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Prince Harry has candidly shared his struggles with turning to alcohol for solace after being barred from serving in Afghanistan.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange agreed to plead guilty Monday to a felony count of illegally disseminating national security material in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department, according to court documents. In exchange, Assange will be released from a British prison after five years behind bars.

In a highly competitive situation, Apple Original Films has acquired The Wives, a murder mystery film to star Academy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence, who will also produce.

A royal expert has speculated that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may feel differently about missing the 2024 Trooping the Colour ceremony.

2024 Trooping the Colour event.The couple were snubbed from the annual military parade that celebrates King Charles III’s birthday for the second year in a row, and royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told The Sun that Harry regrets not taking part in the ceremony.“I think when it comes to military matters Harry has always taken an interest,” said Fitzwilliams. “I think that he does unquestionably view the way the break has occurred with the Royal Family.

Addie Morfoot Contributor The ethics of documentary filmmaking is not a new topic of debate, but after last month’s Washington Post article about an Afghan man allegedly murdered by the Taliban as a consequence of his participation in Matthew Heineman’s Oscar shortlisted 2022 documentary “Retrograde,” the discussion around the moral responsibility of nonfiction filmmakers has once again heated up. Unlike with journalists, there are no widely-accepted standards that documentary filmmakers are expected to abide by. Regulations for personal nonfiction storytelling can be counterintuitive.

EXCLUSIVE: ColorCreative, the management and production company founded by Issa Rae and Deniese Davis, has signed filmmaker duo Raha Amirfazli and Alireza Ghasemi to its roster. 

A judge said it was a ‘miracle’ that no-one was killed after a drunk driver went on a 20 mile motorway rampage. James Loveridge, 28, rammed into other cars and drove the wrong way down the M56 before eventually crashing into a fence in Wythenshawe.

The first Muslim International Film Festival (MIFF) ended this weekend in London with Amjad Al Rasheed’s debut feature Inshallah A Boy taking the best feature gong while veteran documentarian Asif Kapadia picked up the festival’s honorary Trailblazer Award. 

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Madsen (Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood), Jaime King (Sin City) and Michael Milligan (Outer Banks) have wrapped roles opposite Tanner Beard in Blood Behind Us, a dramatic thriller from directors Brendan Gabriel Murphy (Fluxx) and Shaun Hart (The Fall).

EXCLUSIVE: Io Capitano, the latest feature from Italian filmmaker Matteo Garrone, and Agnieszka Holland’s Green Border have joined the lineup of this year’s Refugee Week arts and culture festival, running June 17 to 23. 

The poignancy of Tina Malone's husband's declaration of unwavering love for her and their daughter Flame was profoundly moving.

These are the last text messages Tina Malone ever received from her husband Paul – and when she reads them the tears fall again. “Tina, you gave me everything. I love you unconditionally.

Actress Tina Malone has opened up about her husband's death, revealing in a heartbreaking admission that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) drove him to suicide.

Tina Malone was left heartbroken when her husband of 14 years, Paul Chase, sadly passed away at age 42 in March, leaving behind the actress and their 10-year-old daughter, Flame. And now, the Shameless actress, who said she doesn't "think I will ever stop crying", has told OK! that soldier Paul took his own life. Recalling the harrowing day, the TV star, 61, explained: "Paul hadn’t come home the previous night.There are woods opposite the house and as I was leaving to take Flame to school I heard sirens and saw flashing blue lights and I knew.

Shameless star Tina Malone today reveals that PTSD drove her army veteran husband to suicide – and tells of the charity she is launching in his name.

Shameless actress Tina Malone has opened up for the first time about her husband Paul Chase's suicide and her plans to launch a charity in his honour. Her army veteran husband tragically took his own life at the age of 41 after a year-long battle with deteriorating mental health.Tina, 61, exclusively told OK!: "I've not spoken about this publicly until this minute. It's the first time I've said it and confirmed it.

Denmark was a world power in the Middle Ages, conquering parts of the British Isles and Normandy, and holding sway in Norway into the 19th century. Today, the Nordic country bordering the Baltic and North seas is prosperous if smaller, with a population of fewer than 6 million people. But it has become a world power in a new arena — documentary filmmaking. Denmark’s flourishing doc scene has become the envy of the nonfiction community.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large SPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched Season 11, Episode 12 of “The Masked Singer,” “Semi-Finals: Then There Were Three,” which aired May 15 on Fox. “The Masked Singer” revealed the latest celebrity to be revealed on Wednesday night’s quarter finals, and it was Thelma Houston as Clock. Houston, of course, is best known for her classic hit “Don’t Leave Me This Way.” For Clock, Rita Ora got it right with Thelma Houston.

Naman Ramachandran The Seattle-based Tasveer Film Festival has unveiled several high-profile partner sponsors for its inaugural South Asian film market, ahead of its launch at the Cannes Film Festival. The sponsors include Amazon, NBCUniversal Launch, Film Companion, credit union BECU, civil liberties organization ACLUWA, University of Washington South Asia Center and Bully Media. The newly rechristened Tasveer Film Festival & Market will take place Oct.

King Charles III has bravely opened up about his ongoing battle with cancer.The 75-year-old monarch shared his diagnosis earlier in February after receiving treatment for an enlarged prostate. Despite being given the green light by his doctors to return to public duties last month, he is still undergoing medical care.

In what's understood as a major snub to Prince Harry, King Charles has appointed Prince William as the head of Harry's old military regiment. King Charles has presented the Colonel-in-Chief title of the Army Air Corps to Prince William at the Army Aviation Centre in Middle Wallop, where the official transfer took place.

his globe-trotting brother, who served as an Apache helicopter pilot in Afghanistan.The historic ceremony took place just as the Duke of Sussex, 39, left Nigeria after a three-day tour with his wife, Meghan Markle.On arrival Monday, Charles received a warm welcome at the military base where royal fans gathered to catch a glimpse of the sovereign and his son.

King Charles has officially appointed Prince William as the head of Harry's former regiment, the Army Air Corps, in a move perceived as a significant slight to his brother.

celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games.“King Charles’ announcement… is a real kick in the teeth for the son who always felt marginalized and underrated,” royal expert Tom Quinn told The Mirror on Saturday. “He is said to have been in tears when he heard”.

EXCLUSIVE: Fox has given a Season 3 pickup to Alert: Missing Persons Unit. The renewal of the procedural drama, starring Scott Caan and Dania Ramirez, has been expected.

‘No travel’ warnings have been issued by the UK Foreign Office for 24 countries, which effectively means they are off-limits to UK travellers. On the list are some expected destinations as well as countries which may come as a surprise.

Prince Harry has now departed the UK and jetted to Nigeria following a brief two-day stay in London.The Duke of Sussex visited his home country to attend an Invictus Game ceremony at St Paul's Cathedral. Despite being just miles away from the Royal Family, Harry, 39, did not see his father, King Charles, 75, nor his older brother Prince William, 41, during his stay.

Prince Harry has been dealt a "kick in the teeth" with King Charles timing a "hurtful" royal announcement for maximum impact, according to an expert.

Prince Harry‘s medals are getting a lot of attention.

A Royal expert claims Prince Harry was "in tears" when King Charles announced a new honour for Prince William.

became further estranged following the release of his tell-all memoir Spare, is currently in England, but he reportedly won't be seeing his cancer-stricken father, King Charles III. A spokesman for the Prince that the King has a “full programme” and that the ginger-haired royal “hopes to see him soon.”"The duke of course is understanding of his father's diary of commitments and various other priorities and hopes to see him soon," said the statement.

EXCLUSIVE: Afghan Star is a music talent format that ran for 15 seasons in Afghanistan and shephered in a cultural revolution in the country. Launched four years after the fall of the Taliban, the series searched for talented singers before it was canceled when the Taliban regained power and banned music.

Prince Harry has been dealt a second snub by King Charles, after his father insisted he was too busy to meet with him during his UK visit. In a second blow, just hours later, the King announced a ceremony to celebrate his son William taking charge of Harry’s former helicopter regiment next week.

Todd Phillips’ 2016 black comedy War Dogs is coming to Netflix this week, but what songs are included on the film’s soundtrack? Read on for all the details.The film follows the story of two arms dealers, played by Jonah Hill and Miles Teller, who receive a contract from the US army to supply weapons for the Afghan army worth $300million.It was based on a 2011 Rolling Stone article by Guy Lawson named ‘Arms and the Dudes’, which Lawson later expanded into a novel of the same name.Also starring Ana de Armas and Bradley Cooper, who also produces, it was Phillips’ first directorial effort after completing the Hangover trilogy in 2013. He went on to direct 2019’s Joker, and its forthcoming sequel Joker: Folie à Deux.At the time of the film’s release, Teller spoke to NME about the film’s damning depiction of war as a money-making industry.

Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise will return to host PBS‘ National Memorial Day Concert, to take place from the west lawn of the Capitol on May 26.