2 h. ago The Supremes, Marcus Garvey, Tupac Shakur: the cultural figures who inspired our Black History Month panel | Lenny Henry, Zeinab Badawi, Yolanda Brown and others

Contributors from the worlds of music, politics, the arts and beyond on those who helped shape their beliefs and identities Continue reading...

Culture

13 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing stars unrecognisable as pop icon honoured in epic new pictures

The BBC One dance show will pay tribute to some of the world’s biggest music stars this weekend with Icons Week

Politics

20 h. ago Cruz Beckham follows in Victoria's footsteps as he releases explicit debut music

Cruz Beckham is following in his mum Victoria's footsteps as he enters the world of music, but his debut singles are far from the girl power pop the Spice Girls released

Politics

24 h. ago Westlife announce 25th anniversary world tour with UK and Europe 2026 dates

Celebrating 25 years, the band will play cities including Manchester, London, Birmingham and Belfast

Politics

62 h. ago KISS rocker Ace Frehley's death 'being investigated with toxicology report underway'

The rock icon died last week after being on life support following a fall in a studio , leaving the world of music in mourning.

Events

2 d. ago The play that changed my life: ‘Waiting for Godot revealed that less is more – it made me fearless’

A school production of Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece, with Nigel Planer in the cast, provided a lesson in forgetting about failureUntil I was 12 I was in the French school system, where theatre was Molière, Corneille, Racine. Going to the theatre meant The Sound of Music or My Fair Lady. Then it was decided I would switch to school in England. So, at 13, I arrived at Westminster school. It was 1968, and the world opened up.I went to see a school production of Waiting for Godot in French in a small room with a little stage, and I was sitting at the back. Musically, I was pretty sophisticated – I already knew about all the psychedelic music that had been happening. I’d seen the Mothers of Invention. I’d seen lots and lots and lots. But I didn’t know there was stuff like this. I suddenly became aware that, just like in music, there was a whole new world out there. Continue reading...

Politics

2 d. ago The secret lives of autograph hunters: ‘Donald Trump was really hard to get’

Why do so many people spend their time at stage doors and sending out requests for signatures? Those who have collected thousands of autographs explain the thrillAndrew Broughton still remembers the first celebrity autograph he ever got. “It started by accident,” he says, when he was 13 and doing a project about horror films at school. “I love Hammer horror. I wrote a letter to [actor] Peter Cushing and sent it to the BBC. A large envelope came back and a lovely letter. He sent me some signed film stills. So I got the bug. I just thought: there’s nothing to stop me writing to anybody.”Since then, Broughton, 62, has collected autographs from some of the biggest stars in TV, film, music and sports, as well as royalty, politicians and world leaders. The walls of his home in Derby are covered in framed signed photos from the late queen, King Charles, Diana, Princess of Wales, Brigitte Bardot, John Travolta, Kylie Minogue, Elton John, Liza Minnelli, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers and Muhamm...

Politics

6 d. ago 4 Rejections, 1 bribe: The true, chaotic story of The Beatles breaking the US

They conquered the world and even today remain the biggest band in music history but behind the seamless story of Beatlemania, the Fab Four’s rise to global fame was a lot more complex and fraught

Politics

8 d. ago Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Pearl Jam mourn Kiss founding member Ace Frehley

The music world mourns the death of Ace Frehley, a founding member of KISS, who died Thursday at 74

Politics

8 d. ago Spotify partnering with multinational music companies to develop ‘responsible’ AI products

Market-leading music streamer collaborating with the Sony, Universal and Warner music groups to create new AI featuresSpotify has announced it is teaming up with the world’s biggest music companies to develop “responsible” artificial intelligence products that respect artists’ copyright.The market-leading music streamer is collaborating with the Sony, Universal and Warner music groups – whose combined rosters feature artists including Beyoncé, Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift – to create new AI features. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago Man is charged with killing 'remarkable' woman, 24, five years after her death

Daniel Birtwistle is charged with the manslaughter of tattoo artist Georgina Ward, 24, after she was found dead at home in Brierley Hill, West Midlands, on November 24 2020.

Events

9 d. ago Man charged with killing tattoo artist and subjecting her to coercive behaviour

Daniel Birtwistle, aged 39, is alleged to have unlawfully killed Georgina Ward and faces further allegations that he assaulted three other women.

Events

1 week ago Glasgow bakery crowned winner of Scotland's Best Croissant Competition 2025

It stood out for its "beautiful appearance alongside its incredible texture and flavour".

Politics

1 week ago Music stars from across the world bring spectacular show to Cardiff

The Cardiff Music City Festival has many amazing acts

Culture

2 w. ago Strictly winner admits he 'immediately started crying' and 'struggled so much' in school

Hamza Yassin was crowned the BBC series winner in 2022 with Jowita Przystal

Politics

2 w. ago Sabrina Carpenter is accused of making light of PTSD in song lyrics as charity accuse her of 'trivialising' the serious condition

The megastar who has taken the music world by storm with her catchy lyrics and clever rhymes has come under fire for her new track Nobody's Son.

Politics

2 w. ago Lorraine Kelly 'worried' as she makes emotional Dolly Parton plea on air

Lorraine Kelly has admitted she was 'worried' when she heard that Dolly Parton was ill and insisted that the 'world cannot continue' without the country music legend

Politics

2 w. ago Widow of rockstar tattoo artist who inked the Sex Pistols and Paula Yates wins inheritance battle against his 'secret' daughter over his £400,000 fortune

Dennis Cockell, who shot to fame as a rockstar ink artist in 1980s London before becoming an 'odd-job' man at Buckingham Palace, left behind a £413,000 estate when he died aged 74 in 2022.

Economics

2 w. ago Widow of rockstar tattoo artist wins inheritance battle against his 'secret' daughter over his £400,000 fortune

Dennis Cockell, who shot to fame as a rockstar ink artist in 1980s London before becoming an 'odd-job' man at Buckingham Palace, left behind a £413,000 estate when he died aged 74 in 2022.

Economics

2 w. ago Widow of rockstar tattoo artist wins inheritance battle against his 'secret' daughter over his £400K fortune

Dennis Cockell, who shot to fame as a rockstar ink artist in 1980s London before becoming an 'odd-job' man at Buckingham Palace, left behind a £413,000 estate when he died aged 74 in 2022.

Economics