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Rising levels of poverty ‘would make Charles Dickens furious’, Lord Kinnock said in an interview with the Sunday Mirror.

The film will ‘teach the lesson of how prejudice, poverty and division shapes our society today,’ the director said

Musical movie Christmas Karma stars The Big Bang Theory’s Kunal Nayyar as a contemporary Scrooge, called Mr Sood.

At a festival so often dominated by bold young talent, it’s veteran performers stealing the spotlight this year. We meet them – from household names to octogenarian newcomers

"This year reminds us of the classic Charles Dickens quote, 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.'"

Miriam Margolyes has said she is "shocked, disgusted and dazed" by the Labour Government's complicity in Israel's genocide in Gaza.

When Thomas Barnardo moved to London in 1866, the squalor of the city shocked him. So he decided to change things, says John Darlington

Supermarket chain plans to expand its shop, despite being only 200 metres away from another branch

Demon Copperhead, the author’s retelling of Dickens during Virginia’s opioid crisis, was a global success. Now she has used royalties from the novel to open a recovery residence

The actor loves hotel stays at Claridge’s, and dates at La Petite Maison

Ebenezer Scrooge tried to wave away the ghost of Jacob Marley by blaming the apparition on “an undigested bit of beef … a crumb of cheese”. Charles Dickens might have been writing fiction, but the idea that late-night dairy can warp dreams has now gained scientific support.