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passed away in his sleep due to unknown causes Wednesday evening while filming a movie in the Dominican Republic. He was 67.The “Gangs of New York” filmmaker, 79, shared a touching statement with People on Thursday, noting: “I’m absolutely shocked and devastated by the sudden, unexpected death of Ray Liotta. He was so uniquely gifted, so adventurous, so courageous as an actor.”“Playing Henry Hill in ‘Goodfellas’ was a tall order, because the character had so many different facets, so many complicated layers, and Ray was in almost every scene of a long, tough shoot,” he continued.

Princess Charlene is setting the record straight.

For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.Liverpool John Lennon Airport is facing similar delay and queuing, with a scheduled 24 flights taking off to take a total of 4,674 potential passengers to the French capital.Saturday alone will have 11 flights to Paris, whereas last week had only two flights from Liverpool to Paris. RAC spokesman Rod Dennis warned of queues on motorways, with an estimated 17.9million leisure trips planned for Friday through to Sunday, with Saturday the busiest day.Dennis said: "Major routes to holiday destinations will start to clog up.

Billi Mucklow has spoken out after Andy Carroll was pictured lying next to a mystery blonde just two weeks before their nuptials.

Machine Gun Kelly has an array of A-list pals.

His one true pairing. For Brett Gelman, playing Murray Bauman on Netflix’s Stranger Things has helped him see the appeal between Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder) and Jim Hopper (David Harbour) throughout the seasons.

James Bond star's family put the artwork up for sale to raise funds for the Sean Connery Philanthropic Fund.It will donate money to good causes in Scotland and the Bahamas, where the star lived with his wife Micheline for more than 30 years.Edinburgh-born Sir Sean bought Buste D'Homme Dans Un Cadre a few years before his death aged 90 in October 2020.The 1969 painting was sold in Hong Kong yesterday by auction house Christie's and had been expected to fetch at least £15million.Auctioneer Georgina Hilton wore a Bond-style tuxedo in tribute to 007 and described the painting as “sensational”.The bidding started at £10 million and received five offers before attracting a final price of £17.7million, including the buyer's premium.The most expensive Picasso ever sold at auction was Les Femmes d'Alger (Version 'O') which sold for $179.4 million (£142 million) in 2015.Speaking before the sale, his stepson Stephane Connery, an art adviser, said: “Sean had an extraordinary sense of aesthetics, composition and movement honed by his career in a visual medium as well as his long marriage to Micheline, a fine and internationally-exhibited painter.“He loved and owned numerous works by Picasso, and upon seeing Buste D Homme Dans Un Cadre, he was captivated by its expressive power and freedom.“It seems fitting that this work would be sold in Asia as Sean had a tremendous affinity for Asia and its culture.”He added: 'Before Sean passed away in 2020, he allocated a sizeable portion of his estate to be used for philanthropic purposes.“We - his family - are now working to create a fund that will offer support to organisations that reflect Sean's interests and passions, and serve to keep his legacy of integrity, opportunity and effectiveness

Megan McCubbin, who is the nature-loving step-daughter of Chris Packham, spoke candidly about her love of animals and the need to protect our wildlife in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk.The Springwatch presenter revealed that, while she had a tough time at school due to her dyslexia, it was a streak of tigers that saved her from giving up her goal of working with animals. Megan, who has recently teamed up with Lovat Parks, spoke about the wonders of wildlife and why it can really benefit us all to connect with our “wild side”. The documentarian knows a thing or two about that, as she has grown up with a myriad of diverse creatures all around her. Her most unusual animal friends, however, are the four tigers that managed to persuade her not to give up on her dreams of studying zoology. Confirming that she had “no fear” when it came to the wild animals, Megan opened up about the difficult time she had at school.Megan explained: “I’m quite severely dyslexic, and I've always struggled learning science in the conventional way. “So much that - when I was at school - I had some difficult experiences there and teachers didn't really understand what to do with me.“I didn’t necessarily appear to be the brightest, but that wasn't actually the case; it was just the fact that I learned differently from everyone else. “Over time, I've kind of had to challenge myself to overcome - not overcome because you can’t overcome dyslexia - but you learn to work with it and use it to your advantage.”Megan desperately wanted to work with animals, but felt like her performance in science classes indicated she might not be cut out for the Bsc in Zoology she would one day go on to obtain.“It got to a point where I was questioning myself on

original “Top Gun” movie debuted in 1986, the blockbuster led to a major bump in Navy recruiting — reportedly a whopping 500%.“I don’t know if that figure is accurate but I will tell you that it definitely had an effect on recruiting if only one guy, which is me,” Captain Brian Ferguson, 53, told The Post. “I saw the movie, thought it looked like the most exciting job in the world.

The mum of a 16-year-old boy murdered in the street hit out at one of his killers after he made a 'cutthroat' gesture to her in court. Rhamero West was chased by a 'pack of wolves' until he was stabbed to death in Old Trafford.

IT experts are being 'brought in from abroad' to solve more than a week of chaos at four of Greater Manchester's biggest hospitals hamstrung by technical glitches, according to staff on the ground. The help is being flown in from the US, the Manchester Evening News understands.

Kate Price called her son Harvey her “everything” in a loving tribute on social media as he turned 20 years old on Friday.The star, 44 posted a sweet throwback photo of herself as a young mum holding her firstborn two decades ago on Instagram Stories as she honoured Harvey for his big birthday. Katie – known as Jordan at the time – could be seen in the photo rocking blonde-streaked hair, dark eyeliner and bright pink lipstick as she cradled her baby boy, shared with estranged father Dwight York, who was seen in a white and blue striped Babygro.

Princess Beatrice and Spice Girl's Mel C posed for the cameras as they attended the opening of a brand new clothing store in London. Contemporary clothing company alice + olivia by Stacy Bendet has opened a new store on Bruton Street this week, hosting a dinner to celebrate the occasion at Sketch on Conduit Street, London.

When it comes to the royals, members of the family are subject to various traditions that have been passed from generation to generation. In fact, one notable tradition regards the titles that royals are given depending on their position in the line of succession. And while the matter may be a rather complicated affair, when it comes down to it, the royals are just like any other family and have their own special nicknames.

One and done. Anthony Anderson is reportedly not returning to “Law & Order” for the show’s forthcoming season 22.

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Skin and beauty social media influencer Jordyn Burke Wood took to her TikTok, where she has around 62,700 followers, to show how she uses a razor as an exfoliant for her entire face - including her forehead.Jordyn, whose account @jordyn_wood, claims the beauty technique has been “changing her life” and gives her an amazing glow.In the video, she explained: “I learned this from a celebrity aesthetician in Tennessee, US. "Shaving your face eliminates that dead layer of skin, allows your skin products to penetrate deeper and eliminates that peach fuzz and just leaves you with more vibrant and bright skin.

Real Madrid's history in the Champions League will give them the edge over Liverpool on Saturday evening. Liverpool and Real Madrid both have a storied past in Europe, with the two clubs sharing 19 European Cups between them. But 13 of those belong to Carlo Ancelotti's side, who are looking for their fourth Champions League crown in seven years against the Reds.

Stacey Solomon has opened up about her stag do fears for fiancé Joe Swash.The reality star, 32, appeared on Friday's episode (May 27) of Loose Women where she revealed that she has considered the possibility of "hurtful" photos of Joe's stag do being leaked to the press by nosy bystanders.She said: "The papers can make it look like whatever they want, so I said to Joe, 'good luck having a good stag do.'"Because everyone's got a camera phone, everyone's a reporter."The journalists will be there looking to see what you get up to and try to spin it and twist it anyway."She later added: "[Those kinds of pictures] are hurtful, but I think you have to take everything with a pinch of salt when you see things like that."We're in the public eye and what we do is probably going to be recorded at some point so we have to take responsibility."This is a live TV story and is being constantly updated. Please refresh the page regularly for the latest news, pictures and video.You can also get email updates on the day’s biggest TV stories straight to your inbox by signing up for our soaps and Hot TV newsletters .Get all the very best news, pictures, opinion and video on your favourite TV shows by following Daily Star every time you see our name.

Manchester United fear being priced out of a move for Darwin Nunez.New boss Erik ten Hag has made the Uruguay and Benfica striker one of his main targets as he looks to rebuild the United team. But Benfica have told United it will cost them around £100million to lure Nunez to Old Trafford.

Ebanie Bridges has shared a throwback video to her first boxing weigh-in that left the Blonde Bomber confused for a brief moment.Bridges shared the video on her Instagram page that showed the Australian wearing her now-iconic skimpy lingerie. Bridges captioned the post: "Throwback to my USA fight debut Weigh in.