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The slowly unravelling Lutheran pastor in Godland joins a colourful procession of men of the cloth on film, from all-singing, Oscar-winning Bing Crosby to Robert Mitchum’s psycho killer in Night of the Hunter

LONDON - British actress Glenda Jackson, the two-time Oscar-winning actress who went on to become an MP, died on Thursday at the age of 87, prompting tributes from the worlds of entertainment and politics.

Actor who was a fearless, ferocious presence in theatre, cinema and television, then turned to politics as a Labour MP

The British actor was the epitome of countercultural chic in key 1970s films. It is just a shame she couldn’t be persuaded to do more of them when her political career ended

Her singular passion lit up performances from Women in Love to King Lear and drove her 23-year middle career as an MP

One side of classic rock bangers, one of R&B originals: the two sides of Tina Turner fight it out on 1975 solo album The Acid Queen

Cinematographer who played a key role in bringing a dreamlike quality to many scenes in the BBC drama Pennies from Heaven

Actor, archivist of the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, and director, with a long career in theatre, film and television

Melvin’s roles included parts in Torchwood, The Phantom of the Opera and A Taste of Honey

Actor Murray Melvin, known for starring in Phantom of the Opera and Torchwood has died aged 90.

MIAMI — A lawsuit filed Thursday accuses Miami of creating racially segregated districts when officials redrew the boundaries of the city’s voting map in the spring, a controversial process that drew opposition from neighborhood groups over concerns that the plan weakened the political power of Black voters in Coconut Grove.