The Oscar-winning star, 56, previously said he had been "to hell and back" while being treated for a medical complication in April 2023, but he revealed more details in his new Netflix special.
Baroness Hodge will be appointed by Lisa Nandy to scrutinise the body's use of public money amid a row over where in the country it is being allocated, Sky News learns.
Colin Firth stars as Jim Swire, a GP who after losing his daughter Flora in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, made it his mission to track down the truth at all costs.