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Batgirl actress Yvonne Craig dies aged 78

Yvonne Craig, the actress best known for playing Batgirl in the 1960s Batman TV series, has died at the age of 78. A statement on her official website said the star had suffered from breast cancer, which had spread to her liver. “In the end, her mind still wanted to fight but her body had given up,” her family said ...

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Comedian Rosie O’Donnell says missing daughter, 17, found

US talk show host Rosie O’Donnell has said her daughter who went missing a week ago has been found. The comedian tweeted that Chelsea “has been found and is safe in police custody – thank u all for the help and light”. The 17-year-old was reported missing to police in Nyack, New York state, on 11 August after failing to ...

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Into The Wild actor Emile Hirsch pleads guilty to assault

US actor Emile Hirsch has pleaded guilty to assaulting a female film executive during the Sundance Film Festival in Utah in January. The Into The Wild and Milk star was given a 15-day jail term and 50 hours of community service as part of a plea deal agreed with the prosecutors. He was also fined $4,750 (£3,048). Daniele Bernfeld, an ...

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V&A Dundee costing ‘not sufficiently robust’

A review into the £80m price tag of Dundee’s V&A museum has concluded that the way the costs were estimated was not “sufficiently robust” to address the building’s “unique challenges”. The independent review also said that more frequent and direct reporting to councillors “would have been helpful”. The cost of the project had previously been estimated at £45m. Procurement expert ...

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Dallas Buyers Club case dealt blow by Australian court

An Australian court has blocked a US company from accessing details of customers who illegally downloaded the US movie Dallas Buyers Club. The company, which owns the rights to the 2013 movie, is seeking compensation from people who pirated the movie. But the Federal Court of Australia said the company had to pay a large bond before it could access ...

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Cilla Black died from head injury, coroner rules

Singer Cilla Black died from a traumatic head injury during a fall at her home in Spain, a coroner has ruled. During a 15-minute hearing at Liverpool Coroner’s Court, Andre Rebello recorded a verdict of accidental death. Black was found dead at her villa in Estepona on the Costa del Sol on 1 August. The 72-year-old entertainer’s funeral will take ...

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Academy can reclaim auctioned Oscar statuette for $10

An Oscar statuette that changed hands last year for $79,200 (£50,726) can be reclaimed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for just $10 (£6.40), a Los Angeles judge has ruled. The ruling was made after an agreement was reached between the Academy and Nate D Sanders, an auction house that specialises in movie memorabilia. The golden statuette ...

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Anish Kapoor accuses China of copying ‘bean’ sculpture

The sculpture, which reflects Chicago’s dramatic skyline, is known as The Bean. It featured prominently in Source Code, a 2011 thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal. “I feel I must take this to the highest level and pursue those responsible in the courts,” Kapoor said. “I hope that the Mayor of Chicago will join me in this action. “The Chinese authorities must ...

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