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English actress Kate Elizabeth Winslet is best known for playing strong, complex female characters in independent films and historical dramas. Her iconic role in James Cameron's epic romance Titanic ...

Hugh Grant has backed Prince Harry’s call for a fresh police investigation into Rupert Murdoch’s media empire. The actor ...

Seven Academics from the University Oxford have been recognised on the New Honours Lists for 2025, being awarded OBEs, DBEs ...

Prince Harry has reached a landmark settlement in his legal battle with Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper group over ...

Enter the Labour government, which aims to reestablish the country’s global influence, investing in its soft power through ...