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A former soap opera star has been jailed for nine years after fleeing the UK for Spain to avoid facing trial for allegedly conning would-be models out of more than £13m.

The culture secretary has warned she is "minded" to intervene in Sky's £1.6bn deal to buy ITV's broadcast and streaming operations.

Singer Raye has said the sign-up list for her one-off gig at the Royal Albert Hall later this month will be checked "manually" after ticket touts using artificial intelligence bots "overwhelmed" the process.

RJ Mitte, best known for playing Walter "Flynn" White Jr in Breaking Bad, has died aged 34.

Selma Blair has been arrested after she allegedly attacked two cabin crew on a flight, then kicked a police officer and a nurse after landing.

The BBC has defended its decision to remove a trans rights slogan from an episode of Strictly Come Dancing, saying the move was "in line with our editorial guidelines".

"A portrait is a document of the relationship between the artist and the sitter, and when that chemistry works, you sense it in the painting."

Donald Trump's approval rating has fallen to a record low - indicating that next month's midterm elections could be punishing for the Republicans.

Japan launched a spacecraft towards Mars in a ground-breaking mission to bring back samples from the largest of the planet's two moons.

Doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie, his wife Rhoda Maweu, and 29 other co-accused have been found guilty of the murder of 190 children and one adult.

European football chiefs have sent a list of 42 questions to FIFA, demanding answers about Gianni Infantino's alleged "conflicts of interest" over business dealings with the Trump family and the World Cup sell-off attempt.