Upstairs Downstairs actress Jean Marsh dies aged 90
Upstairs Downstairs co-creator and actress Jean Marsh has died aged 90, her agent has confirmed. The British screen and stage star won an Emmy for her portrayal of hard-bitten but…
Daryl Hannah shows husband Neil Young’s softer side in new tour film
Fifty-seven years into his career, Neil Young has harvested millions of fans – but none of those followers is more devoted than his pet dogs. “They love the music,” says…
Mario Vargas Llosa: Giant of Latin American literature, dies aged 89
Mario Vargas Llosa, who has died at the age of 89 in his native Peru, was a towering figure in Latin American literature and culture who rarely shied away from…
Aimee Lou Wood calls SNL parody ‘mean and unfunny’
The White Lotus star Aimee Lou Wood has called a Saturday Night Live (SNL) sketch that impersonated her using exaggerated prosthetic teeth “mean and unfunny”. The British actress said the…
HBO confirms first cast members for Harry Potter TV series
Nick Frost, Paapa Essiedu, Janet McTeer and Paul Whitehouse will appear in the forthcoming Harry Potter TV series, US network HBO has confirmed. Frost has been cast as Hagrid, McTeer…
‘Mother of Scottish film’ Paddy Higson dies aged 83
Veteran film producer Paddy Higson has died at the age of 83 following a battle with cancer. She was known for her work with the director Bill Forsyth, with whom…
Big drop in plays staged by theatres over past decade
The number of plays and musicals staged by the UK’s main subsidised theatres last year was down by almost a third compared with 10 years earlier, BBC research suggests. In…
25 of the best theatre shows to see in spring and summer 2025
Many theatres around the UK are staging fewer original productions than a decade ago, BBC research has revealed. But there are still plenty of plays and musicals on offer. Here…
Who is Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, the US rapper accused of sex trafficking?
Sean “Diddy” Combs is considered as one of the key architects of the commercialisation of hip-hop Sean “Diddy” Combs, one of the most successful music moguls in the history of…
Lil Nas X in hospital with partial face paralysis
Rapper and musician Lil Nas X has revealed he is suffering from a sudden partial paralysis of the face. Posting to Instagram from hospital, the star told his 10.4 million…