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How Panorama exposed rape allegations on Married at First Sight UK

Fri, 22 May 2026 23:02:43 GMT

Two women said they were raped by their on-screen husbands during filming of the Channel 4 show, MAFS.

Sun, superstars and other takeaways from Radio 1's Big Weekend

Mon, 25 May 2026 09:55:09 GMT

Olivia Dean, Zara Larsson and Fatboy Slim topped the bill - but it wasn't all about the music.

Olivia Dean brings the curtain down on Radio 1's Big Weekend with 'magic' set

Sun, 24 May 2026 22:24:29 GMT

The British pop star has closed out a star-studded line-up at Big Weekend, which also included Fatboy Slim and Zara Larsson.

'Football is life': Ted Lasso actor signs with US pro football team

Tue, 26 May 2026 02:14:25 GMT

Cristo Fernández, well known for playing a footballer in the popular TV series Ted Lasso, tells the BBC it is a "dream come true" to sign with a US pro football team.

Electronic music meets orchestra as DJ Black Coffee stuns O2 crowds

Sat, 23 May 2026 17:05:51 GMT

In London for one night only ahead of his Ibiza residency, this sell-out show represented far more than just a performance.

Metallica urge fans to step-up and donate blood ahead of UK tour

Tue, 26 May 2026 17:11:15 GMT

US heavy metal band join call for more UK blood donors ahead of their concert in Cardiff this June.

Major film union in India calls for boycott of superstar Ranveer Singh

Wed, 27 May 2026 06:58:08 GMT

Singh is facing industry backlash over his decision to exit from the upcoming Bollywood film Don 3.

The 'raucous' debut novel set entirely on one epic night out

Fri, 22 May 2026 23:39:48 GMT

Sufiyaan Salam has won an award from Stormzy, been nominated for a Bafta and made a video for Elton John.

New James Bond game shows more vulnerable side to iconic British spy

Sun, 24 May 2026 01:07:40 GMT

The video game presents a young Bond before he has earned his "00" spy status.

Author of Rivals told writers to stop making her 'macho men' cry

Mon, 25 May 2026 14:03:11 GMT

Novelist Dame Jilly Cooper scolded the team behind Rivals, an executive producer on the show says.

Unseen Rik Mayall material to be shown at festival

Mon, 25 May 2026 06:22:12 GMT

The nine-day Rik Mayall Comedy Festival begins in Droitwich Spa on Friday.

Musicals are living their High Life in Scotland, says Alan Cumming

Sun, 24 May 2026 08:17:45 GMT

The star says a surge in new productions is driving growing interest in musical theatre across Scotland.

Strictly was terrifying, says weather presenter Carol Kirkwood

Mon, 25 May 2026 19:55:13 GMT

The 63-year-old did not say yes to the show immediately as she was afraid of looking silly.

Hamnet author Maggie O'Farrell on her new novel on the Irish famine and keeping her Bafta in the basement

Fri, 22 May 2026 05:01:10 GMT

Maggie O'Farrell's new novel, Land, is published after the success of the film adaptation of Hamnet.

Rap star Rob Base, known for hip-hop classic It Takes Two, dies aged 59

Sat, 23 May 2026 01:40:39 GMT

The artist is best known for the 1988 Billboard hit It Takes Two, produced with DJ E-Z Rock.

High-flying British conductor and part-time pilot lands top job with US orchestra

Tue, 26 May 2026 13:00:09 GMT

Daniel Harding, a conductor and Air France pilot, is named the LA Philharmonic's new music director.

Jazz legend Sonny Rollins dies aged 95

Tue, 26 May 2026 05:13:27 GMT

Known as the "saxophone colossus", Rollins had a lauded career spanning decades.

Are hardback books things of 'great beauty' or a dying art?

Sun, 24 May 2026 06:43:43 GMT

Readers, publishers, shops and libraries share their thoughts on the hardback's future.

BTS win big as Black Eyed Peas reunite at American Music Awards

Tue, 26 May 2026 08:39:25 GMT

Other winners included Golden, from the film K-Pop Demon Hunters, Sabrina Carpenter and Katseye.

Bad Bunny joins Toy Story 5 cast as voice of forgotten pizza toy

Wed, 27 May 2026 10:20:21 GMT

The Puerto Rican star will make a cameo in the latest in the animated Disney film franchise.

Race Across the World's Jo and Kush set powerful example for young people

Sun, 24 May 2026 13:59:59 GMT

Former teachers in Liverpool said it 'felt like the whole city was rooting' for Jo and Kush.

Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts announces birth of baby girl

Sun, 24 May 2026 19:53:56 GMT

The Girls Aloud singer said in an Instagram post that becoming a mother was "heaven on earth".

How to keep cool at your summer festivals

Fri, 22 May 2026 23:40:30 GMT

As the summer festival season kicks off, temperatures are set to soar this bank holiday weekend.