Shakespeare North seeks naming partner for funding
Andrew Brooks The Prescot theatre says it has hosted more than 300,000 visitors since its 2022 opening Shakespeare North Playhouse says it is looking for a naming rights partner in…
Free-spirited folk singer is one to watch
Mark Savage Music Correspondent BBC Critics have called Jacob Alon’s music “otherworldly”, “delicate” and “raw”. Jacob Alon’s fingernails are something else. Their left hand is beautifully manicured in sparkling purple…
Norfolk Doctor Who fan brings joy with life-size Daleks
A Doctor Who superfan who creates homemade Daleks to support charities says he wanted to turn a character that “hates the human race” into a “cause for something good”. Mark…
Droitwich Spa celebrates Rik Mayall with comedy festival
Gavin Kermack BBC News, West Midlands Phil Mackie BBC Midlands Today Steve Rapport/Getty Images Rik Mayall died in 2014 at the age of 56 For an entire generation growing up…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs raped and attacked ex-assistant, she tells court
A former assistant of rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has told a New York court that he repeatedly sexually assaulted her while she was employed by him for eight years.…
Why I’m writing about rich people again
Emma Saunders Culture reporter at the Hay Festival Getty Images Jesse Armstrong, one of the UK’s most successful screenwriters, is not one to rest on his laurels. Hot off the…
Banksy reveals new artwork – but location remains a mystery
Banksy’s latest piece of grafitti art has been revealed to the world – but where it was painted remains a mystery for now. Images posted on the elusive artist‘s Instagram…
Oasis fans angry at two tier plan for Manchester Heaton Park gig
Outraged Oasis fans who have spent hundreds of pounds for the band’s homecoming gig in Manchester are complaining that they have to enter a ballot to get close to the…
Loose Women’s Nadia Sawalha brands ITV cuts ‘absolutely brutal’
Helen Bushby Culture reporter Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock Loose Women panellist Nadia Sawalha has said ITV’s cuts to its daytime schedule came “out of the blue” and have been “absolutely brutal” for…
River City was no longer value for money, says BBC Scotland boss
BBC Studios/BBC Scotland River City actors Scott Fletcher and Stephen Purdon have criticised the programme’s cancellation Scottish soap opera River City was axed because it was no longer value for…