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Olivia Dean brings the curtain down on Radio 1's Big Weekend with 'magic' set
Sun, 24 May 2026 22:24:29 GMT
The British pop star has closed out a star-studded line-up at Big Weekend, which also included Fatboy Slim and Zara Larsson.
BTS win big as Black Eyed Peas reunite at American Music Awards
Tue, 26 May 2026 08:39:25 GMT
Other winners included Golden, from the film K-Pop Demon Hunters, Sabrina Carpenter and Katseye.
Race Across the World's Jo and Kush set powerful example for young people
Sun, 24 May 2026 13:59:59 GMT
Former teachers in Liverpool said it 'felt like the whole city was rooting' for Jo and Kush.
Musicals are living their High Life in Scotland, says Alan Cumming
Sun, 24 May 2026 08:17:45 GMT
The star says a surge in new productions is driving growing interest in musical theatre across Scotland.
Sun, superstars and other takeaways from Radio 1's Big Weekend
Mon, 25 May 2026 09:55:09 GMT
Olivia Dean, Zara Larsson and Fatboy Slim topped the bill - but it wasn't all about the music.
US site apologises to Outlander star over Shotts 'armpit' misquote
Sat, 23 May 2026 11:11:49 GMT
The transcript shows Catriona Balfe made the comment about about a "particular place" in the town, rather than Shotts as a whole.
New James Bond game shows more vulnerable side to iconic British spy
Sun, 24 May 2026 01:07:40 GMT
The video game presents a young Bond before he has earned his "00" spy status.
Electronic music meets orchestra as DJ Black Coffee stuns O2 crowds
Sat, 23 May 2026 17:05:51 GMT
In London for one night only ahead of his Ibiza residency, this sell-out show represented far more than just a performance.
Metallica urge fans to step-up and donate blood ahead of UK tour
Tue, 26 May 2026 17:11:15 GMT
US heavy metal band join call for more UK blood donors ahead of their concert in Cardiff this June.
Race Across the World pals Jo and Kush on fame, friendship and family
Wed, 20 May 2026 23:37:02 GMT
The childhood best friends from Liverpool are the youngest duo in this series of the BBC show.
Rap star Rob Base, known for hip-hop classic It Takes Two, dies aged 59
Sat, 23 May 2026 01:40:39 GMT
The artist is best known for the 1988 Billboard hit It Takes Two, produced with DJ E-Z Rock.
The 'raucous' debut novel set entirely on one epic night out
Fri, 22 May 2026 23:39:48 GMT
Sufiyaan Salam has won an award from Stormzy, been nominated for a Bafta and made a video for Elton John.
TV presenter Judith Chalmers dies aged 90
Fri, 22 May 2026 13:49:35 GMT
She was best known for hosting ITV's long-running travel show Wish You Were Here...?
How Panorama exposed rape allegations on Married at First Sight UK
Fri, 22 May 2026 23:02:43 GMT
Two women said they were raped by their on-screen husbands during filming of the Channel 4 show, MAFS.
High-flying British conductor and part-time pilot lands top job with US orchestra
Tue, 26 May 2026 13:00:09 GMT
Daniel Harding, a conductor and Air France pilot, is named the LA Philharmonic's new music director.
'Football is life': Ted Lasso actor signs with US pro football team
Tue, 26 May 2026 02:14:25 GMT
Cristo Fernández, well known for playing a footballer in the popular TV series Ted Lasso, tells the BBC it is a "dream come true" to sign with a US pro football team.
Hamnet author Maggie O'Farrell on her new novel on the Irish famine and keeping her Bafta in the basement
Fri, 22 May 2026 05:01:10 GMT
Maggie O'Farrell's new novel, Land, is published after the success of the film adaptation of Hamnet.
Are hardback books things of 'great beauty' or a dying art?
Sun, 24 May 2026 06:43:43 GMT
Readers, publishers, shops and libraries share their thoughts on the hardback's future.
How to keep cool at your summer festivals
Fri, 22 May 2026 23:40:30 GMT
As the summer festival season kicks off, temperatures are set to soar this bank holiday weekend.
Strictly was terrifying, says weather presenter Carol Kirkwood
Mon, 25 May 2026 19:55:13 GMT
The 63-year-old did not say yes to the show immediately as she was afraid of looking silly.
Author of Rivals told writers to stop making her 'macho men' cry
Mon, 25 May 2026 14:03:11 GMT
Novelist Dame Jilly Cooper scolded the team behind Rivals, an executive producer on the show says.
Unseen Rik Mayall material to be shown at festival
Mon, 25 May 2026 06:22:12 GMT
The nine-day Rik Mayall Comedy Festival begins in Droitwich Spa on Friday.
Jazz legend Sonny Rollins dies aged 95
Tue, 26 May 2026 05:13:27 GMT
Known as the "saxophone colossus", Rollins had a lauded career spanning decades.
Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts announces birth of baby girl
Sun, 24 May 2026 19:53:56 GMT
The Girls Aloud singer said in an Instagram post that becoming a mother was "heaven on earth".
Major film union in India calls for boycott of superstar Ranveer Singh
Wed, 27 May 2026 06:58:08 GMT
Singh is facing industry backlash over his decision to exit from the upcoming Bollywood film Don 3.
