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Image copyright Marty Perez / Getty Images Image caption Jim DeRogatis: “I know the names of 48 women, I believe there are many more.” It started with a fax. “Dear Mr DeRogatis,” it began. “I’m sending this to you because I don’t know where else to go.” Mr DeRogatis, Jim to his friends, was the […]

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Gérard Depardieu at last year’s Paris Book Fair French prosecutors have dropped an investigation into rape allegations made against actor Gérard Depardieu. The 70-year-old had always denied the accusations, made by a young French actress last year. The prosecutor’s office said the investigators were not able to stand up

Image copyright Crown Prosecution Service Image caption Vincent Dyer tried to pass off a portrait of Francis Bacon as genuine A fraudster tried to sell a fake version of a Lucian Freud work “worth millions” on eBay for just £3,000. Vincent Dyer attempted to sell a counterfeit portrait of artist Francis Bacon. The Crown Prosecution

Image copyright Sotheby’s Image caption The chess piece had been bought by an Edinburgh antiques dealer for £5 in 1964 A medieval chess piece that was missing for almost 200 years had been unknowingly kept in a drawer by an Edinburgh family. They had no idea that the object was one of the long-lost Lewis

Image copyright AFP Image caption Wes Studi first caught the public’s attention for his role in Dances with Wolves Nearly 50 years ago, Marlon Brando famously declined his Oscar for The Godfather over Hollywood’s treatment of Native Americans. He sent Native American actor and activist Sacheen Littlefeather on stage to refuse the award on his

The number of GP referrals for mental health support assessments in Wales increased by 47% between 2014 and 2018. Some public health experts now hope that social prescribing – a model which allows GPs to refer patients to community groups that may support them – could help reduce this number and ease pressure on NHS

Image copyright Jeopardy Productions Inc Image caption James Holzhauer was just short of breaking the programme’s money record A professional gambler’s 32-game winning streak on US quiz show Jeopardy! has come to an end after he was beaten by a university librarian. James Holzhauer had won $2.46m (£1.9m) before losing to Emma Boettcher. He is

Image caption A third series of Killing Eve, which also stars Sandra Oh, has already been commissioned Bafta-winning actress Jodie Comer discusses the unusual dynamic of Killing Eve’s two lead characters… and why her accent leaves people looking puzzled. Hearing Jodie Comer’s real-life speaking voice is a baffling experience for anyone used to seeing her

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Killdren were due to play in Shangri-La, one of Glastonbury’s anarchic fringe areas British punk band Killdren have accused Glastonbury of “buckling under pressure from the right-wing media” after their set at the festival was cancelled. The two-piece band were originally booked to play the Shangri-Hell International TV stage

Image copyright Reuters Image caption The film stars Vera Farmiga as a scientist Godzilla: King of the Monsters knocked Disney’s Aladdin off the top of the US box office chart at the weekend, taking an estimated $49m (£38.7m). Despite claiming the top spot, analysts described the debut of the monster remake disappointing. Costing $200m (£158m)