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BBC News - Entertainment

Police investigating David Walliams over reports alleging serious sexual offences - The Met Police said the allegations are separate from those reported by ITN and The Guardian earlier this week. 8 mins ago - UK

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Radio 2's Owain Wyn Evans raises almost £4m on Children In Need bike ride -- Owain Wyn Evans cycled almost 400 miles, setting off from Glasgow and finishing in Cardiff.

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Skye Newman gets 'goosebumps' over record-breaking Brixton Academy run -- She is the first British female solo singer to play a five-gig residency at the venue.

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Firm offers to fake artworks for wealthy migrants seeking UK 'talent' visas - BBC investigation -- Going undercover to expose an elaborate fraud aimed at obtaining fast-track settlement for wealthy migrants.

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More women make allegations against Russell Brand -- The new claims are in the Times and a Netflix documentary, following Brand's recent conviction for rape.

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Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya prank Rylan Clark for Children in Need -- Viewers of the annual TV charity event will see the actor playing a prank on Rylan.

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Rosalía scoops historic third best album award at Latin Grammys -- The Spanish singer is recognised for her fourth album Lux which was released last year to rave reviews.

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Blink-182 to make Download debut as 2027 festival headliners -- Evanescence and Bring Me The Horizon will also top the bill at the rock and metal festival.

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Duran Duran drummer quits band due to tinnitus -- Roger Taylor says his condition has been getting steadily worse, and he must now "listen to my body and my doctors".

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Man dies after being seriously injured at Edinburgh film studio -- Emergency crews were called to reports of an incident at FirstStage in Leith.

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King Charles appears on Sir Elton John's radio show -- The latest episode of Rocket Hour will air on the monarch's 78th birthday on Saturday.

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DJ Tim Westwood denies two more sexual offences -- His latest pleas of not guilty mean he now denies a total of 17 charges concerning allegations from 1983 to 2016.

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Brand will face 'hell on earth' in Wandsworth prison, says former inmate -- The disgraced entertainer was sentenced to 10 years and six months for rape and sexual assault.

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Schools, libraries and parents face 'difficult decision' over David Walliams books -- Some schools remove the children's author's books from their libraries after allegations against him.

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How much art does your council own and is it locked away or on display? -- More than 500,000 pieces of art are owned by 225 councils, the BBC finds, but most of it is storage.

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Wayne Rooney leads I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! line-up -- The football star will be joined by Gavin and Stacey star Joanna Page and YouTuber Sharky among others.

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Why Walliams' unprecedented legal battle to stay anonymous failed -- The 55-year-old was named in reports by ITV News and the Guardian on Tuesday after losing a court bid to stop allegations being made public.

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The hidden meanings in Hokusai's iconic Great Wave -- Hokusai's 1831 masterpiece The Great Wave has a "peculiar power to befuddle". As a new exhibition displays its various iterations, what are the clues to this remarkable image?

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Russell Brand's social media accounts disabled by Meta -- It comes after the 51-year-old disgraced entertainer was sentenced to 10-and-a-half-years in prison.

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Media industry could be forced to improve safeguards after Walliams allegations -- Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy could force participation in an industry watchdog to protect whistleblowers, the BBC understands.

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