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BBC News - Entertainment

Comedian Jimmy Cricket dies aged 80 -- In a statement, Cricket's family says he spent his last few days surrounded by love, laughter and songs.

14 hours ago

Former X Factor finalist denies murder and GBH -- Gabrielle Carrington denies killing Klaudia Zakrzewska outside Inca nightclub in Soho on 19 April.

22 hours ago

Huw Edwards criticised for entering festival poetry competition -- A sex abuse survivor says the ex-BBC newsreader winning would've been "catastrophic" and wants the rules changed.

2 hours ago

Ariana Grande has had enough of body comments, but 'scrutiny' will linger -- The star has taken a "step back" from the spotlight after appearances led to "endless, ongoing public scrutiny".

10 hours ago

Newspaper columnist and broadcaster Rod Liddle dies aged 66 -- The columnist died in hospital in Middlesbrough on Sunday.

16 hours ago

Funeral to be held for Oscar-winning songwriter Glen Hansard -- The 56-year-old, who shot to prominence in 1991 musical comedy film The Commitments, died in a motorcycle crash last week.

2 hours ago

Presenter Tony Livesey leaves BBC Radio 5 Live after 16 years -- He stepped back from his show last month following allegations against his former boss David Sullivan.

22 hours ago

Ariana Grande to take a break from public life amid 'endless' scrutiny -- The US singer, 33, will "step back from visibility" at the end of her world tour next month, her representative says.

1 day ago

New Spider-Man film sees second-biggest ever global opening weekend -- The strong box office performance gives a boost to Disney ahead of the much-anticipated Avengers: Doomsday.

1 day ago

Diana Ross pens 'special song' for Pride crowd -- The 82-year-old Motown legend, who is an LBGTQ+ icon, told the audience to "always be you".

20 hours ago

Grassroots football club teams up with Super Furry Animals -- The Welsh grassroots football club announced a partnership with four famous UK bands.

16 hours ago

Spider-Man fans hail Brand New Day as Holland's best yet -- Spider-Man fans are full of praise for Tom Holland's latest web-slinging performance.

2 days ago

British girl band FLO 'want it all' - and they're confident they will get it -- The rising stars say making their second album, Therapy at the Club, was a "crash course" in music.

3 days ago

'I did my first book signing in a police custody suite' -- The Northern Irish author has sold more than five million books globally and been translated into 40 languages

1 day ago

Glasgow gets starring role in Spider-Man: Brand New Day film -- Scotland's largest city doubles as New York in the latest installment of Marvel cinematic universe.

4 days ago

What your summer reading list says about you -- Just picked your holiday book? Our choices can subconsciously reveal important parts of our personality, studies show.

4 days ago

The story of the US's unlikeliest one-hit wonder -- In 1966, a Mexican-American teen band made one of the great smash-hit singles and helped invent garage rock, a genre that has inspired artists for decades.

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Ariana Grande says decision to step back 'was not reactive or impulsive' -- The star told fans at her Chicago show on Monday that "boundaries need to be set".

3 hours ago

Spider-Man makes $927 million in first weekend -- The new Spider-Man film has just had the second biggest opening weekend in film history.

18 hours ago

The V2 rocket smuggled out of Nazi-occupied Poland -- In 1977, the BBC looked back at the summer of 1944, when Allied agents spirited away pieces of Hitler's "wonder weapon" – by hiding them in the apartment of a German officer.

1 day ago

Wicker Man sequel director Justin Hardy dies aged 61 -- The British filmmaker died on Friday after suffering a heart attack, his family said in a statement.

2 days ago