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Driving Home For Christmas singer Chris Rea hailed as ‘legend’ by Bob Mortimer

The Middlesbrough-born musician has died at the age of 74.

Evening Standard

I watched 110 new movies in 2025 — here’s the 10 you need to stream (and 10 you should skip)

In 2025, I saw more than 100 movies on the big screen, and these are the 10 best that I loved, and the 10 worst that you should avoid.

Tom’s Guide

Lucy Punch compares family life to 'travelling circus'

Lucy Punch says her family lives like a “travelling circus,” moving between Los Angeles and London.

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Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders reunite in new Christmas Amandaland trailer

Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders will reunite on-screen in the upcoming Amandaland Christmas special, as shown in a new trailer.

The Independent UK

‘He was struggling with his breath. I sat beside him and sang’: the choir who sing to people on their deathbeds

Just as lullabies send babies to sleep, so songs can help those at the other end of life on their way. The leader of a Threshold Choir reveals what they do – and the personal tragedies that convinced her we need to get better at dealing with death

The Guardian - UK

How to watch the Amandaland Christmas special 2025 from anywhere - stream online

If you love Amandaland, the festive episode will be unmissable - tune in as Amanda is back, with a whole host of excellent supporting characters behind her

Woman & Home

Sir Richard Branson shares heartbreaking update following wife Joan's death aged 80

The Virgin founder, 75, posted a tribute on Instagram

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88yo Army veteran still working full time after his pension was taken away. Within 24 hours humanity proves it still has a heart

One fateful meeting turned his fortune around.

We Got This Covered

Marvel star Elizabeth Olsen says she "doesn't mean to pick" movies about grief since WandaVision, but thinks her new afterlife rom-com Eternity offers something different: "This felt more about a continued life"

Exclusive: Elizabeth Olsen says her new afterlife rom-com Eternity is different to WandaVision and her other projects about grief

Total Film

A24's Eternity Is Great, And It Made Me Want To Rewatch Another Great Afterlife Rom-Com

An underrated '90s movie with a quirky setting.

Cinemablend

Sir Richard Branson shares 'strange' twist of fate that brought him to wife Joan hours before she died

The Virgin founder, 75, revealed on Tuesday that his partner of 50 years had died

Evening Standard

Sir Richard Branson says wife Joan died 'quickly and painlessly' as he says 'life will never be the same'

The Virgin founder reflects on his final moments with his wife, describing her as his ‘shining star’ and the heart of their family

Evening Standard

Richard Branson Makes Heartbreaking Statement As His Wife Joan Passes Away

"She had eyes of magic."

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Joanna Lumley says humans would be seen as a ‘plague’ in history

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Joanna Lumley says that humans have become ‘unbearably vain and destructive’

Dame Joanna Lumley has labelled humans "unbearably vain and destructive", suggesting that if history were written by non-humans, we would be seen as a "plague".

The Independent UK

Elizabeth Olsen shares poignant reason she’s ‘always looked forward’ to aging

The 36-year-old ‘WandaVision’ star said concept of growing old has always been ‘foreign to me’

The Mary Sue

‘Eternity’ review: Elizabeth Olsen shines in a heartbreakingly beautiful romantic comedy

Eternity hits theaters on November 26 and is a beautiful new kind of romantic comedy. Just bring your tissues.

The Guardian - UK

Julius Eastman: A Power Greater Than review – Davóne Tines celebrates the maverick musician

In a vivid concert celebrating the eclecticism of Eastman’s work, there was head-banging intensity, the spirt of Joan of Arc and a Lutheran battle hymn

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The Independent UK

Amandaland fans hail ‘incredible’ casting as Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley reunite for Christmas special

‘Bring it on’ said one viewer after ‘Absolutely Fabulous’ stars confirmed for first roles together in years

Evening Standard

Jennifer Saunders to play Joanna Lumley’s sister in Amandaland Christmas special

Saunders said she was ‘delighted’ to guest star in the BBC show.

The Guardian - AU

As a doctor, guiding my mum through hospital showed me true patient-centred care takes more than paperwork

How many anxious people simply nod along, trusting the staff know what they are doing?

The Independent UK

Lord Speaker to step down early from role to care for wife

The former Labour MP and minister says Joan had ‘selflessly supported’ him

Evening Standard

Lord Speaker to step down early from role to care for wife with Parkinson’s

The former Labour MP and minister says Joan had ‘selflessly supported’ him throughout his career.

AAP

NZ's reformist and reconciling PM Jim Bolger dies at 90

Paul Keating has remembered former NZ prime minister Jim Bolger, who has died aged 90, as the "jolliest and best natured" government head he ever worked with.

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Late Dad Leaves Inheritance For Daughter To Fix Her Life As A Gift For Taking Care Of Him, It Causes Drama

How can some people be so blinded by money?

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