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Coronation Street's Helen Worth leads tributes to late co-star Geoff Hinsliff
19 September 2024

Coronation Street's Helen Worth leads tributes to late co-star Geoff Hinsliff
Coronation Street's Helen Worth has led tributes to former co-star Geoff Hinsliff, who has died aged 87. The actor, best known for playing Don Brennan from 1987 to 1997, passed ...

Dame Esther Rantzen feeling 'much better' than she thought amid cancer diagnosis thanks to new drug
19 September 2024

Esther Rantzen feeling 'much better' than she thought amid cancer diagnosis thanks to new drug
Dame Esther Rantzen is feeling "much better" than she thought she would be amid her terminal lung cancer diagnosis. The 84-year-old TV presenter was given the diagnosis last year, but ...

Michelle Visage is to star in BBC comedy Smoggie Queens
19 September 2024

Michelle Visage, Charlotte Riley and Steph McGovern join BBC comedy Smoggie Queens
Michelle Visage, Charlotte Riley and Steph McGovern are to star in a new BBC comedy. The trio are among a star-studded cast who will appear in 'Smoggie Queens', which is ...

Jameela Jamil is to star in People We Meet on Vacation
19 September 2024

Jameela Jamil joins Netflix’s People We Meet on Vacation movie
Jameela Jamil is among the stars to have been cast in Netflix’s ‘People We Meet on Vacation’ movie adaptation. The 38-year-old actress will be joined by the likes of Lucien Laviscount ...

The Babadook is unlikely to get a sequel
19 September 2024

Jennifer Kent rules out a sequel to The Babadook
Jennifer Kent has revealed a sequel to ‘The Babadook’ is unlikely. The beloved horror movie - which stars Essie Davis, Daniel Henshall and Hayley McElhinney - is celebrating its 10th anniversary ...

Damiano David has joined forces with Labrinth on his debut solo single Silverlines
19 September 2024

Måneskin's Damiano David teams up with Labrinth on debut solo single
Måneskin frontman Damiano David's debut solo single is produced by Labrinth. The 25-year-old Italian singer - who shot to fame when the rock band won the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest with ...

Lainey Wilson carried on her performance despite being 'spat on'
19 September 2024

Lainey Wilson 'spat on' by gig-goer at her concert
Lainey Wilson has recalled being "spat on" by an audience member last year. The 32-year-old country music star cannot fathom why anyone would pay to come and see a musician and ...

Vic Reeves expects reunion with comedy pal Bob Mortimer
19 September 2024

'I think we will!' Vic Reeves expects reunion with comedy pal Bob Mortimer
Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer have discussed reuniting for a "one-off show" at Wembley Stadium. The comedy duo have appeared on several shows - including BBC game show ‘Shooting Stars’ ...

Joey Essex and Jessy Potts have split up, seven weeks after leaving the Love Island villa
19 September 2024

'It wasn't to be' Joey Essex and Jessy Potts split 7 weeks after leaving Love Island villa
Joey Essex and Jessy Potts have split up, seven weeks after leaving the 'Love Island' villa. The former 'TOWIE' star, 34, and the 25-year-old brand partnerships associate met on the ...

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19 September 2024

Doechii wants to 'bring back' traditional hip-hop
Doechii wants to “bring back” hip-hop's "traditional roots". The 26-year-old rapper – who went viral on TikTok in 2021 with her song 'Yucky Blucky Fruitcake' and later signed to Top Dawg ...

The Eagles are mourning the loss of their dear friend and co-writer JD Souther
19 September 2024

The Eagles pay tribute to late co-writer and 'brother' JD Souther
The Eagles have paid a touching tribute to their late "brother" and collaborator JD Souther. The pioneering songwriter co-wrote several of the Grammy-winning rock group's tunes - including 'The Best of ...

Anne Robinson would have to change her tact if she returned to The Weakest Link
19 September 2024

Anne Robinson insists she'd 'never' get away with mean comments on The Weakest Link today
Anne Robinson thinks she'd "never" get away with her comments on 'The Weakest Link' nowadays. The 79-year-old star - who fronted the BBC quiz show from 2000 to 2012 - ...

Strictly fans are being told to use the show's social media channels instead of the blog to keep up to date
19 September 2024

Strictly Come Dancing's official blog shutting down
The official 'Strictly Come Dancing' blog is being shut down. Fans of the BBC One Latin and ballroom show will no longer be able to discuss the programme or find weekly ...

Macaulay Culkin's Home Alone experience shaped Harry Potter casting
19 September 2024

Macaulay Culkin's Home Alone experience impacted Harry Potter casting
Chris Columbus' casting search for 'Harry Potter' as influenced by Macaulay Culkin. The 66-year-old filmmaker - who directed 'The Philosopher's Stone' and 'Chamber of Secrets' - has reflected on how his ...

George Clooney and Brad Pitt were find about their ages being mocked in 'Wolfs'
19 September 2024

George Clooney and Brad Pitt took no issue having their ages mocked in Wolfs
George Clooney and Brad Pitt were happy to have their ages mocked in their latest movie 'Wolfs'. The 'Ocean's Eleven' co-stars have reunited for Jon Watts' upcoming action-comedy and the director ...

Gwen Stefani is preparing to drop her first solo album in 7 years
19 September 2024

Gwen Stefani announces first solo album in 7 years
Gwen Stefani has announced her first solo album in seven years. The No Doubt frontwoman, 54, will release the LP 'Bouquet' on November 15, with the lead single, 'Somebody Else's', arriving ...

Iron Maiden announced huge world tour
19 September 2024

Iron Maiden announce huge Run For Your Lives world tour to mark 50th anniversary
Iron Maiden have announced the 'Run For Your Lives World Tour' to celebrate 50 years of the band. The 'Number of the Beast' heavy metal legends - who were formed by ...

Scott Mills and Sam Vaughan have won the BBC show
18 September 2024

Scott Mills wins Celebrity Race Across the World
Scott Mills and his husband Sam Vaughan have won 'Celebrity Race Across the World'. The 51-year-old DJ and Sam overcame stiff competition from the other teams to cross the finish line ...

Zayn Malik has announced his first tour as a solo artist
18 September 2024

Zayn Malik announces first solo tour with US and UK dates
Zayn Malik has announced his first-ever solo tour. The 31-year-old singer is heading out on the road this autumn for the first time since leaving One Direction in 2015 in support ...

The Darkness have announced a new album and UK tour
18 September 2024

The Darkness announce new Dreams on Toast album and 2025 UK tour
The Darkness have announced the new album 'Dreams On Toast' and a 2025 UK tour. The 'I Believe in a Thing Called Love' rockers are set to release their eighth studio ...

Partying puts students in danger of going deaf
18 September 2024

Students put their hearing at risk with university parties
Partying university students are putting their hearing at risk. A poll of 500 students currently at university found they partied twice a week during their first academic year but 46 per ...

The Sims 4 will not be getting a direct sequel because Electronic Arts is looking to move 'beyond linear, sequential 'Sims' releases'
18 September 2024

The Sims 5 not happening as EA moves 'beyond linear releases' for the series
'The Sims 4' will not be getting a direct sequel because Electronic Arts (EA) is looking to move "beyond linear, sequential 'Sims' releases". The beloved simulation franchise – which is published ...

Hay fever killed the woolly mammoths
18 September 2024

Hay fever caused woolly mammoths to go extinct
Hay fever could have driven woolly mammoths into extinction. Scientists have found plant pollen in the remains of four of the beasts in what is the first evidence of the animals ...

There could be a 'third state' of existence between life and death
18 September 2024

Scientists think there is a 'third state' of existence between life and death
Scientists think they have discovered a "third state" of existence between life and death. The experts say that the third state is where the cells of a deceased organism continue to ...