News about John Hurt

Wes Streeting and me. We go back a long way. We go back nearly fifteen years, me and Wes, so we do. We have never met yet still here we are trapped as one. Yet for Wes and me, our shared past is used as a weapon against both of us, by those who wish to cause either of us harm or mischief. And as the election gets closer and the ambitious Streeting's star rises and rises, it is getting worse and worse. Silence just isn't an option any more. Somehow I'm going to have to address the fact that the current shadow health secretary once publicly insinuated that he wanted to kill me.

More than 3,000 patients died and many continue to suffer after tens of thousands of vulnerable patients were infected with HIV and hepatitis from contaminated blood products during the 1970s and early 1990s. Inquiry chairman Sir Brian Langstaff today identified shocking failures covering multiple governments, politicians and health organisations, with victims repeatedly lied to, misled and ignored, and children treated like 'objects for research'. Campaigners today called for a Mr Bates vs The Post Office style drama to keep the issue at the forefront of the public's consciousness - as victims continue to battle for a £1billion compensation package.

More than 3,000 have died and many continue to suffer after tens of thousands of vulnerable NHS patients were infected with HIV and hepatitis. A damning report into what happened published today in London identifies a litany of failures covering successive governments, prominent politicians and health organisations, with evidence that victims were repeatedly lied to, misled and ignored. Pictured are campaigners in London today.

Tens of thousands of people in the UK were infected with HIV and hepatitis after they were given contaminated blood and blood products between the 1970s and early 1990s. Among them is Andy Evans , 47, who was infected when he was just five years old. He started a campaign group called Tainted Blood in 2006, calling for justice for victims. He and others say today's bombshell report on the scandal offers little comfort to those whose lives have been destroyed.

Oscar-nominated special effects Roger Dicken, known for his work on Alien and When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, has died aged 84. The VFX artist, sculptor and model maker passed away on February 18 at his home in North Wales, his friend of five decades Mick Cooper revealed to The Hollywood Reporter . Born on April 15, 1939, in Portsmouth, Hampshire, Roger Maxwell Dicken would go on to sculpt incredible figures for acclaimed flicks.

HARDCASTLE (EPHRAIM): Recovering Kate, who was unable to attend a Guinness toast on St Patrick's Day, ensured her favorite troops were well stocked at her expense on St Patrick's Day. She poured £2,000 behind the regimental bar at Aldershot for a party after the traditional parade, to their delight. According to my bacus, the thirsty troopers were treated to at least 700 pints of the black stuff at no cost. And did she specify that regimental mascot Seamus, the Irish wolfhound, should be treated to a jumbo bone?

Here are 100 films that I believe every person should see at least once in their lifetime, and all of them should make you laugh, cry, gasp, or think. In some instances, perhaps all four are present. I hope my list would bring you some good cinematic treats, or better still, introduce you to them. Happy viewing!

EXCLUSIVE: A former Hollywood socialite who once dated Kevin Costner went berserk and kicked a female police officer's leg when they attempted to discourage her from drunkenly smashing up her house. Birgit Cunningham, 60, a San Francisco-born woman (left: outside Westminster Magistrates and right in France in 2000), who dated Costner for three years (inset, the pair together in France), burstled out in her London flat and yelled "b*******" at the officers. Ms Cunningham, who claimed she had an affair with married Tory Peer Lord Strathclyde, was once a doyen of Hollywood's champagne-quaffing. Julia Verdin, a film director, had dubbed her old Sunset Strip home, and guests included Robert De Niro, John Hurt, and Jack Nicholson. But she escaped a world away from the house she once shared with actor Elizabeth Hurley as she was led to Westminster Magistrates Court's imposing walls.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the shiny object is delicate to the touch, like skin tissue. Although experts are unclear what it is, they do say it could be an egg casing or the remains of a marine sponge. On the livestream of its discovery, one researcher said, 'Something tried to get in... or to get out.'

Anglo Renewables has revealed plans for the sprawling 86-acre site on Strattons Farm, close to the famous hillside (right), which was immortalized in Richard Adams' much-loved book. It's the second 'threat' to emerge in the area in a matter of weeks after preliminary work was approved for 360 homes at Sandleford Park earlier this month (inset). Locals from Kingsclere, Sydmonton, Ecchinswell, Ashford Hill, and Headley have united and formed Village Solar Farm, a campaign group to discourage the developer from 'exploiting our stunning countryside,' according to Village Solar Farm (VSF).

It has become one of Britain's most well-known animated films in the last 50 years. However, after years of controversies over how kid-friendly Watership Down really is, censors have now upgraded its score from a U to a PG. In the British Board of Film Classification's annual report, it was revealed that problems concerning 'violence, danger, injury description, and language' in the 1978 version had been reclassified at a younger age.

Antonio Mancini, 39, was about to pay the price for stabbing to death a gangster who had started a brawl in his Soho nightclub while standing on the gallows at London's Pentonville Prison, with his arms pinioned behind his back and a noose around his neck. The trapdoors under his feet would crack open within seconds, causing him to crash to death. But, on that chilly Friday morning in October 1941, he had remarkably relaxed as his ankles were tied together and the customary white hood was woven over his head. He smiled as if leaving a party.'Cheerio,' he said jokingly as if leaving a party. That was the last thing Mancini ever said, but even though his composure was impressive, it was more than matched by the man about to kill him, 36-year-old Albert Pierrepoint.

In a recent trailer for the forthcoming Hulu comedy film History of the World Part 2, Emily Ratajkowski turned up the heat. In a sexy, Grecian-style dress with major leg slit, the actress, 31, sparkled her upper class as she lounged sensuously amongst pillows. She twirled her hair as she lay by a roaring fire station with a pensive expression on her face.

Every year, 10,000 people in the United Kingdom and 60,000 in the United States are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Around 90% of people are diagnosed too late for surgery, which leads to a tragically high death rate.