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From praying monks and diving swimmers to meteor showers and the tomb of Pope Francis, these are 12 of the most eye-catching and memorable images of the year so far.

The Brat singer isn't the first pop star to turn to big-screen acting, but she has made an "auspicious start" that demonstrates a "commitment to cinema".

Decades before today's prairie look, Welsh lifestyle guru Laura Ashley was selling a rural, nostalgic idyll. Now, her rose-tinted vision of a "simple life" is more popular than ever.

Twenty years on from its premiere, The US Office remains hugely popular comedy comfort food - and this follow-up series, set around an Ohio newspaper, deserves to be just as big a hit.

The Hurt Locker director Kathryn Bigelow builds "excruciating tension" in a film about a nuclear missile headed for the US.

Here are the films to see this month, including Leonardo DiCaprio's new comedy-action-thriller, a sequel to classic music mockumentary Spinal Tap and the last ever Downton Abbey.

The wrestler-turned-Hollywood superstar gets vulnerable in this bruising indie drama about mixed martial arts fighting. He's "touching" and could well be nominated for awards.

When the Wolfenden Report was published 52 years ago this week, it pushed for decriminalising male homosexuality - but it also led to a crackdown on sex workers.

Featuring a much-anticipated performance by Jude Law as Vladimir Putin, this new drama looks to explore how the Russian president came to power - and presents him as mild-mannered.

With new album Man's Best Friend, Sabrina Carpenter has sparked controversy that is reminiscent of the outrage over Madonna. Thirty years on, has anything changed for female pop stars?