Leeds Festival: Boy, 16, dies after falling ill in suspected drugs incident
Police are looking into whether he took a particular type of MDMA.
Notting Hill Carnival returns: ‘Everything about it is beautiful’
Excitement runs high as Europe’s largest street party is back after three years.
Star Wars memorabilia goes under the hammer
Hundreds of items from a single careful collector are sold in some 90 lots at auction.
Dave raps with fan while making Leeds Festival history
The Londoner became the youngest star to headline, while Megan Thee Stallion also made new friends.
Edinburgh Fringe: Satirists bid farewell to Boris Johnson
As Boris Johnson prepares to leave office, satirists reflect on what it’s like portraying the PM.
Mario Kart: Next game could be ‘victim of current title’s success’
It’s gaming’s most successful racing franchise but Nintendo face various challenges to keep driving it forward.
The 1975 top Rage-less Leeds Festival bill and Halsey battles sickness
The UK group swagger their way through Friday’s headline set instead of Rage Against the Machine.
Leeds Festival: Bad Boy Chiller Crew get Yorkshire bouncing
Bradford’s rap-dance collective brought their dads and friends on stage for a rave during their set.
Vanessa Feltz ends two decades at BBC Radio London
The broadcaster joined the station in 2001 when she first hosted the mid-afternoon show.
DJ Eliza Rose says UK club scene should be like Berlin
Chart-topping DJ Eliza Rose speaks about the importance of small venues to get people “raving again”.
Paul Allen: Largest art auction ever to sell Microsoft co-founder’s $1bn collection
The proceeds of the largest art auction ever will go to charity, Christie’s auctioneers said.
Keanu Reeves visits Northamptonshire pub for meal and meeting
The pub manager says The Matrix star is “a lovely, down to earth guy”.
Gamescom: The Ukrainian video game makers who kept working in a war zone
Iryna Bilous and Nika Avayan fled their homes but are now at the world’s largest gaming conference.
Hold Me Closer: Britney Spears releases first new music since 2016
The star teams up with Sir Elton John for a dance version of his 1971 classic Tiny Dancer.
Reading and Leeds Festivals: Nirvana dancer Tony reflects on their ‘gig of the decade’
The US band’s British unofficial fourth member reflects on their historic Reading set 30 years ago.
Gamers face price rise on PS5 but not Switch
Sony’s PlayStation 5 consoles are going up in price, while the price of a Nintendo Switch is staying the same
Jamal Edwards: Listen as Ed Sheeran among celebs attending event
The “mega-cook up” drew appearances from Ed Sheeran and Big Narstie, as well as countless others.
Pinewood Studios’ new sound stage honours Sean Connery
The actor played James Bond seven times and the naming marks what would have been his 92nd birthday.
Pinewood Studios’ new sound stage honours Sean Connery
The actor played James Bond seven times and the naming marks what would have been his 92nd birthday.
Stars in appeal to save Edinburgh’s King’s Theatre
Actors Brian Cox and Alan Cumming issue a plea after refurbishment costs went up by 20-30%.
Big Brother: Channel 4 boss says reality show’s revival is ‘depressing’
There’s “a microwave moment of TV of shows being reheated”, Channel Four’s programming head believes.
Manizha: Russian Eurovision star faces hate campaign over opposition to Ukraine war
Manizha, who represented Russia at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, has opposed the war in Ukraine.
Olivia Wilde: Getting custody papers on stage was vicious
Director Olivia Wilde was served legal documents from ex-partner Jason Sudeikis at a film convention.
House of the Dragon: Should graphic birth scenes have a trigger warning?
The Game of Thrones prequel has been criticised for a graphic forced caesarean section birth scene.
Billie Eilish’s TikTok duet leaves online tutor ‘gobsmacked’
Eilish recorded herself following Sheridan Coldstream’s TikTok tutorial and “taking it higher”.
Welcome to Wrexham: The story behind Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s takeover
Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney take centre stage in Welcome to Wrexham, the new access all areas documentary about their takeover of Wrexham Football Club.
Scott Mills on 24 years at Radio 1: ‘Keep it simple and be kind’
The legendary DJ is leaving Radio 1, the station that has been his home since he joined in 1998.
Band stuck in Calais queue perform surprise gig
Drivers were treated to a makeshift jazzy concert as they waited in lengthy queues at the French border.
Google to run ads educating users about fake news
The pilot scheme will run in eastern Europe to help combat disinformation about Ukrainian refugees.
Emily Maitlis says BBC rebuke over Dominic Cummings remarks made no sense
The BBC said the then-Newsnight host broke impartiality rules with remarks about Dominic Cummings.
