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BBC News - Entertainment

What we know after the big Grand Theft Auto 6 preview - The official look at the blockbuster video game leaves fans and critics impressed. 5 hrs ago

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Jacob Elordi on why The Dog Stars had him asking 'What am I missing' in life? Sir Ridley Scott's post-apocalyptic epic explores the feeling of hope in a pandemic-riddled world. 16 hrs ago - US & Canada

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Edinburgh launches new media event after final TV Festival -- Edinburgh TV Festival moves to Manchester next year, so what will a new event look like?

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'Dragon' offers street artist advice - and a job -- Nathan Murdoch is offered a job painting one of the Dragon's offices in London.

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Matt Lucas and Hugh Bonneville among actors calling for law on AI voice cloning -- The performers are asking the government to give every person in the UK a legal right to own their voice.

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Reading and Leeds Festival unveils major overhaul, but will it draw in a new crowd? -- BBC Newsbeat has spoken with festival-goers to see whether they feel the changes will attract a wider demographic.

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Selena Gomez pushes back against 'frivolous' fraud claims -- Selena Gomez's lawyer says the fraud case is "absurd" - but it is far from unusual for celebrity family business relationships to go wrong.

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BBC director-general says he was not aware of 'severity' of cuts needed -- Matt Brittin succeeded Tim Davie as boss of the BBC in May.

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The spells Practical Magic 2 stars wish they could cast -- The film Practical Magic 2 is having its UK premiere in London. It re-unites actors Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman in some of their best-known roles.

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A biopic, a coffee brand and dog treats among Dolly Parton's business projects still to come -- "Dolly worked up until the day she died," her manager says, as her upcoming projects are revealed.

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Optimus Prime and Eeyore voice actor Peter Cullen dies -- Cullen voiced the heroic Optimus Prime in the Transformers TV series and then the Hollywood films.

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Dame Jenni Murray died days after car crash, inquest hears -- The former presenter of BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour died earlier this year, eight days after the collision.

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In pictures: The dotty world of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama -- Kusama was known for creating extraordinary immersive worlds that delighted millions of visitors.

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Creamfields 2026 festival guide: Everything you need to know -- The annual four-day dance music festival celebrates its 20th year at Daresbury in Cheshire.

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Charity? Acting? The Cotswolds? What will Harry and Meghan's UK life look like? -- The couple's return to the UK is imminent - and what they'll be focusing on here is gradually becoming clearer.

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EsDeeKid mystery no problem for fans after 'insane' All Points East set -- We still don't know the Scouse rapper's true identity, but do music lovers really care who he is?

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Drugs at their fingertips, intense pressure: Why child stars fall into addiction -- Experts told the BBC the pressures of childhood stardom can put actors at an unusually higher risk of substance abuse issues.

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'How could I not?' - Peter Kay on his fundraising -- The Bolton comedian's one-off show in Blackpool will raise money for a teenager's vital heart operation.

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Does Peter Kay get nervous for his shows? -- The Bolton comedian told BBC North West Tonight what it's like to play huge area performances.

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Five reasons why the 'Gen Z Friends' is impossible -- The legacy of Friends can be seen in a new wave of US sitcoms about twenty-something pals hitting the small screen. But, unlike the classic show, they're struggling to make a mark.

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Weekly quiz: Who is taking over as Gilderoy Lockhart in HBO's Harry Potter series? -- How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?

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Blake Lively awarded $400,000 of $8m she claimed for legal fees in Baldoni battle -- A judge awards less than Lively requested to cover her legal fees to fight a defamation case he filed.

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