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Hawke: Movie like being in a band

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:40:12 +0100

Ethan Hawke has revealed that returning to work with Julie Delpy and Richard Linklater on Before Midnight was just like being part of a band where everyone knows their parts.

Ward: Cobra's venom will be too strong

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:40:12 +0100

Carl Froch has been tipped to stop Mikkel Kessler in their eagerly awaited re-match by the only man who has beaten both fighters.

Three cheers for these spears

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:30:08 +0100

Like love, a perfectly brewed cup of tea and the next series of Downton Abbey, some things in life are worth the wait. And they include British asparagus.

Man charged over IRA Hyde Park bomb

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:30:08 +0100

A man has been charged with the murders of four soldiers in the IRA's 1982 Hyde Park bombing, Scotland Yard said.

Ashton meets Mila's mum and dad

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:20:12 +0100

Ashton Kutcher has met girlfriend Mila Kunis' parents.

Douglas teary over film at Cannes

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:20:12 +0100

Michael Douglas choked back tears as he declared his role in Liberace biopic Behind The Candelabra "a beautiful gift" following his battle with cancer.

R-Patz moves out of K-Stew home?

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:20:12 +0100

Robert Pattinson has been seen moving some of his belongings from Kristen Stewart's home, fuelling rumours they have split.

New mayor crashes car into shop

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:10:16 +0100

The new mayor of an area of Suffolk is recovering after driving his car into a branch of Tesco Express.

Federer: Injury bad timing for Murray

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:10:16 +0100

Roger Federer believes the timing rather than the nature of the injury that has prompted Andy Murray's withdrawal from the French Open will be of greatest concern to the world number two.

Police killer admits double murder

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:10:16 +0100

Police killer Dale Cregan has admitted the murders of a father and son.

£90 fine for driver as Walsall crash puts nurse in wheelchair

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:00:00 +0100

A driver responsible for an car crash which left a nurse so badly injured she will never walk again has been handed a £90 fine.

Cars destroyed in Black Country scrap yard arson attacks

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:59:58 +0100

Around 120 cars have been destroyed in a suspected arson attacks at a breakers yard in Cradley.

VIDEO: Miracle survival for Staffordshire base jumper as parachute fails

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:59:56 +0100

This is the moment a thrill-seeker from Staffordshire realised he was facing death as his parachute failed to open while hurtling through the air after base jumping from a 1,000ft cliff.

Teenager injured in Sedgley car accident

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:59:54 +0100

A teenager was injured when he was in collision with a car in the centre of Sedgley today.

Jobs blow as Tesco scraps expansion of Brownhills store

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:59:54 +0100

A multi-million pound overhaul of a supermarket in Brownhills, creating up to 150 new jobs, has been scrapped, it was announced today.