A striking new portrait captures Dame Maggie Smith – without those familiar Downton trappings

As Warner Bros turns 90, these rare, archive pictures take a fresh look at the world's biggest stars

We forget their names and they rarely ‘get the girl’ but character actors often deserve the loudest applause. Here, fellow actor Michael Simkins, who has just completed 374 performances in Yes, Prime Minister, says…

As the fictional heroine is voted one of Britain's most inspirational women, Ann Dinsdale tells the real, extraordinary story behind Charlotte Brontë's classic novel

...So said Helena Rubinstein, the first female self-made millionaire and pioneer of the global beauty brand. But behind the bravado was a truly enigmatic woman...