Category: Entertainment

A huge takeover that would rock the entertainment industry looks imminent, with Netflix and Paramount fighting over Warner Bros Discovery (WBD). Streaming giant Netflix announced it had agreed a $72bn…

Primal Scream have said a video containing alleged antisemitic imagery was a “piece of art” and was intended to “provoke debate, not hate”. Warning: This article contains alleged antisemitic imagery.…

Peter Greene, the actor known for roles in Pulp Fiction and The Mask, has died aged 60. He was found dead at his New York City apartment on Friday, his…

Writing 26 books and a memoir in his lifetime, John le Carré is widely considered to be one of the best spy novelists of all time. His son, Simon Cornwell,…

Author Joanna Trollope has died aged 82, her family has said. Trollope was one of the nation’s most widely read authors, having published more than 30 novels during a career…

Iceland has announced it is boycotting next year’s Eurovision over Israel’s participation in the competition, saying taking part would “neither be a source of joy nor peace”. The announcement from…

OpenAI has signed its first major licensing deal to bring well-known characters to life on its Sora video generation tool. The company said the agreement with Walt Disney was part…

Tax changes announced in the budget could have “devastating, unintended consequences” on live music venues, including widespread closures and job losses, trade bodies have warned. The bodies, representing nearly 1,000…

Sophie Kinsella, the author of the Shopaholic series of novels, has died aged 55, her family have said. The writer, whose real name was Madeleine Sophie Wickham, revealed last year…

Scottish artist Nnena Kalu has won the 2025 Turner Prize with two exhibitions, including a series of brightly coloured sculptures. The Glaswegian, 59, took home the visual arts prize along…