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    Bill Nighy doesn't trust anyone who wears shoes without socks and believes knees are a "private business"
     15 October 2025
    The Love Actually star - who is the new face of knitwear brand John Smedley - has opened up about his fashion pet peeves in an interview with Vogue magazine and insisted it's never acceptable to to go bare-footed unless it's in a pair of flip-flops
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    Matthew Rhys is "terrified" about playing Richard Burton on stage in a new one-man play
    15 Oct: The Americans star has taken on his first stage role in 13 years by signing up for the lead in Playing Burton - which opens at The Old Vic in London on Sunday (16.10.25) - and he now admits he's fretting about forgetting his words and worrying about whether to imitate the late actor's voice... more
    A man's due to appear in Tauranga District Court today, charged with the murder of a six-month-old baby earlier this year, in the Manawatu-Whanganui region's Foxton Beach
    15 Oct: A man's due to appear in Tauranga District Court today, charged with the murder of a six-month-old baby earlier this year, in the Manawatu-Whanganui region's Foxton Beach... more
    State Highway 1 south of Ward in Marlborough has re-opened, after a person died in a crash just before 3 yesterday afternoon
    15 Oct: State Highway 1 south of Ward in Marlborough has re-opened, after a person died in a crash just before 3 yesterday afternoon... more
    Palestinian prisoners reunite with loved ones in Gaza and West Bank, many alleging mistreatment
    15 Oct: Nearly 2,000 Palestinians who were imprisoned in Israel have been reunited with their families as part of an exchange for hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.... more
    Busy Philipps and Joshua Jackson were "giving the people what they want" when they passionately kissed during the Dawson's Creek reunion
    14 Oct: The 46-year-old actress - who joined the beloved series as Audrey Liddell in season five - read Leann Hunley's part of teacher Tamara Jacobs at the recent live reading of the show's 1998 pilot episode and she and her co-star experienced a viral moment when they locked lips during the event... more
    Jacob Elordi longs to become a father one day because having kids will make him "the happiest person in the world"
    14 Oct: The Saltburn star, 28, has admitted he dreams of recreating the happy childhood he experienced with his parents growing up in Australia - which he describes as "total love and sun and just uninhibited joy" - and he's convinced starting a family of his own will make his life complete... more
    George R.R. Martin has "always had trouble" with deadlines
    14 Oct: The 77-year-old author had been expected to complete his A Song of Ice and Fire book series before the Game of Thrones TV series finished in 2019 but, 14 years after the release of the most recent book in the series, 2011's A Dance with Dragons, fans are still waiting for the last two novels, The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring... more
    Two men have been charged with the murder of Ian Watkins
    14 Oct: The former Lostprophets frontman - who was serving a 29-year sentence for a string of child sex offences - was fatally injured during an incident at HMP Wakefield in West Yorkshire on Saturday (11.10.25) morning and now Rashid Gedel, 25, and 43-year-old Samuel Dodsworth have been charged over the killing... more
    Indie film producers tell SXSW Sydney about how to survive and thrive making horror
    14 Oct: Horror films can be a great training ground for filmmakers, but there is also a gritty reality, a panel of indie producers tells SXSW Sydney.... more

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     Today's News

    Law and Order:
    Police investigating the suspicious death of a woman in Pahiatua, west of Palmerston North are asking for the public's help 21:57

    Entertainment:
    Kate Cassidy has recalled her "long, heartfelt" final goodbye to Liam Payne 21:47

    Entertainment:
    Charli xcx will "probably" get a mid-facelift 21:17

    Auckland:
    A person has serious injuries after a crash between a vehicle and pedestrian in Auckland's West Harbour 21:17

    International:
    Release of Virginia Giuffre's memoir renews sex allegations against Prince Andrew 21:07

    Entertainment:
    Dame Emma Thompson never intended to go into acting 20:47

    Entertainment:
    Cat Stevens claims that he was one of the inspirations behind Carly Simon's song You're So Vain 20:17

    Entertainment:
    The Jake Paul vs Gervonta Davis fight will feature an AI judge 19:47

    Entertainment:
    Diane Keaton's family releases cause of death, urging tributes to homelessness services and animal shelters 19:27

    Entertainment:
    Courteney Cox is launching her own signature "personal fragrance" 19:17

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