British woman in Netflix’s Con Mum charged in Singapore
The British woman at the centre of a Netflix documentary on how she allegedly duped her son and left him in debt to fund her champagne-sipping lifestyle has been charged…
The whispering woman behind 10cc’s I’m Not In Love
“Be quiet – big boys don’t cry… big boys don’t cry … big boys don’t cry!” Those whispered words are, of course, an essential part of 10cc’s best-known hit single,…
Thousands attend funeral of Malian star Amadou Bagayoko
Thousands of people gathered in Mali on Sunday for the funeral of musician Amadou Bagayoko, of the world-renowned duo Amadou & Mariam. Friends, relatives, fans and fellow artists flocked to…
Adolescence makers to reboot nuclear drama Threads
Warp Films, the maker of worldwide hit TV show Adolescence, is to develop a series based on 1980s nuclear war film Threads, it has confirmed. The Sheffield-based firm plans to…
Blondie drummer Clem Burke dies, aged 70
Clem Burke, the drummer for 1970s new wave band Blondie, has died aged 70 following a “private battle with cancer”, the band’s spokesperson has confirmed to the BBC. Named one…
Corrie legend, social star and an Oscar nominee: Celebrity Big Brother kicks off
Oscar-nominated actor Mickey Rourke, US media personality JoJo Siwa, EastEnders star Patsy Palmer, Love Island’s Chris Hughes and former MP Michael Fabricant are getting to know each other after beginning…
Madonna and Elton John bury hatchet after lip-sync feud
Madonna has said she and Sir Elton John have “buried the hatchet” and put an end to their decades-long feud. Sir Elton, 78, has repeatedly accused Madonna of lip syncing…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces new charges of sex trafficking and prostitution
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been hit with two new criminal charges, including sex trafficking and engaging in prostitution, just a month before he is set to go on trial in…
Pilots, parties, and pranks: Filming Top Gun with Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise
Val Kilmer is joking around in his trailer on the set of Top Gun, pretending to bark demands into a packet of More cigarettes as if it’s a phone and…
Ashley Cain’s ‘shocking’ experience in the Brazilian favelas
Ashley Cain visited dangerous places around the world – and tried to understand why some young men choose a life of crime. “It’s absolutely devastating. People are losing their lives…