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Actors Evan Rachel Wood and Jamie Bell who have announced the birth of their first child.

Billy Elliot actor Jamie Bell praises 'warrior' girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood after birth of their baby boy

Former Billy Elliot star Jamie Bell has become a father to a baby boy.

Leeds United manager Neil Warnock has resigned

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Neil Warnock heads the list of new appointments that will bring all the coverage from its 'state of the art' studios

Star Wars creator accepts his first Emmy Award
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The new chap was nervous, certainly, but no less funny than his boss

Then and now: With Michelle Dockery in ‘Downton Abbey’

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Those awaiting what has been dubbed the "American Downton" will have to be patient. The Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes has said he is prepared to postpone writing The Gilded Age until the much-loved British series concludes - but there is no end in sight for the Crawley family just yet.

Jean Stapleton: Actress hailed as sweetly naive Edith
in 'All in the Family'

Jean Stapleton was a character actress who played Archie Bunker’s far better half, the sweetly naive Edith, in the groundbreaking 1970s US comedy All in the Family.

Will Arnett (left) and Jason Bateman in Arrested Development, which returned today

Sorry Netflix: Arrested Development downloaded illegally by 100,000 fans in 24 hours

More than 175,000 people have illegally downloaded episodes of the revived cult series Arrested Development since it was released exclusively on Netflix on Sunday.

Eric Cantona posing at the Cannes Film Festival 2013

Ooh, aah! Eric Cantona shows off prosthetic penis in new film You and The Night at Cannes

If you thought Eric Cantona couldn’t do anything more outrageous than kung-fu kicking a football spectator, in You and The Night, the ex-footballer plays a character known as ‘The Stud’ who has a prosthetic penis so long that it would provide shade over Old Trafford.

Jeanne Cooper: Star of US daytime TV for four decades

Jeanne Cooper: Star of US daytime TV for four decades

Jeanne Cooper, who died on 8 May at the age of 84, was an enduring star of American soap opera. She played grande dame Katherine Chancellor for nearly four decades on The Young and the Restless.

Jeanne Cooper has died aged 84

Television soap star Jeanne Cooper dies aged 84

Jeanne Cooper, the enduring soap opera star who played grande dame Katherine Chancellor for nearly four decades on The Young and the Restless, has died aged 84.

John Upton filmed and rescued Romanian orphans

Film-maker killed in row with neighbour

American who recorded plight of children in Romanian orphanages is shot dead after dispute over pruning of trees

Louis CK

First Night: Louis CK; O2 Arena, London

Doggone it! A stand-up who's dark and knows when to bite

The way she is: Barbra Streisand at the Oscars

Barbra Streisand announces European tour

Following her high profile appearance at the Oscars last month Barbra Streisand has announced a European tour.

Homeland actor Damian Lewis

Homeland's Damian Lewis rooting for Wales in Six Nations

Despite living in London, Damian Lewis backed Wales over England to win the Six Nations, he revealed.

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The CIA whistleblower struck a blow for us all, but his 1970s predecessor showed how to win
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Hugh Montgomery profiles the faces to watch, from the sitcom star to the surrealist
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