Billy Bean, a former Los Angeles Dodger who went on to become the first diversity chief for Major League Baseball, died on Tuesday. He was 60. Major League Baseball said in a statement that the cause was acute myeloid leukemia, but gave no location details. Bean was the second major league player to come out…

Derek Drummond, 58, of Pool Street, Liverpool, pleaded guilty to violent disorder after punching a police officer in the face during a riot in Southport. He said he was a ‘fool’ when turned himself into police, before being jailed for three years. Liam Riley, 40, of Walton Road, Liverpool, pleaded guilty to violent disorder and…

Jennifer Saunders (Absolutely Fabulous, Shrek 2), Hiran Abeysekera (The Life of Pi, The Father and the Assassin) and Pippa Bennett-Warner (Gangs of London, See How They Run, Chloe) have signed on to star in the upcoming film adaptation of Enid Blyton’s The Magic Faraway Tree.  The film is currently shooting in England at Shinfield Studios.…

Police have visited the home of Amanda Abbington as an investigation into a chilling death threat sent to the actress continues. Met detectives were alerted on Friday afternoon to a threatening email sent to the north London theatre where Amanda is performing. The 50-year-old actress is starring in new play When It Happens To You…

A Compton, California jury today found Freddie Lee Trone guilty of murdering rapper PnB Rock two years ago during a robbery at a Roscoe’s House of Chicken & Waffles restaurant. The jury deliberated for less than four hours, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office. Trone and another defendant, Tremont Jones, were also…

Richard Curtis is making his first Christmas film since Love Actually and, of course, it is packed full of A-list celebrities. The animation, which is set to be released on Netflix later this year, follows a series of entwined tales about love, loneliness, family and friends, all while Santa is trying to solve some big problems of…

Jack Karlson, whose iconic arrest video while eating a “succulent Chinese meal” turned him into a meme, has died aged 82. Karlson was reported by The Guardian to have died surrounded by family yesterday. “He walked a full and colourful path and, despite the troubles thrown at him, he lived by his motto – to…

This is the horrifying moment a ‘death wish’ driver high on drink and drugs smashed into a taxi at 90mph killing two women and a six-year-old boy. Joe-Lewis Tyler downed five pints and four shots as well as taking cocaine and cannabis in a Worcester pub before getting behind the wheel of a BMW 3…

After a week of unrest and rioting in Britain, far-right protesters were overwhelmed on Wednesday evening by peaceful demonstrations against racism. Veep creator Armando Iannucci was among those who saw the images of counter-protesters thronging British streets and thrust the images under the nose of Elon Musk. “You seeing this,” he asked Musk, reposting an…

A multi-millionaire who retired at 35 revealed why he always tells people to never quit their jobs – and to aim for getting fired instead.  Sam Dogen, 47, a former investment banker, said he failed to take his own advice when he quit his job earlier this year, after he re-entered the workforce for the…