As thespian friends pay tribute to the late Alan Rickman, a further poignant detail emerges. The star, pictured, was planning to buy a new house, writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE.

The star died yesterday at a London hospital, surrounded by friends and relatives including his wife Rima, after waging a secret fight with the illness.

It features the Harry Potter and Robin Hood actor alongside glam rock legend David Bowie and rock star Lemmy Kilmister - all of whom have passed away from cancer within the space of three weeks.

The musician and actor, who both passed away aged 69, will be honoured with screenings of their iconic films, The Man Who Fell To Earth and Sense And Sensibility at the event, in February.

She's worked with a range of esteemed actors during her long and varied career. And Helen Mirren was able to star alongside the late Alan Rickman in her new film - one of the last he made - Eye in the Sky.

It has been revealed that the Alan Rickman left £4million in his will including legacies of £100,000 to charity.

He left £100,000 to charity when he passed away to cancer in January. 

Taking to Twitter on Tuesday - the anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts - she wrote: 'Please don't start flame wars over it, but this year I'd like to apologise for killing (whispers)... Snape.'

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In 2003's Love Actually, cheating husband Harry - played by the late Alan Rickman - gifts his wife Karen (Emma Thompson) Jon Mitchell's album Both Sides Now which fans say is a mistake.

A study by Zhejiang University, China, found patients in the early stages of the disease have higher levels of two types of bacteria in their mouths, while another two bugs are notably lower.

The author, 54, made a touching tribute to the late star, who tragically died in 2016 of pancreatic cancer, when a Harry Potter fan gushed about his portrayal of Severus Snape in the film franchise.

EDDIE HEARN: With just a fortnight to go until the biggest fight in British boxing history, Wladimir Klitschko has began to crank up the mind games ahead of his clash with Anthony Joshua.

EDDIE HEARN: This is the first time Aanthony Joshua has has had any disruptions during his camp and it hasn't been ideal. It's been a pretty long road to Saturday's showdown in Cardiff.

EDDIE HEARN: You are probably reading this column to find out what's next for Anthony Joshua - I can tell you there is only one fight on his mind - WBC champ Deontay Wilder.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY LAURA LAMBERT: Jack Laugher is trying to explain how hard it is to string together six perfect dives. 'It is like taking a penalty in a World Cup final,' he tells Sportsmail.

The catwalk Queen, 27, looked stunning in a white crop top as she posed with Tom Daley at the launch of Adidas LDN, the new flagship store opening on Oxford Street, London on Thursday.

Tom Daley shared an adorable snap of his son Robert Ray, 17 months, on Sunday.

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Tom Daley's knitting hobby, which he took up to deal with self-isolation, is not going down too well with his husband, film producer Dustin Lance Black.

Channel 9 paid $120,000 to a child recovery agency whose operator was previously arrested in Singapore and who have Facebook posts of 'successful' operations which are not theirs.

Craig Michael remains behind bars in Beiruit with charged with kidnapping after the botched child recovery operation of Brisbane mother Sally Faulkner's two young children.

In a segment aired on 60 Minutes on Sunday night journalist Tara Brown defended her crew's involvement in the botched child abduction of Sally Faulkner's two child in Beirut, Lebanon.

Tara Brown was even supposed to board a getaway boat with three TV crew members following the abduction of Sally Faulkner's children in Beirut earlier this month.

The Brisbane mother at the centre of the 60 Minutes kidnapping attempt now has no contact with her children. Sally Faulkner's estranged husband has stopped all contact.

Adam Whittington's Gold Coast family has called on Channel Nine to front up the US$500,000 so Ali Elamine (pictured) will drop the kidnapping charges against him and three others.

It has been confirmed that 60 Minutes presenter Tara Brown will not be attending the event in Melbourne on Sunday night.

Nothing's sacred when comedian Dave Hughes is around, and as he kicked off hosting duties at the 2016 TV Week Logie Awards, he made light of the recent 60 Minutes controversy.

Brisbane mother Sally Faulkner has made a 'guarantee' to bring her children Lahela, five, and Noah, three, back after the botched 60 Minutes child abduction in Beirut, Lebanon.

Despite high expectations he would be freed on bail on Wednesday Australian-British man Adam Whittington remains in a Beirut prison for his involvement in the 60 Minutes child abduction.

The four remaining prisoners jailed in Beirut over the botched 60 Minutes child abduction case have been refused bail after Ali Elamine refused to drop charges against the men.

CBS News veteran Morley Safer has passed away at the age of 84. Safer, who had been a correspondent on 60 Minutes for all but two of the show's 48 seasons, retired from his job last week.

Long-time 60 Minutes producer Stephen Rice has lost his job after a review by the Nine Network over the botched 60 Minutes child recovery in Lebanon.

Sydney's Ten Eyewitness News presenter Hugh Riminton, who worked for Channel Nine for over a decade, dubbed Mr Rice the 'scapegoat for the 60 minutes fiasco' in a series of tweets on Friday.

Channel Nine news director Darren Wick has revealed the Australian network will still 'pay for stories,' denying money was to blame for 60 Minutes botched 'child abduction' story

Veteran journalist and founding producer of 60 Minutes Gerald Stone has slammed Tara Brown and her team for their handling of the botched child kidnap story in Lebanon.

Sacked 60 Minutes producer Stephen Rice has enlisted the help of a high-profile lawyer to fight his dismissal over the botched abduction of Sally Faulkner's two children in Lebanon last month.

An email chain has confirmed that the top executives of 60 Minutes knew of the plan to abduct Sally Faulkner's two children in Beirut for three months before the foiled attempt in April.

Tara Brown and the 60 Minutes TV crew could still face up to three years behind bars in a Lebanese prison for their role in the botched child abduction scandal if they are charged with kidnapping.

Journalist Liz Hayes has broken down during an interview with a former police officer shot in his Sydney home in 1984, after refusing a bribe from now-convicted murderer Roger Rogerson.

The botched child recovery in Lebanon funded by 60 Minutes has cost Channel Nine more than $2 million in legal fees and compensation.

Child recovery agent, Adam Whittington, has accused the Australian Liberal Government of ignoring him and his family and has urged people to ‘think twice before voting’ on July 2.

Tara Brown and her 60 Minutes crew will be charged with a misdemeanour for their role in the abduction of Sally Faulkner's children in Lebanon. The charge carries a fine of up to $670.

Australian TV journalist Tara Brown is reportedly back at work for 60 Minutes and on assignment in the US only three months after being released from a Lebanon jail.

Australian television journalist Tara Brown returns to 60 Minutes after botched kidnapping of Sally Faulkner's two children with 'powerful story', investigating a fatal Sydney fire.

The man allegedly paid $115,000 by Channel Nine's 60 Minutes to orchestrate the child recovery in Lebanon in April has walked out of jail and says the 'truth will come out soon'.

60 Minutes reporter Tara Brown returned to the show on Sunday night to do a story on the Rozelle fire, but there was no mention of the infamous botched child kidnapping attempt in Beirut.

Howard Hershenhorn, attorney for Bob Simon's family, insinuated that the defense team for New York-based Skyline Credit Ride misplaced key evidence in the ongoing fatal crash lawsuit.

Roxy Jacenko has posted a happy snap of herself and 60 minutes presenter Allison Langdon just days after slamming the reporter for questioning whether there may be 'cynics' over her breast cancer battle.

The Sydney PR queen previously criticised Channel Nine reporter Allison after she addressed public 'cynicism' over her breast cancer battle

60 Minutes' Allison Langdon is rumoured to be pregnant with her first child to husband Mike Willesee Junior