Wednesday evening

Evening Standard

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Emma Thompson, Daniel Craig, Harry Styles: London film festival brings out the big guns

Opening on Wednesday, this year’s festival will host 164 feature films, from Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical to Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

The Guardian - UK

From arch villain Hans Gruber to sneery Snape: The endless allure of Alan Rickman’s disdain

Seven years after his death, Alan Rickman’s diaries are being published. Jessie Thompson discovers they reveal the Harry Potter and ‘Die Hard’ star as cutting, uncompromising and gravely serious about his work – but what if he’d had a bit more fun?

The Independent UK

14-year-old girl denied life-saving arthritis medicine after new strict US abortion laws

Mum Kaitlin Preble said: 'As a mother who has had to deal with my child being very ill most of her life, I was scared, I was really worried.'

Daily Mirror

Stars host memorial evening for Harry Potter star Alan Rickman

Stanley Tucci, Daniel Radcliffe and Sir Ian McKellen recalled fond memories of the actor

Evening Standard

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Dad lands headbutt on teacher after being called to pick up 'misbehaving' child at school

Mr Swindells had worked at the secondary school for 25 years, and had served as headteacher for 10 years

Irish Mirror

Headteacher headbutted by angry dad who was called to school to collect daughter

Shaun Pattyson attacked headteacher Robert Swindells at Chesterton Community Sports College

Manchester Evening News

The best movies and series about Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II’s legacy continues — with a little help from movies and TV shows.

Tribune News Service

From The Whale to The Fabelmans: where does this year’s Oscar race stand?

With fall festivals coming to a close and with most of the big films having premiered, this year’s potential winners and losers are starting to take shape

The Guardian - US

The stars who've famously played The Queen in TV dramas, films and on stage

Many actresses have attempted to nail the accent, the wave and the persona of the Queen

Wales Online

Actresses who have played Queen Elizabeth II on TV and in films over the years

We list the best-known television shows and movies featuring The Queen with the stars who played her - including The Crown's Claire Foy, and Oscar-winners Dame Helen Mirren and Olivia Colman

Daily Mirror

It’s time for bed again: French team bring back The Magic Roundabout

Co-producers intend series for pre-school children while keeping spirit and English humour of original

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The Independent UK

Anti-fracking campaigners in Lancashire ready to ‘pull out all the stops’ again

Protesters previously spent 1,000 days outside the Cuadrilla fracking site in Little Plumpton, near Blackpool.

The New Daily

Emma Thompson gives a captivating performance in this off-kilter rom-com

This niche film celebrates the liberation of a middle-aged widow (Emma Thompson) whose history of sex was one of short and unsatisfying marital encounters.

The Guardian - UK

Lewis Hamilton, the world’s fastest driver, is right, motoring’s no fun any more

He can whizz around a track at 200mph but can’t bear constantly being on high alert for idiots on the road

Evening Standard

Emma Thompson highlights importance of intimacy co-ordinators after Sean Bean backlash

Emma Thompson believes that intimacy coordinators are ‘fantastically important’ in contrast to Sean Bean’s previous comments

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The Independent UK

‘You can’t just let it flow’: Emma Thompson combats Sean Bean’s comments on sex scenes

‘Game of Thrones’ actor has faced some backlash after stars disagree with thoughts on safety figures on set

Belfast Live

Northern Ireland mum opens up on living with Bipolar Disorder and how it helped her business

"It is my super power"

The Guardian - UK

Don’t let firms get away with greenwashing bluster

Letters: George Harding-Rolls says false marketing should not be tolerated and Julian Crane makes a case for worldwide boycotts of guilty companies. Plus letters from Neil Blackshaw and Bill Jackson

The Independent UK

Phoebe Waller-Bridge says debuting Fleabag at Fringe Festival changed her life

A new BBC documentary reflects on the history of world-famous festival as it celebrates its 75th anniversary.

The Guardian - UK

Greenwashing is driving our descent into climate catastrophe. But we can stop it

If we could ban tobacco advertising and sponsorship, we can ban fossil fuel propaganda, says the actor and activist Emma Thompson

Daily Mirror

Cheating gran has paid £20,000 for sex with 20-years younger escort behind hubby's back

A mum-of-three and grandmother-of-five is secretly paying an escort £300 an hour for steamy bedroom sessions - just like the character Emma Thompson plays in her new movie

Evening Standard

A 17-year-old is directing A24’s next film: here are the studio’s other films you need to see

In 2022 A24 also showed films at Venice for the first time

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