Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHighlights of Stormzy’s set at Glastonbury 2017 When he strides onstage on Friday night, Stormzy will make history as the first British rapper to headline Glastonbury Festival. His ascension to the top of the bill has been rapid – he’s only released one album – but the […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption L to R: John Boyega, writer-director Steve McQueen and Letitia Wright John Boyega and Letitia Wright head the cast on Steve McQueen’s latest project, an anthology series set within London’s West Indian community. Alex Jennings and Line of Duty actress Rochenda Sandall will also appear in the series, which
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Former Z Cars and EastEnders actor Douglas Fielding has died aged 73, his family has confirmed. “We all love and miss him,” they said ins a statement, adding, “He was a well-known actor and lovely man and will be sorely missed.” Fielding starred as Sergeant Alec Quilley in the long-running police drama from 1969-1978. His
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Image caption The Python team – Jones, Chapman, Cleese, Idle, Gilliam and Palin – in 1970 Sir Michael Palin is to serve as the executive producer on five new Radio 4 specials to mark the 50th anniversary of the Monty Python comedy troupe. The shows, to air in September, will feature “never-before-released material from the
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Earlier this year, the meticulously managed world of K-pop was rocked by scandal. Seungri, a singer in one of the world’s most famous boy bands, Big Bang, was questioned by police over allegations he was procuring prostitutes for his business and had embezzled funds at Burning Sun, a nightclub he part-owned in the exclusive Gangnam
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Image copyright Kevin Winter Image caption Cardi B is headlining one of the few festivals that have achieved 50/50 gender balance, Way Out West in Sweden. Last year, more than 190 festivals signed up to a pledge to achieve a 50/50 gender balance by 2020. Seven months on, and the scheme is being extended into
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Image copyright PA Image caption Richard Jones, Adam Zidani, Kelly Jones, and Jamie Morrison of Stereophonics, have replaced Snow Patrol on the line-up for Latitude festival Stereophonics have replaced Snow Patrol on the line-up for Latitude festival after the Northern Irish band pulled out due to medical reasons. The Welsh rockers will headline the Saturday
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Image copyright 2001 Studio Ghibli – NDDTM Image caption Spirited Away is Studio Ghibli’s biggest hit to date Japanese animation Spirited Away has dominated the Chinese box office over its opening weekend, making more than twice as much as Disney’s Toy Story 4. The Studio Ghibli film grossed $27.7m (£21.8m), according to Maoyan, China’s largest
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A kimono is a traditional Japanese garment that goes back centuries Kim Kardashian West has angered people in Japan with the launch of her new shapewear brand, Kimono Intimates. The reality star said the label, launched on Tuesday, is inclusive and “celebrates and enhances the shape and curves of
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Image copyright Fraser McGee/Birmingham Rep Image caption One of Fraser McGee’s favourite images is a paint-splattered chair backstage at the Rep When the lights go down and curtain goes up, the eyes of the theatre audience are trained on the actors treading the boards. But behind the scenes, a small army of rarely-seen people are
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