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Tuesday, June 23, 2026 4:31 PM ET

BBC News - Entertainment

Dame Jilly Cooper leaves £8.5m fortune to children -- Dame Jilly died after sustaining a fatal head injury in a fall at her Gloucesterhire home in 2025.

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Edinburgh International Festival will be phone-free - Benedetti -- The violinist, who has been festival director since 2023 says the policy has come at the request of artists and audiences.

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National Portrait Gallery display withdrawn after Churchill row -- The video installation prompted a row over its claims about Churchill's role in the Bengal famine.

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Ticket reseller StubHub UK customers to get refunds over illegal hidden fees -- The Competition and Markets Authority said StubHub must refund 50,000 customers and pay a fine.

10 hours ago

Ransom note claims Nancy Guthrie died after abduction -- On Tuesday, Today show presenter Savannah Guthrie begged anyone with information to come forward, saying, "We are in agony."

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Clive Davis, music mogul behind Whitney Houston and Bruce Springsteen, dies aged 94 -- The record company executive also worked with Billy Joel, Pink Floyd, Alicia Keys and Aerosmith.

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Late singer Oliver Tree's body returned to US after helicopter crash -- The 32-year-old California native died whilst on his world tour, ahead of a date in Brazil.

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Johnny Marr to auction guitars he played with The Smiths and Billie Eilish -- The Smiths musician says he's selling his collection to stop his studio from becoming a museum.

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Ozzy Osbourne's concert throne to go on display -- The display coincides with the anniversary of the Back to the Beginning concert on 5 July.

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Sturgeon and Gove to team up for reality TV 'wargame' -- The former first minister is to serve as deputy prime minister in a simulation of a Russian attack on the UK.

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Lush! Gavin and Stacey superfans buy Bryn's house -- A couple from Banbury buy the Barry house which Rob Brydon's character called home through the show.

12 hours ago

Backstage at Gorillaz' epic, one-off stadium show: 'The vibe is ridiculous' -- Damon Albarn, De La Soul and Moonchild Sannelly talk backstage as Gorillaz play their biggest show.

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'It's easy to romanticise toxicity' says star of film about step-siblings' romance -- The stars of Your Fault: London discuss their film's BookTok fandoms, online fame and toxic relationships.

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For your ears only: How music brought the new James Bond game to life -- The BBC went behind the scenes as the score for the blockbuster James Bond video game was recorded.

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How Myles Smith turned five years of therapy notes into a debut album -- The singer songwriter's first collection is inspired by the experiences that shaped him before he was famous.

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Married at First Sight Australia stars not told partners had drug and violence convictions -- Stars of the hit TV show say they did not know their on-screen husbands had previous convictions.

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10 of the best TV shows to watch this July -- From a Will Ferrell golfing comedy to a Legally Blonde prequel and a new adaptation of the novels about 19th-Century frontier life – these are the best series to watch and stream.

10 hours ago

Ashley Cain says he's 'not proud' of sexist language -- The former BBC Three presenter says he has changed since the historical tweets were posted.

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Le Carré's novels were shaped by a con-man father -- The author's childhood was rocked by bankruptcy and deceit. In 2008, he told the BBC that his "hectic background" trained him to be an author – and a spy.

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Low-key funeral held for giant of the art world David Hockney -- The artist, who passed away at his home in London earlier this month, requested just his partner and great-nephew attend.

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Holly Ramsay and Adam Peaty announce they are expecting first child -- The news comes six months after Gordon Ramsay's daughter and the Olympic champion married in a star-studded ceremony at Bath Abbey.

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Michael Fassbender says it is becoming harder to know what to trust online -- Stars of spy thriller show The Agency discuss espionage, AI and the personal cost of living a double life.

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James Burrows, legendary director of Cheers and Friends, dies aged 85 -- Best-known as co-creator of sitcom Cheers, Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of other classics including the Big Bang Theory and Will and Grace.

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