Venus Williams: ‘It’s important people continue to break barriers’
The tennis star tells 5 Live’s Rick Edwards she hopes future generations don’t have to focus “on the colour of their skin”.
Wargasm singer’s head ‘held down backstage toilet by bouncers’
Sam Matlock was allegedly assaulted by three bouncers after a backstage row at Scala in London.
Leeds cinema ‘rubbish’ lifts lid on decades of film-going
Workmen uncover a slice of social history during restoration work at the Hyde Park Picture House.
Festivalgoers react to the Astroworld crush
Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival was cancelled after eight people died following a crowd surge.
Terror survivors call for new rules for journalists covering attacks
The media must be more responsible when reporting on terrorism, terror attack survivors say.
Fast & Furious: Vin Diesel asks The Rock to return
In an Instagram post, Vin Diesel said The Rock has “a very important role to play”.
‘I had to get out of there’ – US festival survivors describe crush panic
Festivalgoers caught up in the crush at Astroworld, which left eight people dead, recall their fear.
Astroworld: Travis Scott and Drake sued over deadly US festival crush
The rapper faces legal action after at least eight people were killed during his Astroworld festival.
Nitin Sawhney: New war requiem marks Coventry Cathedral’s 60th year
Ghosts in the Ruins is a modern piece to mark Coventry Cathedral’s 60th year.
Amy Winehouse: Singer’s items raise millions at auction
The halter minidress was worn by the singer on stage in June 2011, a month before her death.
Sophie Ellis-Bextor set for Kitchen Disco Danceathon for BBC Children in Need
The singer will take the challenge for BBC Children in need, recreating her lockdown Kitchen Disco.
COP26: Can clubbers’ dance moves create renewable energy?
One Glasgow nightclub is to trial technology which captures body heat from dancers.
Why Tanzanian Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah is hardly known back home
Few of Abdulrazak Gurnah’s novels are sold in Tanzania where reading fiction is not popular.
Dug Dug: A film inspired by India’s motorcycle god
A new film riding on the back of a temple in India dedicated to a motorcycle deity is making waves.
Sir Van Morrison: NI health minister sues singer over Covid restrictions chant
The singer previously called Robin Swann “very dangerous” over his handling of Covid-19 restrictions.
Astroworld: Victims named as police probe US festival crush
Family and friends pay tribute to those who died at Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival in Houston.
The Tiberius Show EP 160 Haley Maynard
What does a Fitness Trainer do? Why don’t people just go to PE? What kind of training do you need to be a Personal Trainer? These questions and so much more are answered by Haley Maynard from Tennessee!! During COVID she changed jobs and now is working as an actress and producers. How does that […]
Thomas Hardy: ‘Fascinating treasure trove’ to be displayed
Among the items are his grandmother’s kettle and a tombstone sketch the author drew for his dog.
George Harrison’s childhood home up for auction
The Beatles legend rehearsed with John Lennon and Paul McCartney at the Liverpool council house.
Succession’s Brian Cox explains to Starmer why he stopped backing Labour
The actor, a former party supporter who defected to the SNP in 2015, says Scotland is his first concern.
Succession: Actor Brian Cox’s first stage was a coal bunker
Actor Brian Cox first got his first taste of performing at the age of three, when his dad put him on top of a coal bunker to perform Al Jolson numbers.
Film & TV: Atlas maps Hogwarts, Jurassic Park & made-up places
One map fanatic plots atlas of the world’s most famous fictional places from TV, film and book.
Sophy Grier: ‘I’ve waited 18 months to perform this show indoors’
Singer Sophy Grier landed her dream role in February 2020, but had to wait 18 months to perform.
Astroworld: Criminal investigation into Texas festival crowd surge
Eight people died after a deadly crowd surge during a performance by rapper Travis Scott.
UB40 founding member Astro dies after short illness
The vocalist performed with the Birmingham-based reggae pop group for more than 30 years.
Former K-Pop star Henry Lau’s art work on show in London
Former K-Pop boy band star Henry Lau trades the mic in for a tin of paint for his latest project.
Coventry Cathedral: Artwork installed in place of vandalised window
The artwork will stand in place of the Angel of Eternal Gospel which was smashed in January 2020.
Travis Scott ‘devastated’ by Texas festival deaths
The rapper says he is “absolutely devastated” by the deaths that occurred at his Astroworld festival.
Travis Scott’s Astroworld: Injured spectators stretchered away as rapper performs on stage
Panic broke out after the crowd began to press towards the front of the stage at rapper Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival.
Swansea lockdown artist – ‘I only want to paint for joy’
Makenzy Beard, 14, took up painting during the pandemic and has seen her work become a global hit.
