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Emilia Clarke thanks Game of Thrones fans for fundraiser

Image copyright Getty Images Emilia Clarke has paid tribute to a community of Game of Thrones fans after its users raised more than £75,000 for the brain injury charity she set up. The fundraiser was organised by users of the Reddit forum r/freefolk. Clarke, who played Daenerys Targaryen in the recently-concluded HBO series, began the […]

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BBC tech correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones reveals Parkinson’s diagnosis

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionViewers noticed the journalist’s hand shaking during this report The BBC’s technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones has revealed he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. TV viewers noticed his hand shaking during a report on 5G technology on BBC Breakfast on Thursday morning. Symptoms of Parkinson’s – a

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Octavia Spencer: Ditching the ‘sassy black woman’ for horror

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Spencer after winning best supporting actress for The Help in 2012 Octavia Spencer is ready to rip up the rule book, blood-soaked knife in hand. The actress and producer makes her lead debut in psychological horror film MA, opening in cinemas this weekend. It sees her play Sue-Ann –

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Disney could pull productions from Georgia over abortion law

Image copyright Disney/Marvel Image caption Endgame has taken more than $2.7bn globally Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney says Georgia’s controversial new anti-abortion law would make it “difficult” for the company to keep filming there. Blockbusters like Black Panther and Avengers: Endgame, were recently shot in the state, due to its generous tax breaks for

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