Category Archives: Entertainment

Sam Rivers, the bassist with US nu-metal group Limp Bizkit, has died aged 48, his bandmates have said. In a post on Instagram, the group paid tribute to their “brother” and a “once-in-a-lifetime...

Lady Annabel Goldsmith, the socialite who gave her name to a famous Mayfair nightclub, has died aged 91. Her son Ben Goldsmith, an environmentalist and financier, described her as “quite simply...

A BBC Gaza documentary breached the broadcasting code, an Ofcom investigation has found. The regulator said the failure to disclose that the 13-year-old boy narrating the programme was the son of a...

Sam Fender has won the 2025 Mercury Prize for his album People Watching. Among other nominated artists were Pulp, Wolf Alice, FKA Twigs, PinkPantheress, Pa Salieu, Emma-Jean Thackray, Jacob Alon, Joe...

Social media star “Big John” Fisher has said he is being deported from Australia after he was detained over visa issues. Fisher, known for reviewing fast food online, arrived in Australia...

Grammy-award winning R&B and soul singer D’Angelo has died following a battle with pancreatic cancer, his family has said. He died on Tuesday, leaving behind a “legacy of extraordinarily...

Back in 1977, the Beatles became the first act to be honoured for their outstanding contribution to music at a London ceremony that would later become the Brit Awards. Ever since then, for more than...

Tom Hollander says he’s not worried about AI actors replacing real ones and thinks the creation of synthetic performers will only boost the value of authentic, live performance. The 58-year-old...

Actress Diane Keaton, who starred in films including The Godfather and Annie Hall, has died, reports have said. People reported her death at the age of 79, citing a family spokesperson. The magazine...

Gregg Wallace is suing the BBC and one of its subsidiaries for causing him “distress and harassment”, after being sacked from the corporation in July. The former MasterChef presenter is...

Former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood has been charged with four counts of rape, nine counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault. The charges relate to seven different women during a period...

Dolly Parton’s sister has said that the country singer is “going to be just fine” after worrying fans by asking for prayers. Freida Parton had asked people to pray for the singer...

A 61-year-old man has been found guilty of stalking Myleene Klass by sending her an air gun, handcuffs, a police uniform and “disturbing” unwanted letters. Peter Windsor, 61, was found...

The secret to writing good sex? According to Dame Jilly Cooper, the answer was simple. “Keeping it fun,” she said in an interview in 2023. Known as the “Queen of the bonkbuster”,...

Robbie Williams has said he is “deeply sorry” his concert in the Turkish city of Istanbul has had to be cancelled “in the interests of public safety”. The former Take That singer...

Oasis guitarist Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs has announced he has prostate cancer and will have to take a “planned break” from the band’s current reunion tour. The band, fronted...

Actress Dame Patricia Routledge, best known for TV show Keeping Up Appearances, has died aged 96, her agent has said. “We are deeply saddened to confirm the passing of Dame Patricia Routledge,...

A lawsuit against Nirvana – filed by a man who claimed his depiction as a naked four-month-old baby on their album cover was child pornography – has been dismissed for the second time. A...

The death of journalist and author Hunter S Thompson will be reviewed by Colorado officials at the request of his widow, the state’s bureau of investigation has announced. Thompson, best known...

Boyzone are reuniting for their biggest ever headline show next summer, inspired by the success of their recent documentary Boyzone: No Matter What. Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Shane Lynch and Mikey...