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Kevin Costner

September 2023

In this aerial view the ‘Sycamore Gap’ tree on Hadrian’s Wall lies on the ground leaving behind only a stump in the spot it once proudly stood.

Robin Hood tree on Hadrian’s Wall felled in ‘act of vandalism’

The fallen tree in England, which dates from the 18th century, was discovered by walkers in Northumberland after someone took a chainsaw to its trunk overnight.

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  • Sarah Knapton

January 2023

Michelle Yeoh with the award for best performance by an actress in a motion picture, musical or comedy for Everything Everywhere All at Once.

At rehabbed Globes, Yeoh, Spielberg and White Lotus win

Stars and studios boycotted last year’s ceremony, which NBC opted not to televise, saying the awards needed time to make ‘meaningful reform’.

  • Jake Coyle

March 2022

Alan Ritchson as Jack Reacher in the Amazon Prime series ‘Reacher’.

The unstoppable rise of ‘Dad TV’

Amazon Prime’s ‘Reacher’ is the latest high-gloss, testosterone-fuelled series aimed at middle-aged men. 

  • Benji Wilson

November 2020

Bayview Bachelor house sell for $10m.

Sydney Bachelor mansion sold for $9.5m

The Bayview mansion known as the Bachelor house thanks to its starring role on the 2013 reality romance show was sold on Monday by freight tycoon Clive Thomas and his wife Lee.

  • Lucy Macken

December 2019

Ray Romano and Chris Dowd star in the dark comedy "Get Shorty", inspired by the Elmore Leonard novel of the same name.

Under-the-radar TV shows to binge-watch over summer

Summer viewing just went up a notch with our selection of must-see shows to help you survive the silly season.

  • Patrick Durkin, David Marin-Guzman, James Thomson, Clare Colley, Clare Morgan, Matt Teffer, Jeff Allan, Lisa Murray and Theo Chapman

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