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BBC News - Entertainment

Olivia Colman on viral Wicker memes: 'This has never happened to me before' -- Steamy jokes have flooded social media ahead of the release of the actress's latest film.

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Music group with learning difficulties fulfils late MP's Broadway dream -- The Music Man Project is a charity in Essex that teaches music to people with learning disabilities.

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Actor Simon Pegg reveals ADHD diagnosis: 'It's just who I am' -- The Shaun of the Dead and Mission: Impossible films star had previously put symptoms down to "character fault".

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Outspoken Indian actor Nana Patekar dies suddenly at 75 -- Known for his intense performances, Patekar carved out a distinctive place in Indian cinema.

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'Bold and inventive' Canadian poet Anne Carson wins Nobel Literature Prize -- Carson, 76, is celebrated for works that often cross boundaries between poetry, fiction and scholarship.

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BBC to cut raft of Radio 4 programmes including You and Yours -- The corporation said it would be investing in a new consumer programme, while announcing more cuts.

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Gaten Matarazzo on life after Stranger Things as he makes West End debut -- The actor opens up about finding his way in the West End as he makes his debut in a revival of Rent.

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Cavern Club sold to new owners after 35 years -- John Lennon's sister, Julia Baird, one of the previous owners, says it is being left "in good hands".

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Black and African cinema hub opens in London -- EbonyLife Place London is the brainchild of Nollywood media mogul Mo Abudu.

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Katie Price 'angry' when told of ex's rape claim -- The complainant's mother tells court Price "was quite angry" when told about about the allegations.

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How boxing inspired a play about men's mental health -- The play explores the difficulty some men have talking about their mental health and the support they can find in each other.

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Why did Dolly Parton record a song in Welsh? -- The cover of smash-hit Jolene, with Welsh and English lyrics, is released on Friday.

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Jimmy McGovern claims young offender institution staff 'lazy' -- The acclaimed writer says visiting young offenders institutions for his new drama left him "shocked".

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From films to streaming prices - how the Warner Bros deal could affect you -- The deal is expected to alter the entertainment and news industries but could it mean higher prices for consumers?

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Froyo's made a comeback. But at £12 a tub will it last? -- Frozen yoghurt, which was a huge craze in the 2000s and 2010s, has made its return with multiple chains popping up across the wider UK.

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Braid-creator Jonathan Blow on making the 'biggest puzzle game ever' -- Order of the Sinking Star is due out on Thursday and has roughly 1,500 puzzles for players to try

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Emotions run high at the round table as Celebrity Traitors banish two players -- Viewers watched to see whether Richard E Grant could save himself at the first round table of the series.

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How Aphrodite became a controversial sex symbol -- Artworks depicting the ancient Greek goddess of love and beauty, have long been branded obscene. How did she become one of the most controversial figures in the history of art?

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The Social Reckoning lacks power or thrills -- This sequel to The Social Network dramatises how a Facebook whistleblower exposed the company's secrets. But with a "dead-eyed" Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg, it lacks thrills.

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Oscar-winning actress Eva Marie Saint dies aged 102 -- She starred opposite Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront, then alongside Cary Grant in Hitchcock's North by Northwest.

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Queen pays tribute to 'irrepressible' Jeffrey Archer -- The bestselling author and former politician died on Monday at the age of 86.

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