As we hit the halfway mark of the year, reflect back on some of the most prominent public figures lost so far in 2025.

Sir Laurence Olivier’s former home is on the market for £1.75m – featuring a swimming pool, tennis court and maze. The ...

A cargo train moves past new cars waiting for shipment in a port, in Yantai in east China's Shandong province, 7 May 2025 ...

The former West Sussex home of acting legends Sir Laurence Olivier and Dame Joan Plowright has gone up for sale.

While awards season usually follows a pattern, Oscar winners like Marica Gay Harden and Jamie Lee Curtis seemingly came out ...

Adam Jacot de Boinod was a researcher for the first BBC series QI, compered by Stephen Fry, and is an author of three books including ‘The Meaning of Tingo’ ...

Sir Laurence Olivier and Dame Joan Plowright's former West Sussex home is up for sale. Olivier, born in Dorking in Surrey, and Plowright bought the property at The Malthouse near Steyning together in ...

“They left out Dame Maggie Smith from the list of those ... “Bafta TV Awards snubbed Maggie Smith and Joan Plowright, even if they are know mostly for film/theatre,” wrote another.

Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who did much to revitalise the UK's theatre scene in the decades after World War II, has died aged 95. In a statement on Friday, her family said ...

THE lights in London’s West End will be dimmed for two minutes on Tuesday in honour of award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright, who has died at the age of 95. She was a star of stage and ...

Theatres across London's West End will dim their lights next week in memory of acting star Dame Joan Plowright, who has died aged 95, Bairbre Holmes looks back at her life Award-winning actress ...

Joan Plowright, who has died aged 95 ... Feisty and funny, Nothing Like a Dame (2018) was a surprise delight. She was made CBE in 1970 and a dame in 2004 and was particularly pleased to receive ...