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70s actress unrecognisable as she's spotted four decades after iconic role

The Waltons first aired in 1974 and became an instant hit across the United States before taking UK viewers by storm when it landed on the BBC. Set in rural Virginia during the Great Depression, the...

How to win Eurovision, according to the experts

How to win Eurovision, according to the experts2 hours agoSamuel SpencerBBC NewsGettyThe Eurovision Song Contest was watched by around 163 million people last year – meaning there are potentially...

Queen Elizabeth's brilliant response when Australian cricket legend asked for an autograph

Queen Elizabeth once gave a brilliant response to an Australian cricket legend after she was asked for an autograph during a match. World-famous fast bowler Dennis Lillee met the late monarch in...

Polluted airport water 'destroyed my unborn lambs'

Polluted airport water 'destroyed my unborn lambs'2 hours agoBBCA pedigree livestock farmer plans to take legal action against East Midlands Airport, claiming a leaking pipe polluted the brook that...

How to win Eurovision, according to the experts

How to win Eurovision, according to the experts1 hour agoSamuel SpencerBBC NewsGettyThe Eurovision Song Contest was watched by around 163 million people last year – meaning there are potentially...

Polluted airport water 'destroyed my unborn lambs'

Polluted airport water 'destroyed my unborn lambs'29 minutes agoBBCA pedigree livestock farmer plans to take legal action against East Midlands Airport, claiming a leaking pipe polluted the brook...

Bono’s A-List godchildren and the one he deeply regrets saying no to

Bono, who turns 65 on Saturday, 10 May, is best known as the frontman of U2 and a global humanitarian icon, but he has also quietly held another title in the lives of two famous children –...

Quentin Tarantino lists 3 of his favourite films – including Robert De Niro classic

Quentin Tarantino, the mastermind behind cinematic masterpieces such as Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, and Reservoir Dogs, is also an avid movie buff himself.The Hollywood filmmaker, from Knoxville,...

Embarrassing reason Keir Starmer held up Donald Trump's HUGE trade deal press conference

Donald Trump's press conference has been delayed as the White house and Downing Street try to figure out how to connect Keir Starmer when he is halfway across the world. The press conference at the...

Seven foot 'great white shark' spotted off UK coast sparking 'mini Jaws' fears

The sighting was made by Simon Howes and Patrick Whittaker, who were both taken aback by the encounter.The Porbeagle shark, part of the Lamnidae family, can pose a threat to humans and is one of the...

Attenborough at 99 delivers 'greatest message he's ever told'

Attenborough at 99 delivers 'greatest message he's ever told'34 minutes agoJustin RowlattClimate Editor•@BBCJustinRSir David Attenborough is launching what he says is one of the most important...

Popemobile to become health clinic for Gaza children

Popemobile to become health clinic for Gaza children14 minutes agoTiffany WertheimerBBC NewsCaritas JerusalemOne of Francis's popemobiles, which the late pontiff used to greet thousands of people,...

Some of the hardest yards of the entire war... and they weren't on the Eastern Front

A knocked-out US Sherman along a Normandy hedgerow in June 1944 (Image: Ullstein Bild via Getty)At the end of June 1944, Lance Corporal Ken Tout was still waiting to be allocated a new Sherman tank....

Chris Mason: Fireworks for Reform as Labour and Tories write election post-mortems

Chris Mason: Fireworks for Reform as Labour and Tories write election post-mortems53 minutes agoChris MasonPolitical editor•@ChrisMasonBBCGetty ImagesFor all of the noise and the numbers following...

One key thing you won’t see in explosive new John Lennon documentary

John Lennon's final ten years are forensically examined in director Alan G. Parker's new documetary Borrowed Time: Lennon's Last Decade. With contributions from musicians, journalists, and close...