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Cate Blanchett asks theatre audience to stop filming during show

The A-list actress is the latest star to ask fans to put their phones away during performances.

‘Being in Madness kept some of them out of jail’: how the baggy-trousered nutty boys made a guerrilla cinema classic

From a jail-inspired light sabre fight to the moment a sax-player flew, Take It or Leave It brilliantly captured the hit-makers’ grimy origins. Will the film’s return see it finally honoured as a musi...

‘Love and respect’ or ‘a cash grab’? The furious battle over the final album by the Fall

Creators of Post Script, made with vocals by the late Mark E Smith, defend it as ‘a great, positive record’, but fiancee describes it as ‘ethically wrong’The fiancee and last manager of the late Mark...

British Museum bans visitors from photographing Bayeux Tapestry

Visitors stopping to take pictures of the 68m medieval embroidery were holding up others, prompting the rule change.

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Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac buy Wrexham football pub

The Turf is a regular feature on the Welcome to Wrexham Disney documentary series.

BBC removes 11 Mitchell and Webb comedy sketches from iPlayer

The corporation said it had included "the ones that still work today and not the ones that don't."

How much is being close to your favorite artist worth? Superfans are reshaping the concert industry

Some admit to spending thousands of dollars for barricade spots and other VIP perks at concerts, which is slowly becoming commonWhen Harry Styles announced a fall residency at Madison Square Garden, 4...

Calvin Harris recognised for 1.6m world record DJ set crowd

An estimated 1.6m people attended the Dumfries DJ's set in Sao Paulo in Brazil earlier this year.

Gavin and Stacey co-stars support Strictly debut, says Melanie Walters

Walters, best known for playing Gwen West in the BBC comedy, is partnered with professional Aljaz Skorjanec.

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What do you think of the MPs’ inquiry into UK Eurovision song contest failure? I give it nul points | Laura Snapes

There are obvious reasons why the UK flops and flops again, but that isn’t the point. This annual debacle is now part of our national identityGiven that Britain’s politics are quite a sizeable reason...

‘I feel betrayed’: inside Ed Sheeran’s controversial return to the stage

Some fans were hesitant to turn the page after Sheeran’s tour resumed in Philadelphia after the removal of Macklemore, who spoke out in support of Palestine“This is not usually how I would open the sh...

‘It’s been work to not go crazy’: Way Dynamic, the Australian folk-pop musician with fans including Elton John

Dylan Young’s sound recalls the Beach Boys and the Beatles, both contemporary and timeless – and his latest album, Massive Shoe, is attracting international acclaimIt’s been a huge couple of years for...

Strictly returns with new hosting trio as celebrities find out dance pairings

Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe take over from long-running presenting duo Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.

Singer Becky Hill looks back: ‘Aside from the music I was making, I hated every minute of my 20s’

The Brit award winner on being scammed by a model agency, coming to terms with sexual assault, and wrestling with impostor syndromeBorn in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, in 1994 and raised in Bewdley, Be...

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UK startup snares $20m to recreate gigs with ‘hyper-realistic’ digital avatars

Unit1 hopes to offer lower cost version of shows such as Abba Voyage, showcasing living and dead artists in any venueThe former chief executive of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s entertainment group has obtaine...

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Matthew Rhys' sister 'so proud of him' after historic Emmy wins

Rhys, from Cardiff, became the first person to win two lead acting Emmy prizes in one night.

Ed Sheeran admits 'mistakes' at first show since Macklemore controversy

The singer spoke about Israel and Gaza after Macklemore was dropped from his tour for making pro-Palestinian remarks on stage.

Everything we know about the Ed Sheeran and Macklemore controversy

The show in Philadelphia comes after rapper Macklemore was dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour over pro-Palestinian comments.

Sex and dating for the sandwich generation - Sharon Horgan on her latest comedy Youth

"It's really weird watching yourself age on screen because that's not fun," Horgan reveals.

Suzi Quatro: ‘It is absolutely crazy I’m not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But I’m in good company!’

The 76-year-old rocker on her pre-gig routine, the one reality show she’d go on and who she’d cast as herself in a film about her lifeYour new album is called Freedom and the title track interpolates...