Eurovision‘s Olly Alexander has branded the Union Jack flag “divisive” and “nationalistic”, sparking a furious backlash from fans of the annual contest. Ahead of today’s semi-final performance in Malmo, Sweden, the 33-year-old actor claimed to be “ambivalent” about what the flag represented – and Twitter exploded. “We have a weirdo representing us in Eurovision who...
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Eurovision hopefuls put on the style in Malmo
5 May 2024 By Ali Abbas Ahmadi ,BBC News EPA Flamboyant? Me? Meet San Marino’s Megara at the Eurovision official opening ceremony The final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest may not be until next weekend but contestants have already been putting on the style for the event’s official opening in Malmo. Representatives of the...
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Eurovision 2024: Joanna Lumley to announce UK jury scores
3 May 2024 By Mark Savage, BBC music correspondent Getty Images Joanna Lumley was made a Dame in the 2021 Queen’s New Year Honours list Dame Joanna Lumley will front the UK’s jury at next week’s Eurovision Song Contest, the BBC has revealed. It means that the star of Absolutely Fabulous and Fool Me Once will reveal...
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Demi Moore is ‘preparing herself’ for ’emotional goodbye’ with Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis retired from acting in 2022 after being diagnosed with aphasia, which was confirmed to have progressed to frontotemporal dementia last year. Demi Moore is said to have been “preparing herself” for what’s to come in the future, as her former husband continues to battle his condition. The Hollywood actress told InTouch: “When you...
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Co-op Live, Manchester’s £365m new arena, opens with big capacity and plans
20 April 2024 By Ian Youngs,Entertainment & arts reporter BBC The new arena is part of a development around Manchester City’s Etihad stadium A new £365m venue is set to become the biggest indoor arena in the UK as it opens in Manchester. Co-op Live, a giant black box next to Manchester City’s football ground,...
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Scrabble: Mattel launches new version of game which is ‘less competitive’
9 April 2024 By Steven McIntosh,Entertainment reporter Mattel The new version of scrabble will include helper cards and see players work towards a series of goals Mattel is to launch a new version of Scrabble which is designed to be more collaborative and accessible for those who find word games intimidating. The new double-sided Scrabble...
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Selling Sunset’s Christine Quinn and Christian Dumontet file for divorce
In a new interview with People magazine, Jada Pinkett Smith alleged she and Will Smith have been separated for years, following their marriage in 1992. “We’re still figuring it out,” the actor said when asked about the state of their marriage, adding that they had been separated for six years at the time of Will’s...
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Top 50 news websites in the US: People, USA Today and New York Times see double-digit annual growth Top 50
Webpages of the New York Times, Common Crawl, OpenAI, and Microsoft are seen on a computer. Picture: Shutterstock/Tada Images Celebrity newsbrand People was the fastest-growing news website in the US in March according to Press Gazette’s latest ranking. Top 50 most popular news websites in the UK (monthly ranking) Top 50 most popular news websites...
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Chance Perdomo: British-American actor, 27, dies in motorcycle accident
Getty Images Actor Chance Perdomo, best known for his role in Netflix horror series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, has died in a motorcycle accident, aged 27, his publicist has announced. The British-American star was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Southampton. He was nominated for best actor at the 2019 Bafta TV awards...
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Kate rumours linked to Russian disinformation
26 March 2024 By Sean Coughlan & Marianna Spring,Royal correspondent & Disinformation and Social Media correspondent PA Media The Princess of Wales was the subject of rumours and conspiracy theories on social media Security researchers believe a Russia-based disinformation group amplified and added to the frenzy of social media conspiracies about the Princess of Wales’s...
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‘Celebrity Big Brother UK’ 2024 Crowns Winner On ITV
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details of the winner of Celebrity Big Brother UK. The first edition of Celebrity Big Brother UK on ITV has crowned its winner after 19 days. Following the evictions of Zeze Miller and Marisha Wallace on Tuesday night, six housemates remained in the house and were in contention to take...
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Bafta TV Awards 2024: The list of nominations
ITV Helena Bonham Carter is nominated for best actress for playing former Crossroads star Noele ‘Nolly’ Gordon The stars and shows that are in the running for British TV’s highest honours, the Bafta Television Awards, have been announced for 2024. The Crown, Happy Valley and Black Mirror episode Demon 79 are the top contenders. Here...