Entertainment

Sabrina Carpenter will headline BST Hyde Park
6 December 2024

Sabrina Carpenter to headline BST Hyde Park
Sabrina Carpenter is set to headline American Express presents BST Hyde Park. The 'Espresso' hitmaker will take to the Great Oak Stage at the London outdoor venue on 5 July next ...

Chris McCausland believes Strictly isn't just about dancing well
6 December 2024

Chris McCausland: Strictly isn't 'really' a dance competition
Chris McCausland doesn't think 'Strictly Come Dancing' is "really" a dancing competition. The 47-year-old blind comedian thinks the success he and Pete Wicks have enjoyed in this year's show have sent ...

Pete Wicks and his Strictly pro partner Jowita Przystal
6 December 2024

'I'm not here to please everyone' Pete Wicks hits back at Strictly 'abuse'
Pete Wicks says his 'Strictly Come Dancing' backlash is "abuse", but he is not on the show to "please everyone". The 36-year-old reality TV star has received death threats online ...

James Gunn has teased an 'imposing' villain for Superman
6 December 2024

James Gunn promises 'imposing' Lex Luthor in Superman
James Gunn has promised Lex Luthor will be an "imposing" villain in 'Superman'. The 58-year-old director has promised his upcoming superhero blockbuster - which will feature David Corenswet in the title ...

Elizabeth Olsen has joined the cast of thriller Panic Carefully
6 December 2024

Elizabeth Olsen joins Julia Roberts in thriller Panic Carefully
Elizabeth Olsen has joined the cast of thriller 'Panic Carefully'. The 35-year-old actress is set to appear alongside Julia Roberts in the Warner Bros. movie, which will be directed and ...

Former boxer Barry McGuigan and ex-‘Love Island’ contestant Maura Higgins have become the fifth and sixth campmates to leave the ‘I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!’ jungle in a shock double elimination
6 December 2024

Barry McGuigan and Maura Higgins booted off ‘I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!’ in shock double elimination
Former boxer Barry McGuigan and ex-‘Love Island’ contestant Maura Higgins have become the fifth and sixth campmates to leave the ‘I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!’ jungle in ...

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5 December 2024

Multiplatinum producer Gavin Monaghan joins forces with acclaimed feminist
Described by the BBC as “commanding massive respect worldwide”, Gavin Monaghan is on the other side of the mixing desk for the first time with his new band Mama ft. ...

Kingdom Come: Delivernace I’ has received a new, earlier release date
5 December 2024

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II launch date nudged forward after being delayed to 2025
‘Kingdom Come: Delivernace II’ has received a new, earlier release date. The upcoming action-RPG - which is being developed by Warhorse Studios - was delayed to 11 February in August after ...

Bat blood could be a vital element of space travel
5 December 2024

Humans should drink bat blood to survive long space journeys
Humans may have to drink bat blood to survive trips to space. Scientists believe that astronauts may have to imitate Ozzy Osbourne - who famously bit the head off a live ...

Emoji users have higher levels of emotional intelligence
5 December 2024

Emoji use is a sign of emotional intelligence
Emoji users are more emotionally intelligent. Research suggests that people who regularly use the icons in text chats with family and friends are more in touch with their feelings. Women are more ...

Dark chocolate slashes the risk of Type 2 diabetes
5 December 2024

Eating dark chocolate can reduce risk of Type 2 diabetes
Snacking on dark chocolate can ward off Type 2 diabetes. A new study conducted by experts at Harvard University shows that individuals who ate three squares of a large bar five ...

Predator: Hunting Grounds developer IllFonic has announced it will has laid off some staff as it 'realigns to a refined strategy'
5 December 2024

Predator: Hunting Grounds dev IllFonic announces layoffs as it ‘realigns to a refined strategy’
IllFonic has announced it has laid off some staff as it “realigns to a refined strategy”. The developer - which worked on 2017’s ‘Friday the 13th: The Game’ and ‘Predator: Hunting ...

Shea Whigham has teased Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning will be 'amazing'
5 December 2024

‘There’s nothing phoney about Tom Cruise!’ Shea Whigham teases best Mission: Impossible yet
Shea Whigham has promised ‘Mission: Impossible' fans that 'The Final Reckoning’ will be “amazing”. The 55-year-old actor will be reprising his role as United States Intelligence Community enforcer Jasper Briggs - ...

Felicity Jones as Jyn Erso
5 December 2024

Felicity Jones open to Star Wars return
Felicity Jones is open to returning to ‘Star Wars’. The 41-year-old actress starred as Jyn Erso in 2016’s ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’, and although her character was killed off ...

Dragon Age: The Veilguard game director Corinne Busche has teased big changes could be coming to the series
5 December 2024

‘It's a franchise of reinvention’: The Veilguard director teases what’s next for Dragon Age
‘Dragon Age: The Veilguard’ game director Corinne Busche has teased big changes could be coming to the series. The fantasy role-playing-game - which was developed by BioWare - only released in ...

Perrie Edwards prefers being a solo artist at this stage of her career
5 December 2024

Perrie Edwards currently prefers being a solo artist
Perrie Edwards prefers being a solo artist right now. The 31-year-old singer left Little Mix in 2022 after the 'Black Magic' hitmakers - also comprised of Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock ...

Will.i.am was left amazed by Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concert
5 December 2024

Will.i.am: Taylor Swift's Eras Tour convinced Black Eyed Peas to do Las Vegas residency
Will.i.am has revealed that Taylor Swift's Eras Tour inspired the Black Eyed Peas' Las Vegas residency. The 'Boom Boom Pow' hitmakers are set to begin a residency in Sin City in ...

Richard Osman has apologised for his past comments about Gregg Wallace
5 December 2024

Richard Osman apologises for 'defending' Gregg Wallace before allegations emerged
Richard Osman has apologised for defending Gregg Wallace before allegations emerged against him. The TV presenter has reflected on previous comments he made about the 'MasterChef' presenter, who is now being ...

Steven Moffat has insisted AI can't be the future of scriptwriting
5 December 2024

Doctor Who writer Steven Moffat warns about risks of AI scripts
Steven Moffat has warned about the risks of using AI to write scripts. The former 'Doctor Who' showrunner - who has returned to the BBC's iconic sci-fi to write this year's ...

Alan Halsall has committed his future to Coronation Street
5 December 2024

I'm A Celebrity star Alan Halsall signs new Coronation Street deal
Alan Halsall has reportedly signed a new 'Coronation Street' deal. The 42-year-old actor - who has played Tyrone Dobbs on the ITV soap since 1998 - is said to have committed ...

Daisy Campbell is 'at peace' with her Emmerdale axing
5 December 2024

Daisy Campbell 'at peace' with shock Emmerdale exit
Daisy Campbell feels "at peace" with her 'Emmerdale' departure. The 21-year-old actress will be leaving the ITV soap over the Christmas season after 13 years playing Amelia Spencer, and she has ...

Sienna Miller is set to star opposite John Krasinski in the Jack Ryan movie
5 December 2024

Sienna Miller joins the cast of Jack Ryan movie
Sienna Miller has signed on to the ‘Jack Ryan’ film. The ‘Horizon: An American Saga’ actress is set to appear opposite John Krasinski in Amazon MGM Studios’ upcoming film continuation of ...

Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow
5 December 2024

Johnny Depp ‘may return to Pirates of the Caribbean’ franchise
Johnny Depp could make a comeback to the ‘Pirate of the Caribbean’ franchise. The 61-year-old actor had been the star of the swashbuckling series for 14 years thanks to his role ...

Blossoms are waiting for something else to be stolen before making another album
5 December 2024

Blossoms are waiting for another theft to inspire future songs and albums
Blossoms star Joe Donovan admits the band are waiting for something else to be stolen to inspire upcoming songs and albums. The 'Blown Rose' group released their fifth album 'Gary' in ...