Coronation Street star James Craven shares sadness as he exits soap after year as Aaron Sanford in tearful end to storyline

has died at 76 following health concerns that forced the musician to cancel a series of concerts in May, per a report from .The British icon—who spent the majority of her time in France and had a major influence on French style and culture—rose to fame as an actor, starring in films such as La Piscine (1969) and Death on the Nile (1978), earning three Cèsar Award nominations throughout her decades-long film career. Birkin was also known for pushing boundaries, with her breathy vocals on Serge Gainsbourg's hit 1969 duet “Je T’Aime … Moi Non Plus” causing enough controversy that the song was banned from the radio in multiple countries and denounced by the Vatican. “We never thought for a moment that the song would become such a symbol of freedom—all over the world,” Birkin told in 2018.

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Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts is set to go up for auction later this year.The extensive collection features a host of first editions of some of the world’s most iconic books, including F Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound Of The Baskervilles.They will go under the hammer on September 28-29, and be presented in London, New York and Los Angeles prior to the sale.The signed copy of The Great Gatsby is set to fetch between £200-300,000, while Watts’ collection of jazz memorabilia will also be sold.Discussing the items, Watts’ authorised biography author Paul Sexton said: “He took great pleasure in owning these things.“He valued his time at home and he would read on the road, so literature was a very important part of his make-up.”He added: “I don’t think he acquired them because he knew they would become valuable, he just took a huge satisfaction in owning these great works and tracking down, with the help of experts, original first editions.”See the full collection here.It was revealed last year that The Rolling Stones‘ next album will feature drumming by their late sticksman Watts.According to The Sun, guitarist Ronnie Wood said that the band’s new album will be released next summer. The record will have some of Watts’ drumming work included alongside that of touring drummer Steve Jordan’s.Watts died last year at the age of 80.

Eminem joined Ed Sheeran onstage during a stop on the US leg of the singer’s ‘Mathematics’ world tour this weekend.Performing at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday (July 15) – the hometown of Marshall Mathers, AKA Eminem – Sheeran brought the rap legend onstage to perform a couple of tracks.Sheeran began to play a cover of 2002 hit ‘Lose Yourself’ from the 8 Mile Soundtrack, telling the crowd he had only began to rehearse it earlier in the day, adding: “We’ll see how it goes.”As the UK singer-songwriter played the track, Eminem emerged onto the stage and was met by an eruption of cheers from the crowd.“Can I just say, he was gonna come out and do one song, but I said you can’t come out in Detroit and just do one song. Do you want another song?” Sheeran asked.The duo then performed Eminem’s 2000 track ‘Stan’, with Sheeran filling in for Dido‘s parts.

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Sky News as the family toured the C-17 Globemaster III that flew Queen Elizabeth’s body back to London. Prince Louis heard a large plane overhead, causing him to cover his ears with both of his hands, mouth agape — quite a similar reaction to the flypast he heard while standing with the family on the Buckingham Palace balcony during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022.

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Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” topped domestic box office charts while falling short of initial expectations. Tom Cruise’s latest blockbuster collected $56.2 million between Friday and Sunday, a lackluster start for a movie that cost nearly $300 million before marketing. Heading into the weekend, Paramount and Skydance’s action-adventure was projected to set a new franchise record with $60 million or more. Instead, ticket sales landed behind 2018’s “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” ($61 million) and 2000’s “Mission: Impossible II” ($57.8 million), which remain as the top openings in the 27-year-old series.

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on Netflix. There’s so much that needs to be answered after last season’s . Will Helen decide to pursue a , her ex Ryan, or no one at all? And who hates Dana Sue? Also, why did Miss Frances leave her all that money? Can Cal and Maddie work through what happened at Sullivan’s? See, I told you. The good news is that you’ll get all those answers relatively soon into the season—all episodes drop at once—but new mysteries and conundrums present themselves.

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Actress and singer Jane Birkin, who charmed France with her English grace, style and accented French and made the country her home, has died at age 76, according to France’s Culture Ministry and French media.

Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly have reconciled after weathering breakup speculation — and the rapper’s publicly declaring his love.

Coronation Street fans have been left distracted by Toyah Habeeb as she looks set to be the unlikely support for Amy Barlow amid her rape ordeal.

Coronation Street star Harriet Bibby shared a sweet message to co-star James Craven following his exit from the soap. Bibby, who plays Summer Spellman, and Craven, who portrayed Aaron Sandford, have shared the screen since April 2022, becoming a couple and being involved in some intense storylines, including Summer's pregnancy and miscarriage.

Coronation Street star James Craven has officially confirmed his permanent exit from the soap following an emotional storyline that saw his character Aaron Sandiford finally leave the cobbles during Friday night’s episode. Speaking about his departure, actor James said: "It's obviously very sad", as he discussed leaving his character behind and moving on to new things.

Coronation Street star James Craven has officially confirmed his permanent exit from the soap following an emotional storyline that saw his character Aaron Sandiford finally leave the cobbles during Friday night’s episode. Speaking about his departure, actor James said: "It's obviously very sad", as he discussed leaving his character behind and moving on to new things.

With Aaron Sandford (James Craven) realising his wrongdoings in tonight’s episode of Coronation Street, he and dad Eric Sandford (Craig Cheetham) have officially left the cobbles. It’s been a difficult storyline to watch since the rape scenes aired earlier this year. Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney) has been struggling in the aftermath, particularly as Aaron refused to accept the fact she did not consent.

After months of denying he raped Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney) in scenes that aired in March when she was too drunk to consent, Aaron Sandford (James Craven) finally came to his senses in tonight’s episode of Coronation Street and realised his wrongdoings. In the episode, Amy, decided to write a retraction to the legal battle where Aaron’s dad, Eric (Craig Cheetham), was suing her for libel.The court case would have depleted the Barlow family life-savings so Amy decided to withdraw her statement. She showed it to Aaron, but when he pointed out it didn't make any sense, Amy lost it and suggested he write it himself.

Coronation Street spoilers follow. Coronation Street star Charlotte Jordan has suggested a second wedding episode for Daisy Midgeley and Daniel Osbourne.