Alex Warren’s Ordinary becomes longest-running UK number one this decade
Ian Youngs Culture reporter Getty Images Alex Warren currently holds the number one spots in both the UK and US US singer Alex Warren’s smash hit Ordinary has notched up…
Bargain Hunt star jailed for selling art to suspected Hezbollah financier
PA A former Bargain Hunt art expert has been jailed for two years and six months for failing to declare art he sold to a suspected financier of the banned…
Nadiya Hussain says BBC has not renewed her cookery show
TV chef Nadiya Hussain has announced her cookery show has not been renewed by the BBC for another series. Hussain has fronted several food programmes for the BBC since winning…
Denise Welch surprised with special prize at British Soap Awards
Actress Denise Welch has been honoured with a special prize at the British Soap Awards, in recognition of her appearances in Emmerdale, Coronation Street, Hollyoaks and EastEnders. Welch was due…
Little Simz says she almost quit music before new album
Riyah Collins BBC Newsbeat BBC Little Simz, real name Simbiatu Ajikawo, has been making music since she was a kid but considered dropping out of the industry Award winning rapper…
How to Train Your Dragon star Gerard Butler ‘felt like Belfast’s adopted son’
PA How to Train Your Dragon star Gerard Butler said he can’t imagine a sequel being filmed anywhere else but Northern Ireland Hollywood actor Gerard Butler has said he felt…
Friends of comedy giant Rik Mayall enjoy festival in his memory
Caroline Gall BBC News, West Midlands Getty Images Rik Mayall, who was from Droitwich, died 11 years ago A comedy festival in memory of Rik Mayall has been proclaimed a…
Blue Plaque honour for Bradford theatre pioneer Esmé Church
A pioneer of theatre in the north of England has been honoured with a Blue Plaque in Bradford. Actress Esmé Church was born in 1893 in London and joined the…
Hyperemesis gravidarum photo exhibition opens at Science Gallery
BBC Clare Hughes is expecting her second child “People are suffering, we’re losing babies, we’re losing mums: this is serious and we need to be taken seriously.” Photographer Clare Hughes,…
National Library of Wales is missing 2,200 items
About 2,200 items are missing at the National Library of Wales – an increase of 84% in two years. Among the archives and manuscripts missing are deeds of 13th Century…