Rebecca Ferguson on taking control after music industry abuse claims
Rebecca Ferguson releases her new album independently after saying she was exploited and bullied. Read more about this story ….
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The Holdovers: Could the Oscar-tipped film be a new Christmas classic?
Paul Giamatti and Alexander Payne team up 20 years after Sideways for The Holdovers, about a misanthrope under the mistletoe Read more about this story ….
BBC Sound of 2024: Tyla, Last Dinner Party and Kenya Grace tipped for success
Other rising music stars up for the prize include The Last Dinner Party, Elmiene and Ayra Starr. Read more about this story ….
Beyoncé: Meet the designer who made her sparkle on tour
Hundreds of hours go into Gaurav Gupta’s designs for Beyoncé, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion. Read more about this story ….
Ant and Dec plead ‘no more politicians’ in TV jungle
The call for a break comes as Nigel Farage appears Down Under this year – following Matt Hancock. Read more about this story ….
American Fiction director says white audiences are too comfortable with black clichés
Satirical film American Fiction follows a black writer trying to make the literary world change its ways. Read more about this story ….
Bond villains in the frame
See photographer Andy Gotts’ pictures of the actors who have played the baddie in James Bond films. Read more about this story ….
Nigel Harman pulls out of Strictly Come Dancing
There was no elimination this week, after the Casualty star pulled out after injuring a rib. Read more about this story ….
I’m a Celeb producers sorry for liking ‘unacceptable’ Instagram comment
Producers say they “apologise for the mistake made and any offence caused” after liking the post. Read more about this story ….
The Crown’s Imelda Staunton on the ‘shock’ of playing the Queen when the Queen died
Imelda Staunton found out the monarch had died while filming the final series of the Netflix show. Read more about this story ….