Jade to headline BBC Proms’ return to Gateshead at Glasshouse
Pop star Jade has been announced as one of the headline acts when the BBC Proms returns to Gateshead this summer. The South Shields-born singer, who found fame as part…
Writers including Zadie Smith sign open letter calling for Gaza ceasefire
Writers including Zadie Smith, Ian McEwan and Russell T Davies have put their names to an open letter – signed by 380 authors and organisations – calling for an immediate…
South Africans remember acting ‘icon’ who died age 40
South Africans are paying tribute to actor Presley Chweneyagae, who has died at the age of 40. In a statement announcing his death, his agency described him as a “South…
Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson board return flight of The High Life
It’s 30 years since Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson last portrayed Air Scotia’s bumbling cabin crew in the cult TV sitcom The High Life. The BBC show ran for just…
Why BBC Strictly Come Dancing star chose dancing over football
Alex McIntyre BBC News, West Midlands Lee Blakeman BBC Radio Stoke BBC Kai Widdrington has been a professional on Strictly Come Dancing for four years As the son of a…
Yungblud ‘so excited’ to bring Bludfest back to Milton Keynes
George King & Laura Foster BBC News, Buckinghamshire BBC Yungblud says this year’s Bludfest will be “bigger” than last year’s event debut A rockstar said he was “so excited” to…
‘Impactful’ Manchester Museum named European Museum Of The Year
Manchester Museum has won the European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA), hailed by judges for “balancing globally-significant academic research with community engagement and social responsibility”. The museum, part of…
Young actors revealed for Harry Potter TV series
Yasmin Rufo Culture reporter HBO Arabella Stanton, Dominic McLaughlin and Alastair Stout have been cast to play Hermione, Harry and Ron HBO has announced the young actors who will play…
Beverley Knight recording again after return to Wolverhampton
Andrew Dawkins BBC News, West Midlands Marc Brenner Beverley Knight (left) and Ntombizodwa Ndlovu are starring in Marie & Rosetta at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre Beverley Knight has said she is…
Adolescence writer says benefit cuts ‘punching down’ on disabled people
The screenwriter behind hit TV drama Adolescence has told the BBC the government’s planned benefit changes are “punching down” on disabled people. Jack Thorne, who is autistic and won critical…