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BBC News - Entertainment

White House calls Mark Hamill 'sick' after actor's Trump grave post -- The Star Wars actor apologised and deleted the post, which contained an AI image of the president in a shallow grave.

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Celebrities send well wishes to Bonnie Tyler as singer in induced coma after surgery -- The Total Eclipse of the Heart singer was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery in Portugal on Wednesday.

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Kneecap, Mel C and Michael Jackson battle for UK album number one -- The Irish language rappers were leading the way midweek over Melanie C and Michael Jackson.

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From primates to climates - ten of Attenborough's best documentaries - From hanging out with primates to early climate warnings, here's a selection of his trailblazing programmes. 2 hrs ago

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Live from your living room: The rise of concert films and livestreamed gigs -- Can't see your favourite act in the flesh? There might be a solution - but not everyone's a fan.

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Grogu is real star of new Star Wars film, says Pedro Pascal -- The Mandalorian and Grogu marks Star Wars' return to cinemas for the first time in more than six years.

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Shakira unveils official World Cup 2026 song -- Colombian pop star Shakira unveils her official song for the 2026 World Cup.

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Actress sues Avatar director for 'theft' of facial features for character -- Q'orianka Kilcher alleges James Cameron "extracted her facial features" for a character when she was 14.

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Coroner awaits more evidence on Liam Payne death -- A coroner says there has been no new evidence following the death of the former One Direction star.

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The Only Way Is Essex star Jake Hall dies aged 35 -- The reality TV star, model and former footballer died in Spain.

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Riverdale actor calls out TikTok singer Mr Fantasy - but is all as it seems? -- The actor has branded the singer an identity thief - but plenty of fans think they're the same person.

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Spanish superstar Rosalía reaches for heaven as her tour hits London -- The Spanish star delights fans as she brings her highly anticipated Lux tour to the UK.

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The most talked-about looks at this year's Met Gala -- The theme for 2026 Met Gala fundraiser is "Costume Art", exploring fashion as an embodied art form.

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Matt Damon seen in new trailer for Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey -- Christopher Nolan's movie, based on the Greek epic, also stars Anne Hathaway and Robert Pattinson.

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'We won't see her because she's Asian': How Lea Salonga fought to be seen on Broadway -- Broadway icon and Disney princess Lea Salonga has paved the way for Asian actors - but it hasn't been easy.

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Laufey on making jazz cool again (and the fish that brought out her inner rage) -- The Icelandic star reflects on a phenomenal year, and the music video that let her go "primal".

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How's your Monday going? -- At the halfway stage of the race, the teams discover their next checkpoint lies in Uzbekistan.

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King and Queen lead tributes for David Attenborough's 100th birthday -- The royal couple shared photographs of Sir David and wished him a very happy birthday.

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Lord of The Flies has never been more relevant -- William Golding's story of boys descending into violence is a 20th-Century classic. Now Adolescence writer Jack Thorne is behind a new TV version speaking to a rancorous world.

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Weekly quiz: Who was this mystery masked star at the Met Gala? -- How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?

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The controversy over Picasso's most shocking work -- Les Demoiselles d'Avignon was met with horror, then revered. A century later, the piece was reinterpreted by US artist Henry Taylor, and Picasso's masterwork remains contentious – why?

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Ted Turner, media mogul who revolutionised TV news by launching CNN, dies at 87 -- The media mogul pioneered the modern 24-hour news culture when he launched the Cable News Network in 1980.

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