Woman held on suspicion of stalking reality TV star
A woman from Cheshire has been arrested on suspicion of stalking reality TV star Joey Essex. The 34-year-old suspect was detained in the Poynton area just south of Manchester, Cheshire…
Mac Miller’s posthumous album ‘raw and unpolished’
Rolling Stone/ Getty Images Mac Miller died in 2018 after an accidental overdose at his home in LA For the second time in the seven years since his death, Mac…
Harlequin Theatre could take ‘up to five years’ to reopen
A Surrey theatre with “critical risk” concrete in its structure could take up to five years to reopen, a council says. Redhill’s Harlequin Theatre has been closed since September 2023,…
How the cost-of-living crisis is affecting grassroots music
Kingpin @djkingpin33 Madi Saskia has been writing music and performing since she was 16 Singer Madi Saskia has been recording music and performing at venues across the UK since she…
Bradford football fans to form ‘Bantam of the Opera’ choir
Getty Images The fans’ progress will be charted in a mini-series on BBC Sounds A group of Bradford City fans will go from singing on the terraces to performing as…
‘I’d be more successful if I wore a muzzle’
Getty Images Chappell Roan was speaking to BBC Radio 1 after being named the station’s “Sound Of 2025” Chappell Roan can’t be stopped. Over the last 12 months, the 26-year-old…
Police investigate reported stalking of Alex Gray
Police are investigating after Gladiators star Apollo was reportedly harassed on set in Sheffield by a stalker. The star, real name Alex Gray, 33, was also targeted by the female…
Bob Dylan’s draft lyrics for Mr Tambourine Man sell for £400k
Bob Dylan’s draft lyrics for his 1965 song Mr Tambourine Man have sold at auction for $508,000 (£417,471) in the US. The lyrics on two yellow sheets of paper are…
Theatre director Claire van Kampen dies aged 71
Getty Images Claire van Kampen and Sir Mark Rylance married in 1989 British theatre director and composer Claire van Kampen has died aged 71, her husband actor Sir Mark Rylance…
Newcastle MOBO Awards will ‘open doors’ for region’s musicians
Matt Pearson Sisi has performed for BBC Introducing, set up to support new music and artists A young musician has said fringe events taking place ahead of the MOBO Awards,…