Harry Potter premiere: live report (AFP)

LONDON (AFP) – 1556 GMT: Robbie Coltrane’s favourite thing about his character Hagrid? “He can look after and nurture animals that everyone else is terrified of.”

1650 GMT: Emma Watson in the house. Wearing an incredible strapless pale grey dress with a wide, tutu-shaped skirt.

1646 GMT: The film’s director, David Yates, says a late, poignant scene where Harry is walking through the woods to confront Voldemort is probably his favourite. “There’s a sense of needing to sacrifice everything for his family and friends,” he says.

1642 GMT: “Lots of people screaming, ‘Rupert, Rupert,” Reuben adds. “Presumably Grint, rather than Murdoch.”

1641 GMT: “News of the closure of the News of the World has rippled through the press pack, momentarily distracting the British journalists from the red carpet,” says AFP’s Reuben Easey. The newspaper has announced it will print the last edition in its 168-year history on Sunday following a devastating scandal over phone hacking.

“The News of the World is to cease publication on the same weekend as Harry Potter finally defeats Voldemort,” tweets @lord_liberace. “Life is mimicking art.”

1637 GMT: Robbie Coltrane, better known as the loveable giant Hagrid, has arrived. A fraction of his on-screen size, but still larger than life, raising

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