Alan Cumming cast in Marvel’s Avengers: Doomsday
Scots actor Alan Cumming has been cast in Marvel’s new Avengers film – as a superhero he last played 22 years ago. The 60-year-old, who grew up in Aberfeldy, Perthshire,…
Dua Lipa wins copyright lawsuit over Levitating
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Getty Images Dua Lipa is currently on the Australian leg of her year-long Radical Optimism world tour Dua Lipa has won the dismissal of a lawsuit…
‘There’s a new path for girls breaking the rules’
Riyah Collins BBC Newsbeat Getty Images Chappell Roan credits her success with just focusing on doing her own thing After a year that saw her go from breakout artist to…
Beatle John Lennon’s last piano played for first time in decades
The Beatles Story The piano was the last instrument John Lennon is known to have played before his death in 1980 The last piano ever used by John Lennon before…
Former BBC Radio Norfolk presenter Paul Barnes dies aged 85
Connor Bennett BBC News, Norfolk BBC Paul Barnes, former BBC Radio Norfolk presenter, died in the Norwich and Norfolk Hospital on 26 March Tributes have been paid to the former…
Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall uses Dorset for first novel
Steve Harris BBC Radio Solent BBC Chris Chibnall was interviewed by the BBC at West Bay The first episode of Chris Chibnall’s Broadchurch was first shown to Dorset residents at…
Trump targets ‘anti-American ideology’ at Smithsonian museums
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order targeting the Smithsonian Institution, which operates more than 20 museums and research centres visited by millions yearly in Washington DC and…
Salman Rushdie to release first fiction since stabbing
Acclaimed author Sir Salman Rushdie is set to release his first work of fiction in nearly three years, following a stabbing that left him blind in one eye in 2022.…
Dancing On Ice taken off air by ITV
Dancing On Ice has been “rested” with “no current plans for another series”, ITV has announced. The decision means the show won’t be on air for its 20th anniversary next…
As music streaming subscriptions stall, are price rises inevitable?
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Getty Images Taylor Swift was the most-streamed artist in the world last year After years of explosive growth, the music streaming market in the UK is…