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BBC News - Entertainment

'Bold and inventive' Canadian poet Anne Carson wins Nobel Literature Prize - Carson, 76, is celebrated for works that often cross boundaries between poetry, fiction and scholarship. Just now - Culture

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BBC to cut raft of Radio 4 programmes including You and Yours -- The corporation said it would be investing in a new consumer programme, while announcing more cuts.

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Suffragette role 'a gift' says Beverley Knight -- The Wolverhampton-born singer stars as suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst in Sylvia the musical.

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'I won Gladiators - now I'd love to become one' -- Josh McDonald won the third season of the hit TV programme, which aired earlier this year.

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Actor Simon Pegg reveals ADHD diagnosis: 'It's just who I am' -- The Shaun of the Dead and Mission: Impossible films star had previously put symptoms down to "character fault".

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Gaten Matarazzo on life after Stranger Things as he makes West End debut -- The actor opens up about finding his way in the West End as he makes his debut in a revival of Rent.

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How boxing inspired a play about men's mental health -- The play explores the difficulty some men have talking about their mental health and the support they can find in each other.

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How a folk band, football club and Fifa 11 came together for an unlikely terrace anthem -- After playing a bit of Fifa 11, Kingfishr leader singer Eddie Keogh posted a song in tribute to English League One club Wycombe Wanderers.

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Outspoken Indian actor Nana Patekar suddenly dies at 75 -- Known for his intense performances, Patekar carved out a distinctive place in Indian cinema.

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Paul McCartney's key sells for double the estimate -- The star composed some of The Beatles' first songs in the Liverpool council house with John Lennon.

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Gavin and Stacey creators Jones and Corden reveal celebrity cast of new show -- Ruth Jones and James Corden's new show also stars X-Men's James McAvoy and Harry Potter's Jim Broadbent.

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Oscar-winning actress Eva Marie Saint dies aged 102 -- She starred opposite Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront, then alongside Cary Grant in Hitchcock's North by Northwest.

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Jimmy McGovern claims young offender institution staff 'lazy' -- The acclaimed writer says visiting young offenders institutions for his new drama left him "shocked".

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From films to streaming prices - how the Warner Bros deal could affect you -- The deal is expected to alter the entertainment and news industries but could it mean higher prices for consumers?

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Froyo's made a comeback. But at £12 a tub will it last? -- Frozen yoghurt, which was a huge craze in the 2000s and 2010s, has made its return with multiple chains popping up across the wider UK.

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Braid-creator Jonathan Blow on making the 'biggest puzzle game ever' -- Order of the Sinking Star is due out on Thursday and has roughly 1,500 puzzles for players to try

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Jeffrey Archer: bestselling novelist whose political career ended in scandal -- Politician and best-selling author whose career was mired in scandal and disgrace.

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How Aphrodite became a controversial sex symbol -- Artworks depicting the ancient Greek goddess of love and beauty, have long been branded obscene. How did she become one of the most controversial figures in the history of art?

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The Social Reckoning lacks power or thrills -- This sequel to The Social Network dramatises how a Facebook whistleblower exposed the company's secrets. But with a "dead-eyed" Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg, it lacks thrills.

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Queen pays tribute to 'irrepressible' Jeffrey Archer -- The bestselling author and former politician died on Monday at the age of 86.

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Rosie O'Donnell and Julie Hesmondhalgh to appear in play about Gisele Pelicot case -- The four-hour one-off performance will also star Adjoa Andoh and Juliet Stevenson and

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10 images capturing the chaos of '90s Brit culture -- It was the last hurrah of analogue, 20th-Century life in the UK, as the era's chaotic, thrilling energy spilled into music, fashion, art and hedonism.

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