US President Donald Trump is to visit the UK on Friday 13 July, after previously cancelling a trip amid claims he would face mass protests. It will not be the full-blown state visit Mr Trump was promised when Prime Minister Theresa May visited the White House in January last year. But an invitation to a … Read more
Radio 2 host, Chris Evans, has topped the list of the BBC’s best-paid stars. He topped the table, in a salary bracket of £2,200,000 – £2,249,999. Claudia Winkleman who was the highest-paid female celebrity, earned between £450,000 and £500,000. About two-thirds of stars earning more than £150,000 are male, compared to one-third female, according to … Read more
Revolting Rhymes scored a hat-trick this weekend: first winning Best Storytelling at Shanghai International Film and TV Festival in China, then Best Animation at the Banff World Media Festival in Canada, and finishing off with the Cristal for Best TV Production at Annecy in France, the world’s premier animation festival. Produced by Magic Light Pictures, … Read more
Nearly 10 million working days are lost each year for adults aged 25-64 due to back pain – and around 80% of us will suffer from back pain at some point in our lives. The financial cost to the UK economy is estimated to be around £12bn per year, plus there are huge personal and … Read more
Ant and Dec have dedicated their Bafta TV Award to the Queen after winning a prize for their presentation of her 90th birthday celebration event. The duo won the best live event prize for fronting The Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebration on ITV last May. The top honours had been expected to go to Netflix’s fictionalised … Read more
Portugal have won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in the competition’s history. Salvador Sobral, 27, won with his love ballad Amar Pelos Dois, which was written by his sister. He said on receiving the trophy: “We live in a world of fast food music. This is a victory for music… music isn’t … Read more
Portugal have won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in the competition’s history. Salvador Sobral, 27, won with his ballad Amar Pelos Dois, which was written by his sister. He said on receiving the trophy: “We live in a world of fast food music. This is a victory for music… music isn’t fireworks, … Read more
Macedonia’s Eurovision entrant squealed with delight as her fiance proposed to her in front of an audience of millions during the second semi-final in Kiev. Jana Burceska, who revealed she was pregnant in the live TV interview during voting, then introduced the father of her child, Alexander. Taking the microphone, he dropped to one knee, … Read more
Strictly Come Dancing is saying goodbye to professional dancer Natalie Lowe after she decided “with a very heavy heart” to leave the show. Lowe, 36, whose partners have included Olympian Greg Rutherford and Hollyoaks star Ricky Whittle, said it was “a very difficult decision for me”. She joined BBC One’s Strictly in 2009, having won … Read more
More than 100 Afghan soldiers were killed or wounded in a Taliban attack on an army base on Friday, the defence ministry has confirmed. Fighting lasted for several hours near the city of Mazar-e Sharif in northern Balkh province. Insurgents targeted those leaving Friday prayers at the base’s mosque and others in a canteen, the … Read more
Beyonce’s visual album Lemonade has won a Peabody Award. It was among seven entertainment winners announced by the Peabody Awards jurors. The awards honour the most compelling and empowering stories released in electronic media during the previous year. The jurors said Lemonade “challenges our cultural imagination, while crafting a stunning and sublime masterpiece about the … Read more
Nominations for the 2017 Screen Nation Film and Television Awards has been announced by the organizers. The awards scheme dubbed The Black BAFTAs, rewards the very best in black British achievement in film and TV. This year’s edition will take place at the Park Plaza London Riverbank Hotel on Sunday May 7, 2017, and will … Read more
Nominations for the 2017 Screen Nation Film and Television Awards has been announced by the organizers. The awards scheme dubbed The Black BAFTAs, rewards the very best in black British achievement in film and TV. This year’s edition will take place at the Park Plaza London Riverbank Hotel on Sunday May 7, 2017, and will be hosted by BBC … Read more
The ovens are on and the pots are simmering in the Masterchef kitchen with a new series having just begun on BBC One. But host John Torode says all is not creamy between himself and fellow judge Gregg Wallace. “It’s funny, we’ve never been friends,” he told the Daily Mirror, admitting they’d had “a couple … Read more
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry have arrived at a “service of hope”, following last month’s Westminster attack. Khalid Masood killed three people when he drove into crowds on Westminster Bridge before fatally stabbing a police officer at the Houses of Parliament. He died after being shot dead by police during the … Read more
Theresa May has signed the letter that will formally begin the UK’s departure from the European Union. Giving official notice under Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, it will be delivered to European Council president Donald Tusk later. In a statement in the Commons, the prime minister will then tell MPs this marks “the moment … Read more
Former England captain Rio Ferdinand has told the BBC that his children would not talk about the death of their mother. Speaking to BBC Radio 5 live, he said his children would “shut me down” when he asked them how they were feeling. He said he did not know the best way to talk to … Read more
There must be “no place for terrorists to hide” and intelligence services must have access to encrypted messaging services, the home secretary has said. Khalid Masood killed four people in Westminster this week. It is understood his phone had connected to messaging app WhatsApp two minutes earlier. Amber Rudd said she would be meeting technology … Read more
Sutton United are getting ready to take on Arsenal in the fifth round of the FA Cup. The teams will meet for the first time in their history at Gander Green Lane in front of 5,000 fans. Millions more will be tuning in to watch it on BBC One. Arsenal players are paid millions but … Read more
Former footballer Rio Ferdinand will discuss the death of his wife in a BBC One documentary about parents who lose their partners. In the programme, to be shown this spring, the father-of-three will open up about losing wife Rebecca to breast cancer in 2015 at the age of just 34. “I don’t think I’ve grieved … Read more