White House responds to report Trump is considering commuting Diddy’s prison sentence | Ents & Arts News

A White House official has said there is “zero truth” to a report that Donald Trump is considering commuting Sean “Diddy” Combs’s prison sentence as early as this week. On…

All police forces urged to stop recording non-crime hate incidents | Politics News

All police forces in England and Wales should stop recording non-crime hate incidents, police chiefs have recommended. The College of Policing and the National Police Chiefs’ Council have written to…

Bob Vylan on ‘death, death to the IDF’ chant: ‘I’d do it again tomorrow, twice on Sundays’ | Ents & Arts News

Bob Vylan’s frontman has said he does not regret chanting “death, death to the IDF” at Glastonbury – and would do it again. The outspoken punk duo sparked controversy with…

No more investigations into ‘non-crime hate incidents’ after Linehan case, Met Police says | UK News

Metropolitan Police is to stop investigating “non-crime hate incidents” to “reduce ambiguity” after prosecutors dropped a case against Graham Linehan. Linehan, 57, will face no further action after being arrested…

Harper Lee mystery:  Is there a To Kill A Mockingbird prequel and true crime novel ‘waiting to be published’? | Ents & Arts News

One of Harper Lee’s surviving relatives says it’s possible there could be major unpublished works by the author still to be discovered, following the release of eight of her previously…

Bruce Springsteen on his new biopic and the star stepping into his shoes: ‘He’s a rock star – you can’t fake that’ | Ents & Arts News

“It’s a cliché,” says Bruce Springsteen, “but he is a rock star – and you can’t fake that.” The Boss is talking about Jeremy Allen White, star of The Bear, who…

Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers dies aged 48, band says | Ents & Arts News

Sam Rivers, the bassist with US nu-metal group Limp Bizkit, has died aged 48, his bandmates have said. In a post on Instagram, the group paid tribute to their “brother”…

Socialite Lady Annabel Goldsmith dies | UK News

Lady Annabel Goldsmith, the socialite who gave her name to a famous Mayfair nightclub, has died aged 91. Her son Ben Goldsmith, an environmentalist and financier, described her as “quite…

Laurence Fox wins retrial over ‘racist’ claim but loses appeal over ‘paedophiles’ slur | UK News

Laurence Fox’s claim for libel after being called a racist on social media will go to a retrial, the Court of Appeal has ruled. However, the controversial actor-turned-activist failed to…

BBC Gaza documentary breached broadcasting code, Ofcom finds | UK News

A BBC Gaza documentary breached the broadcasting code, an Ofcom investigation has found. The regulator said the failure to disclose that the 13-year-old boy narrating the programme was the son…