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The singer who chose his faith over Adele tour
Alex Clare on record label ultimatums and a hopeful return to a kinder music industry.

Rust assistant director had been sacked before
Dave Halls had previously been dismissed from another film over gun safety violations.

US comic legend Mort Sahl dies at age 94
His political satire spared no side and revolutionised how stand-up comedy is now performed.

Happy Valley to return for third and final series
The acclaimed police drama starring Sarah Lancashire is to make its comeback with six new episodes.

Director 'raises hell' in Netflix's all-black Western
London-born Jeymes Samuel directs Regina King and Idris Elba in The Harder They Fall.

Tom Hanks hails bookshop owner as his 'hero'
The Hollywood film star wrote to the Edinburgh bookshop owner after finding out he was a typewriter "geek".

What are the rules for guns on film sets?
The regulations are under scrutiny after the death of a film-maker on the set of an Alec Baldwin film.
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The singer who chose his faith over Adele tour
Alex Clare on record label ultimatums and a hopeful return to a kinder music industry.

Rust assistant director had been sacked before
Dave Halls had previously been dismissed from another film over gun safety violations.

US comic legend Mort Sahl dies at age 94
His political satire spared no side and revolutionised how stand-up comedy is now performed.

Happy Valley to return for third and final series
The acclaimed police drama starring Sarah Lancashire is to make its comeback with six new episodes.

Director 'raises hell' in Netflix's all-black Western
London-born Jeymes Samuel directs Regina King and Idris Elba in The Harder They Fall.

Tom Hanks hails bookshop owner as his 'hero'
The Hollywood film star wrote to the Edinburgh bookshop owner after finding out he was a typewriter "geek".

What are the rules for guns on film sets?
The regulations are under scrutiny after the death of a film-maker on the set of an Alec Baldwin film.

Rust assistant director had been sacked before
Dave Halls had previously been dismissed from another film over gun safety violations.

US comic legend Mort Sahl dies at age 94
His political satire spared no side and revolutionised how stand-up comedy is now performed.

Happy Valley to return for third and final series
The acclaimed police drama starring Sarah Lancashire is to make its comeback with six new episodes.
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