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BBC News - Entertainment

Welsh composer makes history as music tops worldwide chart -- Sir Karl Jenkins is the first living composer to top the Classic FM Hall of Fame with mass for peace. -- Wales

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Lil Nas X assault case to be dismissed if he completes mental health programme -- The judge said the musician's behaviour when he was arrested in LA last year was "aberrant from his normal conduct". -- US & Canada

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Kanye West controversies - how did we get here? -- West has a history of making antisemitic remarks and other controversial comments.

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Rapper Offset in hospital after being shot in Florida -- The rapper is in a "stable" condition, with two people detained in connection with the incident.

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Music giant Universal gets $64bn takeover offer -- The music giant behind acts such as Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter gets an offer from Bill Ackman's Pershing Square.

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'Really feeling the love' - Savannah Guthrie returns to NBC as search for mother goes on -- Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her home in Tucson, Arizona, in what authorities believe was an abduction.

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Ladysmith Black Mambazo's 'wise elder' dies aged 77 -- Albert Mazibuko sang in the iconic South African choral group for more than 55 years.

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Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo: 'Our new reality show leaves nothing out' -- The couple say "nothing is off limits" in a new documentary which follows their pregnancy and parenthood journey.

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Streetwear and crop tops take World Cup fashion to new heights -- Inspired by football culture on and off the pitch, this year's World Cup kit collections mix archive classics with streetwear staples.

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Comedians tell ministers lack of funding is no laughing matter -- Culture Minister Ian Murray has agreed to work with the comedy industry to boost support after talks.

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'The meaner we are, the better we get along' say Race Across the World siblings -- Siblings Katie and Harrison reveal the highlights and surprises of their Race Across the World journey ahead of tonight's new episode

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The Luton writer behind the original Airplane! -- How a play broadcast live on Canadian television in 1956 became the famous comedy film Airplane!.

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Arlo Parks: 'I got out of my head and into my body' -- The singer-songwriter found herself on the dancefloor. On a new album, she asks us to join her.

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Carol Kirkwood: Why the time is right for me to retire - and what's next -- The weather forecast stalwart tells BBC News she's experienced loss in her life recently, but she's looking forward to what's to come.

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Wireless Festival cancelled after Kanye West blocked from coming to UK -- West was due to headline the festival in July but drew criticism over past antisemitic comments.

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Strictly star will not face rape charges, police say -- Detectives determined there was "insufficient evidence" to bring criminal charges against the unnamed man.

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Kanye offers to meet Jewish community in UK after Wireless controversy -- He said his goal was to 'come to London and present a show of change' through his music.

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10 of the best TV shows of 2026 so far -- From a Ryan Murphy body horror to an ingenious James Bond-themed comedy-drama and the latest Game of Thrones prequel, we pick the year's greatest programmes to stream right now.

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Kanye West's right to enter UK under review after festival outcry -- The rapper's appearance in London in July has caused controversy because of his past antisemitic comments.

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The scientist who developed the polio vaccine -- On 12 April 1955, Dr Jonas Salk announced that his vaccine was safe and effective – but he refused to profit from it.

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What to say when you don't think a baby is cute -- In the chailemmas, Tabz doesn't want to call a baby cute.

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