Laura Harding
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 40
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- Sep 28, 2026
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Taylor Swift on âghost stories, true crime and thrillersâ in Patient Zero video (opens the original)
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Taylor Swift has said the music video to her new single Patient Zero is a tribute to the âcinematic and literary genres I love so muchâ. The video stars Swift, Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell and depicts Swift as the dead ex-wife of Johnsonâs husband, played by Farrell. Swiftâs ghost follows Johnson through her life to warn her that Farrell is trying to kill her the way he ultimately killed Swift. The video, which premiered at the MTV Video Music Awards, was shot by Oscar-winning cinema
Coronation Street and Waiting For God star Stephanie Cole dies aged 84 (opens the original)
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Actress Stephanie Cole – best known for roles in Coronation Street, Waiting For God and Open All Hours – has died aged 84. She also gave memorable performances in the prisoner-of-war drama Tenko, A Bit Of A Do and Doc Martin. A statement from her agent John Grant, on behalf of her family, said: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Stephanie Cole, OBE. “She passed away this morning at the age of 84. “Stephanie had been living with Alzheimer’s disease for some years. “Stephani
Cameron Mackintosh mourns death of âunique and preciousâ managing director (opens the original)
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Theatre impresario Sir Cameron Mackintosh has paid tribute to the âunique and preciousâ managing director of his company after his death at 61. Alan Finch, who had worked for Cameron Mackintosh Ltd since 2016, had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Sir Cameron said in a statement to the Press Association: âThe heartbreaking premature loss of Alan Finch has been a terrible shock for everyone who ever had the good fortune of knowing him, both in and out of the theatre. âLess than four
Spice Girls finalist âguttedâ she did not make band but tipped Mel B for success (opens the original)
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A singer who made it to the final eight to be in the Spice Girls said she was âguttedâ she was not part of the superstar girl group but always tipped Geri Halliwell-Horner and Melanie Brown to make the band. Melanie Coloma responded to a advertisement in The Stage some 30 years ago and auditioned to be part of an unnamed girl band. She made it through a series of callbacks, and was in the final eight singers but was eventually not selected to be in the group. She told ITVâs Good Morning Br
Pogues singer Shane MacGowan left almost £5m in will (opens the original)
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Pogues singer Shane MacGowan left almost £5 million in his will following his death at the age of 65. The Fairytale Of New York musician died in November 2023. Probate records show the gross value of his estate in England and Wales was £4,800,000, with a net value of the same amount. His wife Victoria Mary Clarke is named as the sole executor and the sole beneficiary. The document reads: âI give, devise and bequeath all I die possessed of, both real and personal and wheresoever situate, to t
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