Eurovision 2023: Airbnb host tried to increase rent from £465 to over £2,000
Roy Henry says the host he booked with tried to raise the price from £465 to more than £2,000.
Giant sketch in field marks Picasso death anniversary
Dario Gambarin used a tractor to create a portrait of Pablo Picasso on wasteland.
Comedian Gareth Richards dies after car crash
The former co-host of the Frank Skinner radio show was taken off life support on Friday.
Audience singing halts Bodyguard musical in Manchester
Melody Thornton could not finish I Will Always Love You as some fans were loudly singing.
The Bodyguard cut short in Manchester due to rowdy singalongs
The show’s star Melody Thornton apologises as audience members are removed due to rowdy singalongs.
Martin McDonagh: Theatres have refused my plays over unpalatable language
The BAFTA and Academy award-winning filmmaker says the practice is a “major problem” for writers.
Eurovision hits meet Liverpool humour in Jonathan Harvey’s A Thong For Europe
Sonia, Lulu and Conchita Wurst inspire a musical written in weeks for Liverpool by Jonathan Harvey.
Florida’s Ron DeSantis threatens Disney with tolls and taxes
The threat comes days after Disney CEO called the governor’s actions anti-business and anti-Florida.
Paul Cattermole: Look back at S Club 7 singer’s life
The S Club 7 singer, 46, has died, weeks after the band announced a comeback tour.
S Club 7’s Paul Cattermole on his struggles to learn dance moves
Speaking in 2014, he spoke to BBC Breakfast ahead of a S Club 7 reunion tour.
Paul Cattermole: S Club 7 star dies aged 46
The pop group, who announced a reunion in February, say they are “truly devastated” at his death.
XXXTentacion: Three men jailed for life over rapper’s death
The chart-topping rising star was shot in broad daylight during a 2018 robbery in Florida.
Laura Benanti: Actress says she went on stage while having miscarriage
Broadway star Laura Benanti says she knew it was happening before performing for 2,000 people.
Jeremy Renner describes snowplough accident: ‘My mistake and I paid for it’
“It’s my mistake and I paid for it,” the actor says in his first interview since being badly injured.
John Lydon’s wife Nora Forster dies from Alzheimer’s at 80
The former Sex Pistols frontman became a devoted carer for Nora Forster as the illness took hold.
BBC and HTV broadcaster Nicola Heywood Thomas dies at 67
The host of the Radio Wales Arts Show, who lived in Cardiff, began her career at BBC Wales.
AI art: ‘The genie is out of the bottle’
A Londoner uses an AI image generator to create images from simple text instructions.
NI arts organisations warned of 10% funding cuts
Oh Yeah Music Centre and Grand Opera House are among those to be told their annual funding could by cut.
Breaking the news of the Good Friday Agreement
Former BBC Political Editor Stephen Grimason recalls breaking the news of a deal on Good Friday 1998.
Coolio: Gangsta’s Paradise rapper died of fentanyl overdose – manager
He says the musician’s death last September was due to the effects of fentanyl and other drugs.
Bloodywood: From Indian parody band to metal music royalty
Can the Delhi-based musicians change the course of metal music in India?
Downton Abbey star joins Shetland cast as filming begins
Actress Phyllis Logan joins a star-studded cast for the eighth series of the BBC’s hit drama.
Eurovision 2023: Sam Ryder reflects a year after coming second
The singer speaks to the BBC’s Eurovisioncast about the year he has had since representing the UK.
Sun publisher sets aside £127m for phone hacking cases
News Group Newspapers has devoted £127m to cover the costs of phone hacking cases.
Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown asked not to return to Consett Empire
Durham County Council confirms it has no future plans to book comic Roy “Chubby” Brown.
Eurovision 2023: Beatles statue clad in Ukrainian clothing
The Fab Four statue wore vyshyvankas for BBC filming in Liverpool which will air during the contest.
A Little Life: Critics split over James Norton’s ‘distressing’ play
The West End adaptation of A Little Life divides critics, with reviews ranging from two to five stars.
Popmaster: Ken Bruce music quiz to become TV show on Channel 4
DJ Ken Bruce will host six hour-long episodes for Channel 4’s spin-off channel More 4.
Star Wars: Oscar-winning production designer Norman Reynolds dies
Reynolds worked on the Star Wars and Indiana Jones film series and created many iconic scenes.
Michael K Williams: Drug dealer pleads guilty over The Wire actor’s death
A man sold the fentanyl-laced heroin in New York which killed The Wire actor, US court hears.
