M*A*S*H star Loretta Swit dies at 87
‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan actress passes away in New York
30/05/2025 … Loretta Swit, who played Major Margaret ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan in almost 250 episodes of M*A*S*H has died at the age of 87.
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Fri 30 May 2025
© PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo Russell Brand pleads not guilty
Ex comic in court over rape and assault charges
30/05/2025 … Russell Brand has pleaded not guilty to five sex offence charges including rape and indecent assault.
Thu 29 May 2025
© Stuart Hogben Jordan Gray joins Latitude 2025
Marcus Brigstocke, Jin Hao Li and Lee Peart too
29/05/2025 … Jordan Gray, Marcus Brigstocke, Jin Hao Li and Lee Peart have been added to the line-up of the Latitude festival.
Joe Thomas stars in new indie movie
Universal to get its world premier next month
29/05/2025 … Inbetweeners actor Joe Thomas is starring in a new indie comedy film about an academic who uncovers some bombshell information.
Sandi Toksvig in the running to be chancellor of Cambridge University
She would be the first woman to ever hold the post
29/05/2025 … Sandi Toksvig has made the shortlist of candidates vying to become the next chancellor of Cambridge University.
Kath and Kim star: I have cancer
'It's rough,' says Magda Szubanski
29/05/2025 … Australian comedian Magda Szubanski, best known for her role in Kath & Kim, has revealed she has an aggressive form of blood cancer.
Andrew Lawrence: I'm going to make a fortune over my Liverpool parade joke
Comic doubles down with even more sick comments
29/05/2025 … Andrew Lawrence has boasted about how his bad-taste joke about the Liverpool parade horror will boost his income.
Jamie MacDonald announces first tour
Blind comic is fed up of being told he's a hero....
29/05/2025 … Jamie MacDonald has announced his first tour.