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Tony Todd, the actor best known for his title role in the Candyman horror films, has died aged 69. 

A police officer who shot an innocent man he suspected was a terrorist in the wake of the 7/7 London bombings has spoken about the killing for the first time. 

A cryptocurrency businessman has been shot and killed in Brazil's busiest airport in an attack that left three others injured. 

Dozens of black Americans have received text messages telling them they had been "selected" to pick cotton "at the nearest plantation". 

"America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate. It was a historic realignment. Uniting citizens of all backgrounds around a common core of common sense." 

More than a third of people caring for loved ones with dementia receive little or no support following diagnosis, according to a survey from the Royal Voluntary Service (RVS). 

Police in Amsterdam are set to use a life-size hologram of a murdered sex worker to try to catch her killer 15 years after her death. 

As Paddington Bear returns to cinemas this weekend - with his third film in 10 years - Ben Whishaw, the actor who voices the marmalade-loving bear, says he had "had…

Dua Lipa has been forced to cancel a tour date in Indonesia after "unforeseen safety and logistical issues" with the stage were found, organisers said. 

Sean 'Diddy' Combs has asked a court to be released from jail to prepare for his trial in May, citing changed circumstances and new evidence.