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‘I fear a paper will destroy me again’: Coronation Street’s Bruce Jones on murder, trauma and tabloid intrusion

He starred as Les Battersby in the soap but a close encounter with the Yorkshire Ripper and years of press attention led the star to depression and bankruptcy. Now, he is rekindling his love affair with acting – and stepping into the wrestling ring

The Guardian - UK

Oppenheimer dominates nominations at this year's Bafta Awards

Oppenheimer leads the way with 13 nominations at this year's EE Bafta Film Awards

Evening Standard

Roy Battersby obituary

Radical TV director known for Leeds – United!, a 1974 Play for Today, and his later work on Between the Lines and Cracker

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Footballers on film: the soccer stars who’ve tackled acting, from Ian Wright to David Beckham

Forget management or punditry: once their professional days are over, there are few things footballers love more than making (sometimes acclaimed, but more often ill-advised) forays into acting. As Ian Wright appears in Netflix’s ‘The Kitchen’, Katie Rosseinsky looks back at some memorable performances from players

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‘The timing was impeccable’: why it took a TV series to bring the Post Office scandal to light

Despite a two-year inquiry and years of campaigning, it was the four-hour drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office that enabled the British public to pay proper attention to the unbelievable horrors of this story

The Guardian - UK

From the Post Office scandal to nuclear attack: 13 TV shows that shook Britain

Mr Bates vs the Post Office has caused shockwaves in Westminster. Is it the most influential TV drama ever? We weigh the contenders, from Cathy Come Home to Queer As Folk to Who Bombed Birmingham?

The Guardian - UK

IFFK 2023: Some space to showcase camaraderie that defy racial and national lines

few of the films being screened at the 28th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) depict such stories,

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No country for old men? Why Miyazaki, Loach and Scott can’t stop making movies

Together with Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and Clint Eastwood, long celebrated film directors are proving that entering their ninth decade and beyond is no barrier to ambition

The Guardian - UK

British director Ken Loach's final film is a call for greater compassion for refugees

From "Game of Thrones" star Emilia Clarke as a mum-to-be of a baby grown in an artificial womb in "The Pod Generation", to compassionate refugee drama "The Old Oak" from veteran socialist filmmaker Ken Loach, film critic Lisa Nesselson talks to Eve Jackson about the week's film news.

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Eric Cantona to release debut EP ahead of sold-out UK tour: ‘Writing is a way for me to exist’

Football star will begin his string of live shows in Manchester, a city ‘that has stayed with me so much’

The Independent UK

‘He was suffering a lot’: the tragic death behind uplifting trans drama 20,000 Species of Bees

The film caused a sensation in Berlin, when its nine-year-old star became the youngest ever winner of the Silver Bear award. We meet its Basque director, who has been compared to Ken Loach for her humanity and compassion

The Guardian - UK

‘Braverman knows exactly what she’s unleashing’: Ken Loach on his latest, and possibly last, film

The Old Oak, about tensions in a former mining village when refugees arrive, has touched a nerve more raw now than when filming began

The Guardian - UK

The Old Oak review – compassionate refugee drama from Ken Loach

A young Syrian woman and a pub landlord join forces to unite two traumatised communities in the north-east in the veteran director’s forthright, hopeful film

The Guardian - UK

The Old Oak review: Not Ken Loach’s best, but it’d be a solid send-off for a potentially retiring great

Speculated to be the British filmmaker’s final film, this isn’t particularly angry nor compelling, but it is an honest piece of work tackling many of the themes that have always driven him

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Ken Loach on retirement and Keir Starmer: ‘It’s good for Labour to be seen to attack me’

The celebrated filmmaker behind ‘Kes’ and ‘I, Daniel Blake’ speaks to James Mottram about the culmination of his unofficial trilogy of films about modern Britain, his expulsion from the Labour Party, and who he’ll vote for come election time

The National (Scotland)

'I have NO trust in Starmer': Ken Loach in brutal assessment of Labour

British filmmaker Ken Loach has voiced strong criticism of Sir Keir Starmer and Labour’s handling of disputes, especially those related to…

The Independent UK

Ken Loach hits out at Starmer and questions Labour’s antisemitism stance

A staunch supporter of Jeremy Corbyn, Loach rejoined Labour in 2017 but faced expulsion in 2021 during the party’s antisemitism crackdown.

Evening Standard

Jeremy Corbyn keeps quiet on mayoral bid as leftie pal Ken Loach calls Starmer a Tory

The former Labour leader is keeping his cards to his chest

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Top Scottish screenwriter aims blistering criticism at Keir Starmer's Labour

ACCLAIMED Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty blasted Keir Starmer's "s*****, incompetent and anodyne opposition", as he came to Glasgow to…

The Independent UK

Ken Loach shines spotlight on plight of Syrian refugees in new film

The Old Oak is a story of two traumatised communities thrown together.

The Guardian - UK

‘Our voices need to be heard’: actor Ebla Mari on Ken Loach, Syria and refugees

When actor and drama teacher Ebla Mari was treading the boards in her local theatre, she never expected to get a call from Ken Loach

The Independent UK

‘Despicable’: 17 celebrities who have spoken out against Marvel

From actors to filmmakers, the hit superhero franchise has ruffled more than a few feathers in its time. Louis Chilton looks at some of the most memorable criticisms

The Independent UK

‘Despicable’: 17 celebrities who have spoken out against Marvel movies

From actors to filmmakers, the hit superhero franchise has ruffled more than a few feathers in its time. Louis Chilton looks at some of the most memorable criticisms

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‘Despicable’: 17 celebrities who have spoken out against Marvel movies

From actors to filmmakers, the hit superhero franchise has ruffled more than a few feathers in its time. Louis Chilton looks at some of the most memorable criticisms

The Guardian - UK

‘Champion of the invisible’: blue plaque campaign for pioneer on homelessness

Anton Wallich-Clifford set up homeless venture the Simon Community in the 60s, inspiring other charities. Now supporters want belated recognition for his achievements

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