Richard Stanton: Last News

Work is about to start at a new development to build more than 400 homes in Stockport. Stopford Park, formerly known as Royal George Village, will create 442 apartments in the town centre on a site on Greek Street and Wellington Road.

Amazon’s decision to release his film Thirteen Lives straight to streaming, describing it as “shameful”.The 2022 film told the story of the heroic rescue of 12 members of a Thai youth football team and their coach from an underground cave system. Mortensen played Richard Stanton, one of the cavers who proved pivotal in the operation.It received a limited theatrical release before being fast-tracked to Amazon Prime Video, despite a cast that also included Colin Farrell and Joel Edgerton, and generally positive reviews.Speaking to Vanity Fair, Mortensen gave his clear view on that decision, noting that studio MGM had intended to release it in “many, many, many thousands of theatres” due to its positive test screenings.Then Amazon bought MGM, initially promised to respect the deal that MGM had made with [director] Ron Howard, and then they went back on that.

Four children were rushed to hospital after crashing through ice while playing on a frozen pond. Police revealed this evening that the youngsters suffered cardiac arrests as a result of plunging into the below-zero water and are now on life support, our sister title The Mirror reports. They were pulled from the lake after emergency service crews raced to the scene this afternoon. Rescue teams also searched the freezing lake for other survivors on a day which brought snowfall.

A heartbroken dad whose newborn baby died in the Shrewsbury maternity scandal is campaigning for prosecutions to be made after 300 babies lost their lives or were left brain damaged as a result of poor care.