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BBC News - Entertainment

Ryan Gosling on bringing humour to sci-fi adventure Project Hail Mary -- The Canadian actor stars as a science teacher turned astronaut in sci-fi film Project Hail Mary.

13 hours ago

Government increases BBC World Service funding by £33m over three years -- The funding increase is about 8% up on the previous financial year, the government will announce on Thursday.

15 hours ago

Sony removes 135,000 'deepfakes' of its artists' music -- The company says the proliferation of AI has enabled people to upload fake songs to streaming sites.

20 hours ago

Afroman wins legal battle over songs mocking US police -- The rapper was sued after releasing an entire album ridiculing the officers who raided his home.

1 hour ago

Labubu film is official with Paddington director at the helm -- The film will combine live action and computer-generated animation and is in "early development".

7 hours ago

Russell T Davies adapts It's A Sin for stage show -- The Channel 4 show will be reimagined as an immersive, theatrical performance premiering in Manchester.

2 hours ago

Dune releases new trailer as it gears up for box office battle with Avengers -- The final part of the sci-fi trilogy is set to be one of the biggest blockbusters of the year.

1 day ago

Snoop Dogg wants to turn Swansea into Vegas - but some think 'he should leave us alone' -- Rapper Snoop Dogg has announced his own 10-year plan to make Swansea the "Vegas of Wales".

1 hour ago

Radio 1 star hits £1.6m by end of 'hardest day' -- Greg James is attempting to cycle 1,000km from Weymouth to Edinburgh in eight days.

7 hours ago

Government backtracks on AI and copyright after outcry from major artists -- However, the government's position is now unclear, saying it "no longer has a preferred option" for what to do next.

4 hours ago

Mum 'so proud' of deafblind son's Eastenders debut -- Five-year-old Harvey Hind, from Clitheroe, Lancashire, appeared on the BBC One soap on Wednesday.

6 hours ago

Why the B-52s are trading their Love Shack for Downton Abbey -- The new wave pranksters plan a final visit to the UK, with detours to their favourite TV show sets.

1 day ago

Actress says being cast as Regina George is 'monumental' -- Vivian Panka is the first black actress to play the character full-time in in the UK production of Mean Girls.

1 day ago

Len Deighton obituary: How a cookery cartoonist became a master spy writer -- Best-selling spy author whose workaday secret agents were a world away from the glamour of James Bond.

2 days ago

Watch: Sean Penn receives 'Oscar' in Ukraine after skipping US ceremony -- The Academy Award winning US actor won his third Oscar on Sunday, but skipped the ceremony to visit Ukraine.

1 day ago

Key Oscars moments as snubbed Chalamet becomes butt of jokes -- Here's what happened inside the winners room and other insights from the biggest night in Hollywood.

3 days ago

Eight of the best podcasts of 2026 so far -- From a new literary discussion show to a Games of Thrones star waxing lyrical about our feathered friends, we pick the best new podcasts for you to listen to and watch.

3 hours ago

Kevin Spacey and accusers settle before civil trial -- The actor agrees an out-of-court settlement with three men who accused him of sexual assault.

4 hours ago

The vital lessons in Ovid's 2,000-year-old poem -- Metamorphoses, an ancient compendium of Greek myths, has surprising parallels with contemporary concerns, from climate change to gender-based violence.

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