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Presenting at The BBC has become toxic.
Used to be a time (a better time) when having a presenting job at the BBC was a real achievement. Now it is fraught with

Tragedy at Oasis gig.
A man has died after falling from a height at an Oasis concert on Saturday, the Metropolitan Police has said. Police said officers and medics

Ozzy Osborne International.
Birmingham Airport chiefs say they are “closely following” the petition to rename the flight hub ‘Ozzy Osbourne International’. Thousands of rock fans have signed the

How the other half live.
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi selling their UK farm for $30M less than a year after move Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi have

Ozzy Osbourne funeral today.
Eight days after his death, Ozzy Osbourne will make his final journey through his home city of Birmingham as fans, friends and family say goodbye.

Wow! This is an anti-climax.
Astronomer were bold enough to use recent events to their commercial advantage, but missed a huge opportunity to do it right. The recent kisscam “scandal”

Hulk Hogan Has Died.
WWE legend and Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan has died at age 71. Hogan, born Terry Gene Bollea, died after police and emergency medical personnel

You are not allowed in.
From tomorrow, websites operating in the UK with pornographic content must “robustly” age-check users. Adults wanting to access explicit material should experience a significant change

Cleese unleashed at 85.
Legendary British comedian John Cleese, one of the minds behind celebrated works such as Monty Python and Fawlty Towers, is inviting audiences to take a behind-the-scenes look at

Netflix escapes tax.
Ministers have dismissed proposals for a Netflix tax aimed at safeguarding British television, citing concerns over deterring investment from US streaming services. The culture, media

Diddy is innocent. (slightly).
Sean Combs, alias P Diddy, has been denied bail by Judge Arun Subramanian after nine months in prison ahead of his sentencing later this summer.

BBC seeks licence increase.
BBC Director General Tim Davie is advocating for a reformed licence fee amid discussions with ministers prior to the BBC’s Charter renewal in 2027. The

Whodunnit? Here’s The Swindle.
International crime expert David Swindle, the former detective who led the Peter Tobin investigation and created Operation Anagram, is coming to Stirling with his brand-new

Weinsten found guilty again.
Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty of sexual assault in New York, after his sex crimes conviction in the state was overturned last year. A

Lively 1 Baldoni 0
A New York judge has dismissed Justin Baldoni’s $400m (£295m) defamation lawsuit against his former co-star Blake Lively. The staggering figure claimed is simply the

Manchester gets The Brits.
Next year’s Brit Awards are to be held in Manchester – the first time the ceremony has taken place outside London since the awards began
other Arts news

Presenting at The BBC has become toxic.

Tragedy at Oasis gig.

Ozzy Osborne International.

How the other half live.

Ozzy Osbourne funeral today.

Wow! This is an anti-climax.

Hulk Hogan Has Died.

You are not allowed in.

Cleese unleashed at 85.

Netflix escapes tax.

Diddy is innocent. (slightly).

BBC seeks licence increase.

Whodunnit? Here’s The Swindle.

Weinsten found guilty again.

Lively 1 Baldoni 0

Manchester gets The Brits.

Lively drops some of the legals.

#Diddydidit, of course he did.

Last orders for Norm.
Celebrity meltdown for Swift, Reynolds and Lively.

Pay to be British.

Mendes gets a Beatles green light.

Gene Hackman and wife died naturally.

Rowetta bust-up with Happy Mondays

Alan Partridge gets off lightly.
Badger meet Banksy badger.

You can’t touch Coronation Street!
Aubrey Plaza husband found dead.

Panto roars back.
