Sir Ian McKellen leads tributes calling the actor "a man to admire", while William Shatner describes him as someone who ...

Sir Ian McKellen has led tributes for Sir Patrick Stewart following his death at the age of 86. The beloved British actor, ...

He wore his heart on his sleeve, which made him a man to rely on, to admire and in my case, love, McKellen said ...

The everyday items Britons are panic buying after government call to stockpile - Sales of tinned food, torches and now toilet ...

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1926: Failed assassination attempt on Benito Mussolini by 15-year-old Anteo Zamboni, who is lynched on the spot. On the same ...