Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 25 Aug 2014

1. LORD ATTENBOROUGH DIES AT 90

Richard Attenborough, actor and Oscar-winning director, died yesterday at the age of 90 in the nursing home where he had lived for some years with his wife Sheila. Tributes to the “titan of British cinema” have been led by Bafta, Steven Spielberg, Lord Puttnam, David Cameron, Mia Farrow and others.

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