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Princess Anne is famous for her no-nonsense attitude and her steadfast dedication to duty. But just like any mother, her children have joked about her 'most annoying' habit, which they revealed in a documentary to celebrate her 70th birthday in 2020. Queen Elizabeth II's only daughter has represented many important causes over the years, whether that be Save The Children, helping those with disabilities or supporting carers.

Zara Tindall is an incredibly popular member of the Royal Family who is never afraid to show the close bond she shares with her relatives. As Princess Anne's daughter celebrates her 43rd birthday today (Wednesday, 15 May), there is one family relationship that is especially important - and it began during Zara's earliest days. Zara was born at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington on 15 May, 1981 and was Queen Elizabeth II's first granddaughter.

A retired Fettes College teacher was lured to his death after being catfished on a gay dating app by a man who stole thousands of pounds from him and spent it on a trip to Blackpool, a court heard.

The Kirkcudbright kookaburra is giving the wee Kirkcudbright Centipede a run for its money in the fame stakes.

Achieving long, luxurious hair can be a challenge, but thankfully, there are numerous aids available.

Chris Sutton had Kris Boyd bristling as he started the countdown on Rangers league title record being equaled.

John Rankin admits he looked up to Duncan Ferguson in more ways than one when they did their UEFA A-licence together.

A man who smeared himself with blood before attacking a teenage boy has been electronically tagged.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Female stunt performer Wiriya Caesar will step up into the lead performer role in upcoming Thai action film “The 24.” The film project is being launched this week in the Cannes Market by new international sales firm Boz Pictures. Wiriya (aka Porntip Wiriya, aka “Fan”) has previously been a stunt double for Mary-Elizabeth Winstead in “Kate” and Golshifteh Farahani in “Extraction,” and has other credits on “Thirteen Lives” and “Hidden Strike.” In “The 24” she will star as an assassin who wakes up with a time bomb strapped to her body. She has clear instructions to kill a hit list of 24 members of the Bangkok underground, with each successful hit buying her more time alive. Caesar is joined in the cast by Japan’s Sakaguchi Tak (“Re:Born,” “One Percenter,” “Versus”), Dan Chupong (“Ong Bak 1 &2,” “Born to Fight”), Sunny Pang (“The Night Comes for Us,” “Headshot” and Gareth Evans’ upcoming “Havoc”) and Simon Kook (“Ip Man 3,” “Mayhem”). The film, which will shoot in the fourth quarter of this year, is written and directed by Lee Thongkham (“The Maid,” “The Lake,” “Kitty the Killer”).

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Seoul-based film sales company, Finecut has notched pre-sales for its upcoming action-comedy “The Desperate Chase, which it is launching this week at the Cannes Film Festival‘s Cannes Market,. The film is an action comedy featuring a hot-blooded detective and a swindler who is also a master of disguise who team up to combat an evil mafia. Early rights buyers include Rights Cube for Japan, Apex Success Global for Taiwan and Mockingbird Pictures for Vietnam. Screening as a rough cut in the Cannes Market, the film is the second feature by Kim Jae-hoon, known for his debut with the body-switch action thriller “Devils,” which released in South Korea last year.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Principal photography has begun on “The Captive,” a historical epic from “The Others’” Alejandro Amenábar, starring Julio Peña (“Berlin”) as “Don Quixote” author Miguel de Cervantes, a prisoner of Ottoman corsairs, seen in a very first still from the film, alongside Alessandro Borghi (“Suburra”), playing his captor, which has been shared in exclusivity with Variety. Paris and London-based production, finance and sales house Film Constellation handles worldwide sales.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Los Angeles- and Bangkok-based sales firm EST N8 has bulked up its Cannes Market film sales slate with a trio of completed Asian titles. “Mash Ville” stars Jeon Sin-hwan (“The Housemaid,” “Time Renegades”) and Park Jong-hwan (“Concrete Utopia,” “Hell Is Other People”) and weaves together the lives of pseudo-religious believers and eight strangers in a rural area. When their paths cross they must fight for survival.

EXCLUSIVE: Big Talk Studios, producer of Amazon/BBC series The Outlaws, has turned to Brontë Film & TV to find its first creative director of drama.

Olly Murs and his twin brother have been embroiled in a 15-year feud, with the latter even changing his name and cutting off all contact after a wedding mishap.The siblings were once inseparable until Olly's rise to fame on the X Factor led to a fallout.The tension began when the Dear Darlin' singer, 39, missed Ben's wedding - and his duties as best man - to appear on the ITV reality show. Ben was furious that his brother had chosen fame over him, accusing the X Factor of "tearing the family apart".

Supergran actress Gudrun Ure has tragically passed away at the age of 98.The star, who found fame in the '80s children's TV series Supergran playing a grandma with superpowers, hailed from Stirlingshire, Scotland, and kicked off her acting career in an impressive array of series such as Casualty and Midsomer Murders since 1951. Heartbroken fans flooded X, previously known as Twitter, expressing their grief over her passing.

Viewers were shocked at a throwback picture of Susanna Reid during a segment of Good Morning Britain on Tuesday 15 May when she revealed her acting background.The presenter was interviewing Casualty star Derek Thompson when she opened up about her television beginnings as an actress. Susanna starred in Channel 4’s The Price in 1985 - making Susanna just 13 years old at the time. Ed Balls was particularly intrigued and asked Derek: “Could she have been a star of the stage or the screen rather than television?” Derek looked momentarily confused before confirming: “We all thought you were going to be a star.” As Susanna went on to explain more about her time on television, she dropped the bomb that Succession’s Dame Harriet Walter played her mum.

Nearly half a decade ago, Meghan Markle bravely admitted she was struggling with her mental health as she said "I'm not okay". Now, the Duchess of Sussex has given an uplifting update about her present life during a recent trip to Nigeria with her husband Prince Harry. The 42 year old mum of two previously revealed the struggles of being in the spotlight during a heart-to-heart with ITV's Tom Bradby in 2019.

BBC MasterChef enthusiasts were left gobsmacked as the voice behind the iconic cooking show was unveiled during a special episode celebrating its 20th anniversary.The semi-final episode was a star-studded affair, featuring a line up of past judges, winners, and Michelin-starred chefs, where the final eight contestants whipped up a three-course meal inspired by previous champions for an impressive 70 guests.The excitement levels peaked when judge John Torode swapped his usual attire for chef whites to lead the kitchen as the executive head chef for the night. However, the real surprise came when India Fisher, the voice that has guided viewers through countless culinary journeys, stepped in front of the camera.

Inter right-back Denzel Dumfries reportedly ‘dreams’ of moving to Manchester United, ahead of a potential summer transfer.

Protest adverts have appeared on billboards and bus stops across Manchester in a campaign aimed at oil giant Shell. Activists from the anonymous Brandalism collective say they have replaced more than 200 commercial adverts across the UK without permission.

Kyle Walker has revealed that he struggled to sleep the night despite a failed attempt from Arsenal fans to disrupt Manchester City's pre-match preparations.