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Elizabeth Taylor's suitcase up for auction after Richard Burton sent it to his sister

The Welsh film star sent his then-wife and actress Elizabeth Taylor's unwanted clothes to his sister.

Jamal Edwards' sister on celebrating SBTV's 20-year legacy and hopes of discovering new talent

The online music platform helped launch the careers of acts like Dave, Ed Sheeran and Jessie J.

Channel 4 documentary and journalists 'poisoned the well' against Russell Brand, court hears

Brand's defence barrister told jurors that Brand "had an immense amount of sex", but that "none of it was unlawful".

'I decided I was going to be Taylor Swift' - singer goes from busking to The Voice UK winner

Cate McHugh has gone from busking on the streets of Cardiff to winner of The Voice UK.

Jack Lowden says James Bond speculation is 'flattering'

The Slow Horses star is among three actors reported to be in the running for the iconic movie role.

Ashanti: ‘I’ve had a bodysuit snap off on stage. That was not my coolest moment’

Before her Australian tour, the Grammy-winner talks about her marriage to Nelly, fans rushing the stage and her secret skillGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailYour debut album, Ashanti, turns...

Outlander celebrated with special Bafta Scotland award

Sam Heughan is among four members of the production team due to receive the Outstanding Contribution to Television award.

The Zombies' Rod Argent back on stage after stroke

The songwriter is not planning a return to touring as he wants to spend more time with his wife.

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Steve Ellis, frontman of Everlasting Love hitmakers Love Affair, dies aged 76

Singer hit No 1 with pop-rock band in 1968 and scored three more Top 10 hits with them, before solo career featuring collaborations with Paul WellerSteve Ellis, the singer who found fame as the frontm...

Bonnie Tyler Christmas single to be released as husband says he misses her every day

Bonnie Tyler's last studio recording will be released as a Christmas single on November 13.

Martha Stewart says she 'really screwed up' with homeless Halloween costume

The veteran lifestyle guru has deleted a photo of herself wearing torn clothes and dirt on her face.

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John Leeson, voice behind Doctor Who’s K9, dies at 83

Actor, who appeared in Dad’s Army and Rainbow, remembered as ‘true gent’ by TV producer Russell T DaviesJohn Leeson, the actor best known as the voice of K9, the robot dog in Doctor Who, has died at 8...

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Meeting Elvis was ‘my biggest day with the Beatles’, says road manager’s book

Mal Evans’s tale of historic meeting among revelations in forthcoming memoir unpublished before his death in 1976Meeting Elvis Presley was “the biggest day of all the years I have spent with the famou...

‘They said we incited riots’: explosive punks Bad Brains on drugs, self-destruction and recording from jail

Young, black and fuelled by self-help mantras, they were reputedly the best live band on Earth. As their wild first sessions are rereleased, the group talk about scaring club owners – and getting kick...

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Teenage violinist wins BBC Young Musician 2026, after first all-female final

Judges hail Sofia Demetriades’s performance of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto as full of insights, poetry and maturityA teenage violinist has won the BBC Young Musician competition 2026, in the first a...

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Juan Atkins, pioneer of Detroit techno sound, dies aged 64

US artist known as Model 500 and as one half of the duo Cybotron had huge influence on dance music worldwideJuan Atkins, one of the pioneers of Detroit techno and a huge influence on dance music more...

Gavin and Stacey actor hopes his band will be 'the next Stereophonics'

Oscar Hartland, who played Neil the Baby, says he's on a "mission to create a new modern sound for Wales".

Sir Tom Jones mentors Welsh singer to victory on The Voice UK

Cate McHugh was congratulated by her coach Sir Tom Jones after she was crowned winner on Saturday.

‘It seems weird for an MC – but lyrics have never been a thing for me’: De La Soul’s honest playlist

Rapper Pos of the hip hop greats favours Barry White for the bedroom and sobs to Stevie Wonder, but which cheese-rock hit does he love on the sly?The first song I fell in love with My father could...

From Maya as Sir Mo Farah to Heidi as her own left hand: The best Halloween looks

Celebrities have been embracing the scariest day of the year by dressing up as sport stars, dismembered limbs and unsold concert tickets.