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The Latest Breaking News from Barbara Windsor

Barbara Windsor’s widower Scott Mitchell defends new relationship: ‘I would like to believe she would be happy’

Mitchell met his new partner, Tayna Franks, while fundraising for Alzheimer’s Research

The Independent UK

EastEnders star Pam St Clement in tears remembering Barbara Windsor in emotional special

The heartfelt moment took place as Ross Kemp, best known for playing the tough-as-nails Grant Mitchell, hosted EastEnders: 40 Years on the Square

Evening Standard

Jaime Winstone: Reprising Peggy Mitchell role in EastEnders was ‘overwhelming’

The actress is returning to the role as part of a mental health storyline on the BBC soap.

Evening Standard

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Young Peggy Mitchell star returning to ‘dream’ role for EastEnders Phil storyline

Winstone portrayed Dame Barbara Windsor in biopic Babs, and took on the actress’ role in a 1979-based flashback episode.

Evening Standard

Cockney influences found in Scotland, Australia and New Zealand, says expert

Linguistics professor says London dialect is most likely to be spoken in Essex, but aspects have traversed the globe

The Guardian - UK

Iconic EastEnders character returning to the show after nine years

Producers said the character is returning for an ‘explosive’ storyline

The Independent UK

Barbara Taylor Bradford obituary

Bestselling author who enjoyed overnight success with her debut novel A Woman of Substance

The Guardian - UK

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EastEnders star reveals she ‘couldn’t afford to eat’ after cancer diagnosis stopped her from working

‘How could I have been earning that much and now I am here?’ the actor said

The Independent UK

‘We didn’t worry about a few dirty laughs!’ The Carry On women on playing nags, bra-burners and ‘crumpet’

No one could say that the Carry On movies stretched their female stars, or paid them generously. But, decades later, Amanda Barrie, Valerie Leon, Sheila Hancock and co have fond memories

The Guardian - UK

Barbara Windsor’s widower opens up about EastEnder’s star’s final weeks

‘It’s a cruel thing to watch,’ he said

The Independent UK

Peter Charlesworth obituary

Streetwise entertainment agent and producer who worked with stars such as Shirley Bassey, Judy Garland and Joan Collins

The Guardian - UK

Traitors presenter Alan Cumming's My London: The Rosewood, Duckie & Barbara Windsor

Actor and presenter Alan Cumming heads to South Bank for a first date, would open up Buckingham Palace to homeless people and gets to grips with our glorious capital on foot

Evening Standard

Quality Street Gang: How Jimmy the Weed and Krays' pal Ronnie Knight became partners on the Costa Del Crime

Knight, Barbara Windsor's first husband and a friend of the Krays, died this week aged 89. In the 80s he became pals with Jimmy 'The Weed' Donnelly from the Quality Street Gang after going on the run to Spain

Manchester Evening News

Count Abdulla cast: who's who in the horror comedy series

The Count Abdulla cast sees Jaime Winstone as a vampire who strikes up an unlikely friendship with Arian Nik's Muslim doctor.

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Daily Mirror

Ronnie Knight was living off state pension after blowing his proceeds of crime

Knight pocketed £1.3million in today’s money for his share in the 1983 Security Express heist, but after 11 years on the run he was living in a rented one-bedroom flat

Daily Mirror

Barbara Windsor's wild love life - criminal ex-husband, Kray twin romp, and Sid affair

Dame Barbara Windsor had a fascinating love life over the years, between her gangster boyfriends, three husbands, a lengthy affair, and crushes on her EastEnders co-stars

The Guardian - UK

Ronnie Knight obituary

London nightclub owner and criminal who helped fellow crooks evade justice on the ‘Costa del Crime’ in Spain

Daily Mirror

Truth behind Ronnie Knight's crimes and infamous £6m robbery as Barbara Windsor's ex dies

Barbara Windsor's ex-husband Ronnie Knight has died aged 89 after battling with Parkinson's Disease. He led an interesting life, and here we take a look at the man behind the headlines

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Daily Record

Ronnie Knight dead: Barbara Windsor's ex-husband dies aged 89

It's said that Ronnie's condition had deteriorated over the last few weeks after he got pneumonia.

Daily Mirror

Barbara Windsor's ex-husband Ronnie Knight - who was infamously jailed for £6m robbery - dies

Barbara Windsor's ex-husband Ronnie Knight, who was jailed for a £6m robbery has died, aged 89 after battling with Parkinson's Disease

WhatToWatch

Count Abdulla: release date, cast, plot, first look and all about the horror comedy

Count Abdulla is an ITVX comedy starring Jaime Winstone as a vampire while Arian Nik plays a doctor in crisis.

Daily Mirror

EastEnders fans in tears over Peggy Mitchell tribute seven years after her death

EastEnders fans were overcome with emotion last night as the soap paid tribute to Queen Vic landlady Peggy Mitchell, who was played by the late Barbara Windsor

Daily Record

EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy's weight loss and 'simple' changes that did the trick

The star has impressively went from a size 16 to a size eight with the help of a nutritious diet and her training to take part in the London Marathon in memory of Dame Barbara Windsor.

Daily Mirror

EastEnders cast 'stoked' after raising £50k in memory of Dame Barbara Windsor at marathon

EastEnders stars Heather Peace, Natalie Cassidy, Lacey Turner and Adam Woodyatt all ran for Alzheimer's Research in memory of their late co-star Barbara Windsor

Daily Mirror

Jake Wood performs with Cheryl after pulling out of London Marathon for health reasons

Two days before the race, the 50-year-old took to his social media to explain his bad chest infection meant he couldn't compete in the marathon

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