Clive Myrie and Laura Kuenssberg will lead the BBC’s election night coverage, the corporation has announced. They jointly replace previous election night anchor Huw Edwards, who left the BBC in April. Kuenssberg, who fronts a Sunday morning politics programme, will become the BBC’s first female election night anchor. She will co-host with Myrie, who presents...
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Gavin and Stacey Christmas special leak was mean, says Ruth Jones
James Corden and Ruth Jones / PA Gavin and Stacey co-creators James Corden and Ruth Jones confirmed the show would return for a final episode Gavin and Stacey co-creator Ruth Jones has said news leaking early about the show’s final episode was “really mean”. Jones and fellow co-creator James Corden confirmed earlier this month that...
A Mad Max Saga sees worst Memorial Day box office figures in almost 30 years
Warner Bros Furiosa was expected to land $40m on its opening weekend in the US but underperformed Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is off to a disappointing start at the US box office, bringing in $32m (£25m) over the long Memorial Day weekend. Its takings make it the lowest box office figures for the holiday...
Rare album to go on display at Mona in Tasmania
An album so rare and valuable that only a few ears have ever listened to it is set to go on display at an Australian gallery, giving the public a taste of the uber-exclusive tracks. Housed in an ornate silver box, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin – recorded in secret by the Wu-Tang Clan...
Coldplay perform Luton Town tribute song at Radio 1’s Big Weekend
11 minutes ago Danny Fullbrook,BBC News, Bedfordshire Watch: Coldplay pay tribute to Luton in new song, Orange Coldplay thrilled fans with a special song called Orange dedicated to Luton Town Football Club during its set at Radio 1’s Big Weekend. The group, fronted by Chris Martin, headlined the festival at Stockwood Park, in Luton. There...
British Museum gems for sale on eBay
29 minutes ago Katie Razzall, Larissa Kennelly and Darin Graham,BBC News BBC In 2020, Danish antiquities dealer Dr Ittai Gradel began to suspect an eBay seller he had been buying from was a thief who was stealing from the British Museum. More than two years later, the museum would announce that thousands of objects were...
‘I would never have been a writer if I was still drinking’
9 minutes ago Emma Saunders ,Culture reporter at the Hay Festival Getty Images Marian Keyes’ first book came out in 1995 and she has had 16 novels published in total Bestselling author Marian Keyes has said she would never have become a writer if she hadn’t got sober 30 years ago. The Irish writer, behind...
Cumberbatch on 'one of the most ludicrous things I've done'
The actor calls dressing as a 7ft monster in Netflix thriller series Eric a ridiculous moment. Source link
Coldplay pay tribute to Luton in new song
Chris Martin’s Coldplay shared a new song called Orange in tribute to Luton where the band were headlining BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend. Local fans had hoped that the lyrics to Coldplay’s hit single, Yellow, would be changed to the word orange to reflect the colour of the local football club’s kit. Some of the...
Airport employee informs Nicki Minaj of bag search
A video posted on Nicki Minaj’s Instagram shows an interaction between the rapper and an unnamed airport employee about her bags being searched. The man explains to the American performer that her luggage will have to be offloaded following a request from a police officer. He then proceeds to apologise twice to Minaj. Minaj was...