Olympian Melissa Hoskins died after she was struck by a vehicle

How’s this for alternative casting? Variety reports that Jodie Foster confirmed to Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show” that, yes, she was offered the role of Princess Leia in the original “Star Wars.” But the actress turned down the part, citing a contract for a Disney movie she had already signed. Based on the timeframe, that likely was “Freaky Friday,” which hit theaters a year before “A New Hope” premiered.

Channel 5's star of Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun, Graham Boland, has sadly passed away, his family confirmed on Thursday, 18 January. He was a fan favourite of the reality show about Brits living in Benidorm taking advantage of the warmer weather and cheaper living costs. After moving his life to the holiday resort - which is also the location of the popular TV show of the same name starring Sherrie Hewson - he opened a popular bar called Happy Days.

Carrie Fisher‘s Star Wars character Princess Leia is one of the most famous heroes of all time. However, the leader of the resistance could have been played by a very different actress: Jodie Foster.

Kendra Wilkinson is opening up and bravely telling the story of her struggles with mental health. As we previously reported, the former P

A man has opened up on his heartbreak after his fiancée died just four days after they got engaged. It was the happiest day of Craig McKinnon's life when Jess Prinsloo agreed to marry him.

Bolton Wanderers have paid tribute to a lifelong fan who died after collapsing at their match yesterday. Iain Purslow, 71, who was from Oldham, fell ill during their League 1 match against Cheltenham Town at Toughsheet Community Stadium on Saturday (January 13).

Annie Nightingale once revealed that she was the first person to interview Paul McCartney after John Lennon‘s death.Nightingale’s death was announced yesterday (January 12) in a statement by her family. She was aged 83.The BBC Radio 1 stalwart championed many generations of musicians and was good friends with The Beatles.In a resurfaced interview on The Beatles podcast I Am The Eggpod from 2018, Nightingale shared that she was working on the music TV show The Old Grey Whistle Test when Lennon was shot and killed in 1980.She went on to say the show lined up a special programme that night to pay tribute to the singer and McCartney surprised her by phoning in during show.“It was frantic because we were trying to find people who would come in and talk about John and they just wouldn’t,” she said.

A heartbroken daughter has revealed that her mum desperately called for her help just minutes before she died in a horror crash.

Convict-turned-influencer Gypsy Rose Blanchard reveals her abusive past and time in prison via letters, phone transcripts and photos in her new e-book, “Released: Conversations on the Eve of Freedom,” out Tuesday.The 32-year-old — who was released from a Missouri prison on Dec. 28 after serving seven years of a 10-year sentence for her role in the murder of her mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard, in 2015 — details alleged abuse by her mother and grandfather but says she is remorseful for her crime.Blanchard also reveals a battle with opioid addiction while in prison — and claims she served a stint in solitary confinement after a super fan wanted to break her out.“I want you to know that I know now you were mentally and emotionally unstable when raising me,” Blanchard says in an open letter to her mother, written from Chillicothe Correctional Facility in Missouri.

A computer programmer with a peanut allergy, who ate a slice of pizza he ordered via Deliveroo, asked paramedics if he was going to die before passing out, an inquest has been told.

An appeal for witnesses has been issued by a police watchdog after a young woman died in a police chase. An inquest heard Xena Georgiou, 20, died after the BMW she was driving 'lost control' and smashed into a parked car in Sale, near Manchester.

Stacey Solomon has revealed that she was rushed to hospital whilst on her family holiday in Jamaica. The much-loved TV star had been enjoying time away with her loved ones when she began feeling 'a bit fluey', and was later put on an IV drip and given an oxygen mask.

A little girl whose parents were told she would never walk is now running around - after £9k spinal surgery - while still in the womb. Georgia Axford and Tyler Kelly, then just 19 and 21, were told their unborn baby had spina bifida after the 20-week scan.

Cameron Diaz is breaking her silence after she was named in the unsealed Jeffrey Epstein documents.

social media detectives tracked the footage down and figured it out. “Directors have a complex emotional relationship with critics and criticism,” the “Interstellar” and “Inception” director said in his Jan 4. acceptance speech for “best director,” after winning that prize from the New York Film Critics Circle on Thursday.

Amy Dowden caught up with Scots presenter Lorraine Kelly on Wednesday and straight after, she was in hospital for more treatment.

No wonder Kelly Clarkson dropped this man like a bad habit! According to unearthed court documents, the American Idol winner’s ex Brandon Blackstock was meaner than Simon Cowell ever was, that’s for sure!

A man on a mobility scooter has tragically died after being struck by a car on a busy main road. The fatal collision, on Chester Way in Northwich, occurred at around 6.35pm on December 29.

Steven Yeun is falling out of Marvel Studios‘ Thunderbolts pic due to scheduling issues after production was pushed on the film because of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes Deadline has confirmed.

Pep Guardiola hailed the impact of Oscar Bobb for lifting Manchester City to victory over Sheffield United.