Police foil group trying to steal Banksy mural from Ukraine wall
Police arrested several people who cut the artwork from the wall of a war-torn building in Hostomel.
Queen’s funeral composer: I had to keep my work secret
Composer Sir James MacMillan was asked in 2011 to write new music for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth.
Peter Kay moved to tears in live comeback as tour kicks off in Manchester
The Bolton comedian gets emotional on stage in Manchester as he opens his first tour for 12 years.
Faye Fantarrow fundraiser given singer ‘a chance at life’
The 20-year-old singer songwriter has been accepted on a medical trial only available in California.
Brit nominee Pa Salieu jailed for Coventry violent disorder
Brit nominee Pa Salieu attacked a man in Coventry shortly after his best friend was stabbed to death.
Kanye West Twitter ban: A timeline of the rapper’s downfall
He’s been banned from Twitter again after two turbulent months – but how did we get here?
Glasgow stars in new Indiana Jones film trailer
Parts of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny were filmed in Glasgow in the summer of 2021.
Coronation Street: Filming to begin on new set
A dessert shop, bakery, pound store, charity shop and takeaway make up Weatherfield Precinct.
Glastonbury 2023: Elton John will headline Pyramid Stage in final UK gig
The pop star will headline the Pyramid Stage on Sunday 25 June, as he wraps up his farewell tour.
Elon Musk suspends Kanye West from Twitter for inciting violence
Elon Musk confirmed the rapper had violated Twitter’s rules around inciting violence.
Jeanne Dielman: Film directed by woman picked as best ever
Chantal Akerman’s film Jeanne Dielman, released in 1975, is considered a seminal feminist work.
Scene-stealer: Child star Lenny Rush’s rise to fame
The Children in Need and Am I Being Unreasonable? star on herding celebrities and improvising.
Stephen Sondheim: Live recording of Phinney’s Rainbow found on bookshelf
A CD recording of live show which fell between shelves has been discovered during a tidy-up.
Emancipation: Has ‘slapgate’ influenced reviews of new Smith film?
Emancipation sees the actor play a slave who escapes a plantation and flees through Louisiana’s swamps.
Harry and Meghan Netflix series ‘behind closed doors’
The first trailer comes amid a race row sparked by comments made to a black guest at a royal reception.
Indie rock star Tim Burgess serves up coffee to help homeless
Charlatans singer Tim Burgess spent the day helping out at a coffee shop which supports rough sleepers.
Spotify Wrapped: Bad Bunny tops most-streamed artists globally
Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny tops the Spotify list for the third year in a row.
New rule would stop MPs taking time off to go in jungle
Liberal Democrats are trying to bring in a rule banning sitting MPs going on reality TV programmes.
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds announce Manchester comeback gig
The band, fronted by Oasis legend Noel Gallagher, will play their first show in four years.
The BBC’s First Homosexual: How we made 1950s work into a play
Made in the 1950s, it was the BBC’s first documentary about gay men but the work was later lost.
Rugby League’s Rob Burrow to read CBeebies Bedtime Story
The former Leeds Rhinos player is appearing on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
Bristol rapper SirPlus: Mural painted over by mistake
The artwork, in memory of rapper SirPlus who died in 2020, will now be recreated elsewhere.
Danny Masterson: Jury fails to reach a verdict in rape case against That 70s Show actor
A jury fails to reach a verdict in a case against Danny Masterson, accused of raping three women.
Christine McVie: The songbird behind some of Fleetwood Mac’s greatest hits
Christine McVie helped make them one of the world’s biggest bands, despite fall-outs and drug excess.
‘I’m not here to be your pretty woman DJ of the night’
Studies show less than 5% of the music industry is female. This business is trying to change that.
Londonderry protest over proposed BBC Radio Foyle cuts
The BBC has proposed cutting the Breakfast Show and eight news staff are at risk of redundancy.
His Dark Materials: Swansea gallery shows props from hit show
Costumes, props and visual effects used to bring Philip Pullman’s novels to life are exhibited.
Fleetwood Mac: Singer-songwriter Christine McVie has died
Christine McVie, who played with Fleetwood Mac and wrote some of their most famous songs, has died.
Mobo Awards: Little Simz and Knucks tie for best album prize
Little Simz and Knucks tie for the main prize, while Craig David wins outstanding contribution.
Night & Day: Couple threatened over noise complaint, court told
Rex Chesney tells a court he got “very threatening” messages after complaining about a Manchester venue.
