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Comedian Jimmy Cricket dies aged 80 -- In a statement, Cricket's family says he spent his last few days surrounded by love, laughter and songs.
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Former X Factor finalist denies murder and GBH -- Gabrielle Carrington denies killing Klaudia Zakrzewska outside Inca nightclub in Soho on 19 April.9 hours ago
New Spider-Man film sees second-biggest ever global opening weekend -- The strong box office performance gives a boost to Disney ahead of the much-anticipated Avengers: Doomsday.12 hours ago
Newspaper columnist and broadcaster Rod Liddle dies aged 66 -- The columnist died in hospital in Middlesbrough on Sunday.4 hours ago
Huw Edwards criticised for entering festival poetry competition -- A sex abuse survivor says Edwards winning would have been "catastrophic" and calls for rules review.41 minutes ago
Presenter Tony Livesey leaves BBC Radio 5 Live after 16 years -- He stepped back from his show last month following allegations against his former boss David Sullivan.9 hours ago
Diana Ross pens 'special song' for Pride crowd -- The 82-year-old Motown legend, who is an LBGTQ+ icon, told the audience to "always be you".8 hours ago
Grassroots football club teams up with Super Furry Animals -- The Welsh grassroots football club announced a partnership with four famous UK bands.3 hours ago
Massive Attack respond after Singapore ban over Palestine display -- The UK band says they are "surprised and disappointed" by their treatment over shouting "free Palestine" at a concert there.19 hours ago
Why Love Island fans are choosing the US edition: 'They actually fancy each other' -- Fans, commentators and an ex-Islander reflect on what the dating series could do to draw in more viewers again.1 day ago
The Sopranos star Vincent Pastore dies aged 80 -- Pastore, who played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero in the hit US show, was found at his home in New York City, US media report.9 hours ago
Spider-Man fans hail Brand New Day as Holland's best yet -- Spider-Man fans are full of praise for Tom Holland's latest web-slinging performance.1 day ago
British girl band FLO 'want it all' - and they're confident they will get it -- The rising stars say making their second album, Therapy at the Club, was a "crash course" in music.2 days ago
'I did my first book signing in a police custody suite' -- The Northern Irish author has sold more than five million books globally and been translated into 40 languages16 hours ago
Glasgow gets starring role in Spider-Man: Brand New Day film -- Scotland's largest city doubles as New York in the latest installment of Marvel cinematic universe.3 days ago
What your summer reading list says about you -- Just picked your holiday book? Our choices can subconsciously reveal important parts of our personality, studies show.3 days ago
Spider-Man makes $927 million in first weekend -- The new Spider-Man film has just had the second biggest opening weekend in film history.6 hours ago
Ariana Grande to take a break from public life amid 'endless' scrutiny -- The US singer, 33, will "step back from visibility" at the end of her world tour next month, her representative says.22 hours ago
The V2 rocket smuggled out of Nazi-occupied Poland -- In 1977, the BBC looked back at the summer of 1944, when Allied agents spirited away pieces of Hitler's "wonder weapon" – by hiding them in the apartment of a German officer.12 hours ago
Wicker Man sequel director Justin Hardy dies aged 61 -- The British filmmaker died on Friday after suffering a heart attack, his family said in a statement.1 day ago
Sam Fender on scoring longest running UK number one -- Rein Me In by Sam Fender and Olivia Dean, has officially broken the longest standing record in British chart history.3 days ago