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Jonathan Brady / POOL/AFP via Getty Images This week Meghan and Harry were in Canada, supporting music mogul David Foster’s foundation, which raises money for Canadian families whose children are undergoing life-saving organ transplants. Meghan wore Princess Diana’s diamond and sapphire earrings, and a video has been released on Meghan’s Instagram showing what a marvelous, totally genuine time everyone is having. This could have been a good news story for Meghan Markle, but it’s likely to be…

Harry Potter star Jessie Cave has revealed her unusual side hustle has earned her more in a year than she made from her entire acting career despite being in blockbuster films

Nathan Smith, 45, was best known for supporting the Wombats with his band MFK at Trentham Gardens.

Morgan Freeman isn’t waiting around for the perfect script. The Oscar winner recently told The New York Times that if the paycheck is big enough, he’s willing to overlook a few problems with a movie’s screenplay. “If somebody offers you a job, it’s very nice if they’re offering you also an exciting script, but in reality, two or three things come into play,” Freeman explained. “What are they going to pay you? If they’re going to pay you enough, then you overlook some of the glitches in the script that happen to be there.” Fair enough. Freeman did add that he’ll speak up when something in a script doesn’t sit right with him. “Sometimes you can mention things that are in the script that don’t quite work out for you and by and large, that gets worked out,” the Oscar winner said. At 89, Freema

Daddy Showkey expresses disappointment over the prolonged P-Square feud, stating it destroyed Africa’s biggest music brand and urging reconciliation.

Newly released images from the Buenos Aires hotel where Liam Payne died offer a fresh glimpse into the singer’s final hours, including visits from two women and deliveries to his room

Kelvin Fletcher appeared on Deal or No Deal: Celebrity Special on Saturday night

A wheelchair user says abuse and disorder before the Calvin Harris concert at Hampden left her feeling unsafe and determined never to return.

James Gray continued his festival tour with Paper Tiger this weekend setting down in the Locarno Film Festival to receive an honorary award ahead of the film’s Swiss premiere on its landmark Piazza Grande. Meeting the press ahead of the screening on Sunday evening, Gray gave an insight into his vision for cinema and how…

Multiple victims have been rushed to special burns units after an exploding firework shot into a huge crowd on a beach in Benidorm during the Castell de l'Olla de Altea festival

The Jewish actress has reflected on how speaking out for her community has affected her career.

The Italian filmmaker came to the Swiss festival to speak about his ex-assistant Giovanni Tortorici's second feature about young people, failed by schools and adults, whose cast includes Monica Bellucci.

Newlyweds, Venezuela Fury and Noah Price, have reportedly signed up for I'm A Celebrity spin-off, The Wild Frontier, which will be hosted by Ant and Dec in Canada

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The actress first joined Albert Square in 2013.10:54, 09 Aug 2026Actress Kellie Bright has announced she will be leaving Eastenders after 13 years on the BBC soap. Sharing that it was a "tough decision" to make, the 50-year-old confessed that it is the "right time to say goodbye".‌Kellie first entered Albert Square in 2013 as the iconic Linda Carter. The matriarch of the Carter family, she became the landlady for the Queen Vic and featured in a variety of intense storylines that had viewers on the edge of their seats.‌Sharing the news on Instagram last night (August 8) via the BBC Eastenders page, Kellie opened up about her decision to exit the soap. Having been her "home" for 13 years, she confessed that she is excited to spend more time with her children.‌She said: "EastEnders has been m

At Rockeoke, people of all singing abilities get to live out their music dreams of performing on stage with the backing of a live band.

The SOLOS division specializes in producing no- and low-alcohol beverages using dealcoholization and aroma-recovery technology without compromising quality.

Fresh off their album sales battle — "She won. She won by a lot," Julian Casablancas quipped — Friday night's headliner at San Francisco fest makes surprise appearance during band's Saturday set

The legendary filmmaker and composer talks about his newest work, a joint graphic novel and album called Cathedral, and reflects on his long career in horror

They have been the support act twice but last night The K’s took to The Piece Hall stage in Halifax as the headline performers.

He made the revelation during a recent interview.

The conductor is a con artist. Or: The conductor is God. Musicians frequently encounter both of these extreme views of music’s most mysterious profession. It’s not surprising that conductors elicit suspicion as well as adulation. The very act of conducting—waving a wand to summon ravishing or ethereal or earsplitting sounds—can look like either inexplicable magic or embarrassing nonsense, a kind of tuxedoed air guitar. With most kinds of musical performance, the listener can sense, in their…

The conductor is a con artist. Or: The conductor is God. Musicians frequently encounter both of these extreme views of music’s most mysterious profession. It’s not surprising that conductors elicit suspicion as well as adulation. The very act of conducting—waving a wand to summon ravishing or ethereal or earsplitting sounds—can look like either inexplicable magic or embarrassing nonsense, a kind of tuxedoed air guitar. With most kinds of musical performance, the listener can sense, in their…

GLASTONBURY 2027 is set to be a huge one, with some major British stars rumoured to take to the festival's iconic stages. With Glasto missing from this year's festival roster, fans will no doubt be yearning for the return of the world-famous event. Glastonbury, which usually happens in June, is missing from the 2026 music...

Lagos Commissioner Tokunbo Wahab urges celebrities and the public to stop encouraging street urchins, highlighting how financial support undermines governm

KATE Beckinsale has wiped her entire Instagram profile after being subject to "disgusting" body-shaming by online trolls. The actress, 53, was recently left in tears after cruel comments - and she's now decided enough is enough. The opening page on the Pearl Harbor star's account now simply reads "no posts yet" after she wiped off...

Hundreds of music lovers flocked to Victoria Park for the first ever Exchange Folk Festival on Saturday.

Kell Brook teases blockbuster comeback fight is ‘done’ in new return plans  talkSPORT

The genre was shaped by exclusion, not expansion.

The oldest to die was just 36.

Scott Hylands, the Canadian actor known for "Night Heat," "The X-Files" and "Supernatural," has died at age 83.

The actor revealed things have been tough work wise since he left the BBC soap

Jeremy Clarkson has revealed an unexpected reaction from guests when he turned up at Kaleb Cooper's wedding in a striking car

This is the first time in 21 years that there was no separate bodhrán competition in the Fleadh Cheoil.

Three decades after the rapper Tupac Shakur was killed in Las Vegas, a man who prosecutors say provided the murder weapon is scheduled to go to trial.

An apartment complex in Olde Kensington has become a stage for an indie band that commentates on rec league kickball. But its members want to maintain a balance between the commentary and their music.

Forget the grainy wedding videos of the 90s, today's brides want heavily produced short videos to post on their grid

The legendary band could be winding down.

Country music suffered two more losses this week.

Review: We all love a rags-to-riches story, and we got one this week on the Coastal Wonders TV show.

Nation Cymru staff An internationally acclaimed vocal ensemble is returning to north Wales for a special concert just days after performing at the BBC Proms. The Gesualdo Six, one of Britain’s leading a cappella groups will perform music from their latest album, Wishing Tree, at the North Wales International Music Festival on Friday, 11 September.…

From small gigs across Panay to representing the Philippines in Germany, Sentient Void brings its heavy metal to the Wacken Metal Battle