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BBC News - Entertainment

BBC cancels Blankety Blank, Celebrity Mastermind and Live at the Apollo -- The corporation said it was "incredibly proud" of all three shows, but that it must make savings.

13 hours ago

Amelia Dimoldenberg: I wouldn't invite Andy Burnham on Chicken Shop Date - but I'd love a chat -- The YouTube star on helping young creatives, and who she wants (and doesn't want) on her show.

21 hours ago

DJ Guetta leads tributes to electronic ‌musician Kavinsky who has died -- He had a hit with Nightfall, which featured on the Drive soundtrack and at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

7 hours ago

Peppa Pig owners win copyright battle against 'impostor' Wolfoo -- A judge orders all videos featuring the popular animated wolf to be removed from YouTube.

8 hours ago

Oscar-winning songwriter Glen Hansard killed in crash -- Hansard, who was 56, won the best song Oscar for the 2007 low-budget musical film Once.

9 hours ago

Actor reached 'peak Welshness' working with Hopkins and Zeta-Jones -- Celyn Jones says he "just needed Charlotte Church to call the bingo and I've gone full score Welsh".

4 hours ago

Amy Winehouse's dad ordered to pay £1m by court -- Mitch Winehouse must pay nearly £1m to two of his daughter's friends over the auctioning of items.

8 hours ago

Russell T Davies says death of late husband has been his 'greatest loss' -- The Doctor Who writer spoke about the death of Andrew Smith, who died in 2018 from a brain tumour.

14 hours ago

Booker Prize longlist: See the 13 'dynamite' novels up for this year's prestigious award -- Elizabeth Strout, Douglas Stuart and Marlon James are among the 13 authors recognised this year.

1 day ago

Prince Harry media battle legal bill expected to cost millions -- Earlier this month, a judge ruled against a group - which includes the Duke of Sussex and Sir Elton John - after they sued the Daily Mail's publisher.

9 hours ago

Pop star Madison Beer and NFL player Justin Herbert announce engagement -- The couple made the announcement on social media on Tuesday, including photos of the proposal.

19 hours ago

Bill Oddie: Comedian who found nature a welcome refuge from mental illness -- One of Britain's best known comedians and naturalists, his life was plagued by bouts of acute depression which saw many visits to psychiatric hospitals.

2 days ago

Musk takes 'crusade' to Europe with Armie Hammer film -- Musk has backed a film called Citizen Vigilante featuring an American vigilante tearing across an unnamed European country.

2 days ago

What Love Island tells us about the changing face of dating -- From women making the first move to shifting relationship dynamics, Love Island has become a window into Britain's evolving dating culture

2 days ago

Claudia Winkleman's chat show ended after one series - can anyone replace Graham Norton? -- The presenter said she was "incredibly grateful" for the opportunity but simply "too nervous to enjoy it".

4 days ago

The notorious Cameroonian prison with its own record label -- New Bell's inmates have become mini stars, recording songs and music videos from the confines of the jail.

3 days ago

Zendaya on working with Tom Holland in Spider-Man: 'When you're best friends it's easy' -- The couple walked the white carpet at the London premiere of their latest film, Spiderman: Brand New Day.

5 hours ago

Tom Holland's Spider-Man needs to evolve - or quit -- Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the latest instalment, is going to be a mega-hit. But Holland's incarnation is running out of web and needs to grow up – or hand over to a younger actor

14 hours ago

BTS withdraw from Grammys, a month after Asian pop prize introduced -- All seven members of the band post a statement online, saying they will boycott the 2027 ceremony.

17 hours ago

Odyssey translator writes scathing review of Nolan film adaptation -- The film has won rave reviews from film critics but a translator of Homer's work was less than impressed.

1 day ago