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Known to millions for his role as Jim Branning in the soap, Bardon suffered debilitating stroke seven years ago EastEnders John Bardon dies: Jim Brannings best scenes in clips Actor John Bardon, who was known by millions for his role as Jim Branning in EastEnders, has died at the age of 75.

Kathleen Raine, who has died aged 95, was a poet who believed in the sacred nature of all life, all true art and wisdom, and her own calling. She knew as a small child that poetry was her vocation. William Blake was her master, and she shared his belief that "one power alone makes a

The footballer Maurice Norman, a tall, powerfully built defender, who has died aged 88, was a mainstay of Tottenham Hotspurs famous double-winning team of 1960-61 and played 23 times for England including in the 1962 World Cup before his career was ended prematurely by injury in a friendly match in 1965.

Wharf 1 theatre, Sydney Theatre CompanyThe audacious play leaps through space and time to tell the geopolitical story of crude oil through the lens of a mother and daughter as they reckon with their complicity

This region of north-west Italy is brimful of brilliant small food producers. Meanwhile, a British-born artist has slapped a wodge of vivid colour onto its bucolic scenery Its brown, muddy-looking and could make your breath a bit stinky, but for lovers of the pungent and salty, bagna cuda is glorious. The recipe is simple: sliced