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Downton Abbey star Nathalie Baye has died aged 77 after a battle with dementia.The multi-Cesar Award winner passed away at her home in Paris on Friday, her family told French news agency AFP.Ms Baye portrays Madame de Montmirail in the 2022 feature film, Downton Abbey: A New Era. In the blockbuster film, her character is a French aristocrat whose husband’s past connection to the Dowager Countess, played by the late Maggie Smith, sets in motion a central mystery involving an inherited villa in the South of France.The actress also starred in Steven Spielberg’s Catch Me if You Can alongside Leonardo…

More than a quarter of drivers across the UK are now walking and cycling more in a bid to avoid expensive petrol and diesel prices, new data has shown.Research from YouGov found that 28 per cent of people were using active travel methods, rather than driving because of soaring fuel prices.The survey, which was commissioned by Cycling UK, also showed that a further 15 per cent of people were actively considering walking and cycling more often.Some of the most popular alternatives listed included going out less (27 per cent), using public transport instead of driving (23 per cent) and cutting…

England’s Lionesses are no strangers to making history. The past decade has been rich in landmark moments; a first tournament medal, a first major trophy, and a first title defence – on foreign soil to boot.When Sarina Wiegman’s side play Iceland in Reykjavik on Saturday (17:30 BST) they will reach another milestone – the 500th fixture for England’s senior women’s team.The game is important for securing qualification for next year’s World Cup in Brazil, with England keen to win more silverware in the famous white shirt.But regardless of the result, the match will be etched in history as a reminder…

“Forgotten” voters in a London borough have been promised a referendum should Reform win the May 7 local elections, as locals have blasted Sir Sadiq Khan for giving “grants for all this ‘wokey’ stuff, and we don’t want any of it in our borough.”Stallholders volunteered to display posters bearing the slogan “Vote Reform, Get Starmer Out,” while Union flags flew prominently throughout the market area of Romford. The outer east London borough of Havering, where Romford serves as the principal town, already appears to be fertile ground for Reform’s message as Nigel Farage was met with excited locals. No single…

Artist Chris Levine has shared previously unreleased passport-style photographs from his sessions with Queen Elizabeth II, providing a glimpse of the late monarch just days before what would have been her centenary next Tuesday.The images come from one of Levine’s two portrait sittings with the Queen at Buckingham Palace. Levine’s holographic portrait of the monarch, who passed away in 2022 at the age of 96, earned recognition from the National Portrait Gallery as “the most evocative image of a royal by any artist”.The newly revealed photographs capture a candid moment during the creation of that celebrated work. Queen Elizabeth II…

British households can expect their energy bills to climb by £196 annually from July, according to fresh forecasts from Cornwall Insight.The energy consultancy predicts Ofgem’s price cap will reach £1,837 for a typical dual fuel home between July and September, representing a 12 per cent jump compared to the current April level.Back in early March, Cornwall Insight had forecast bills could surge by £332 to reach £1,973 when the new cap takes effect.The regulator will confirm the official cap figure by 27 May. The current cap stands at £1,641 following a seven per cent reduction in April.Wholesale energy markets remain…

Topping the table with essentially the same squad highlights Lampard’s powers of recovery. It has allowed him to finally feel like a manager first, rather than player, for the first time when he has been speaking with staff.To observers Lampard seems more comfortable in his skin at Coventry, not carrying the weight of expectation and his legend at Stamford Bridge, where he is Chelsea’s 211-goal record scorer.His move to the Sky Blues has also been viewed as smart, being allowed to repair any possible scars from Everton and Chelsea away from the Premier League glare. Some inside Coventry feel the…

Sarah Ferguson has been staying at a £2,000-per-night pine-clad chalet in a secluded Austrian resort near the exclusive Mayrlife health clinic, following her departure from Royal Lodge in Windsor at the start of February.The former Duchess of York, who has been stripped of her royal title, privileges, and position alongside Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, has been keeping a low profile in the tranquil location favoured by the wealthy and famous for its privacy.This week, photographers captured her stepping out of a black Mercedes people-carrier with tinted windows at the facility.The discovery put an end to months of speculation about her whereabouts since…

Motorists are being warned of long delays on the road this morning following a car fire near a tunnel used by thousands of people every day.National Highways is reporting that the Hindhead Tunnel on the A3 has been closed in both directions between the A283 (Milford) and the A333 (Hindhead).While the northbound tunnel has been reopened, the southbound carriageway remains closed for recovery and clear-up.Surrey Police, Surrey Fire and Rescue and traffic officers from National Highways are on the scene. The emergency services and traffic officers are working with contractors to clear the scene to allow traffic to return.GB News…

No formal offer of investment has yet been made by the NRL, but Abdo added that the basis of a deal “needs to happen relatively quickly” in the next few weeks, with both competitions in negotiations over new broadcast deals.Meanwhile, the negotiations have been described as “encouraging” by Rhodri Jones, the head of RL Commercial, the body that manages the sport’s commercial rights in the UK.”The sport is open minded to investment,” Jones told BBC Sport. “The NRL is a natural fit. They are probably the front leaders in the negotiations that we are currently having with various parties.”I don’t…