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One of Britain's most versatile and acclaimed character actors has said new performers now need to be backed by the "bank of mummy and daddy" to reach the big time.

Broadcaster Jeremy Vine has told a jury he felt "wickedly torn down for no reason" by ex-footballer Joey Barton, whose online posts led him to take civil action.

Prince William has praised environmental innovators as the "world's true action heroes", describing them as the role models we need "in these uncertain times" at his Earthshot awards in Rio.

A writer, whose "candid" and "unsparing" diaries have become the first to ever win the prestigious Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. has told Sky News she is "delighted" to see the literary format recognised rather than dismissed.

Malaysian rapper and filmmaker Namewee has been detained in connection with the murder of a Taiwanese social media influencer.

Becks, Goldenballs and now officially Sir David, football star David Beckham has received his knighthood from the King - and told Sky News he cried when he found out about the honour.

American actress and Wild at Heart star Diane Ladd has died aged 89.

Culture lovers have long believed in the healing power art. Now, science has caught up, with new research showing it has measurable benefits on the body.

The Philippines has declared a state of emergency after a typhoon left at least 114 dead and 127 missing.

Elon Musk is already the world's richest man, but today he could take a giant step towards becoming the world's first trillionaire.

Five people have been injured after a car was driven into pedestrians and cyclists on the French island of Ile d'Oleron.

Pirates firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades have boarded a tanker off the coast of Somalia.