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The film wizard who was instrumental in bringing the Harry Potter movies to life turned down the chance to be at a new tour opening of the series in order to become an OBE. Dan Dark, 59, the Warner Bros executive vice president of worldwide studio operations, said deciding to make the trip from his home in Los Angeles for an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle rather than for a

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was honoured with a state funeral in Milan on Wednesday, a day of national mourning, as his legacy – positive or negative – was being hotly debated among the people. A crowd of tens of thousands of people erupted in applause as his flower-draped coffin was taken out of the hearse and carried into the city’s Duomo cathedral. His children and companion wept as

Shell has been accused of making a “climate-wrecking” and “utterly destructive” U-turn on plans to cut oil production by 1-2% per year until the end of this decade. The oil major said it planned to keep the amount of oil that it extracts from wells around the world at the same level as today and announced bumper new payouts for shareholders. The announcement on Wednesday has sparked an outcry from

European Union regulators have ordered technology giant Google to sell off some of its lucrative digital advertising business in order to address competition concerns. The European Commission, the bloc’s executive branch and top competition enforcer, said its preliminary view after an investigation is that “only the mandatory divestment by Google of part of its services” will satisfy its concerns. The 27-nation EU has led the global movement to crack down

ITV boss Dame Carolyn McCall said the broadcaster does not recognise allegations of a toxic culture at This Morning, saying “it deeply disappoints me”. The chief executive faced questions from MPs alongside ITV managing director Kevin Lygo and general counsel and company secretary Kyla Mullins about former host Phillip Schofield’s exit during Wednesday morning’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee session in Parliament. Since the 61-year-old’s resignation, This Morning has been

A “beloved and respected” academy site manager has been named as the third victim of a deadly rampage in Nottingham as tributes also continue to flood in for two students fatally knifed in the street. Ian Coates, who worked as part of L.E.A.D Academy Trust, was described by Huntingdon Academy and Warren Academy’s executive headteacher as “a much-loved colleague who always went the extra mile for the benefit of our

Jude Bellingham has joined a select group of British players in signing for Real Madrid. The 19-year-old England international has agreed a six-year deal to move to the Bernabeu from Borussia Dortmund. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the male players from these shores to have played for the Spanish giants. Laurie Cunningham England international Cunningham was the trailblazer for those that followed him after becoming the