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A new billboard advertisement hinting that Hilary Mantel is ready to release her next novel has sprung up in London. The long-awaited book, the title of which has previously been announced as The Mirror and the Light, will complete the author’s Thomas Cromwell trilogy. The first two novels in the trilogy – Wolf Hall and […]

Image caption Nan Winton became the first woman to read the news on BBC Television in 1960 The first woman to read the news on BBC television has died at the age of 93. Nancy Wigginton, who was better known as Nan Winton, became the first female TV newsreader at the corporation on 20 June

Image copyright Reuters Three handwritten wills have been found at the home of Aretha Franklin, months after the “Queen of Soul’s” death. Franklin died from pancreatic cancer in August and family members said at the time that she had left no will. But three documents were found earlier this month. Two from 2010 were recovered

Five years ago Darwin Prakash wasn’t able to read music and had no formal singing training. The baritone started his operatic singing career after a chance meeting with a British music teacher after following friends to an opera masterclass in Delhi, India. Now, having completed his training, he’s about to make his professional debut appearing

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Michael Rice gave it his all at Eurovision, but ended up finishing 26th out of 26 The UK finished in last place at Eurovision on Saturday, despite the best efforts of singer Michael Rice. The talent show winner has reportedly blamed a Brexit backlash, as have some disgruntled British Eurovisionophiles.

Image caption Jess Impiazzi decided to leave Ex On The Beach Stars of an MTV reality show felt under pressure from producers to have “lots” of sex on screen, the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme has been told. Ex On The Beach’s Jess Impiazzi said it had felt like being “in a brothel”. Meanwhile, Carley Belomonte,

Image copyright El Grafico Image caption Diego Maradona had England in a spin at the 1986 World Cup by scoring both goals in Argentina’s 2-1 victory; one with his famous left foot and other with his infamous left ‘hand of God’ Like many of us, Asif Kapadia seems to prefer his heroes when they’re fundamentally

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Ryan Tedder reportedly makes $2.5 million writing songs for other artists in a single year Ryan Tedder has written some of pop’s biggest hits, including Beyonce’s Halo, Ed Sheeran’s Happier and, for his own band OneRepublic, Counting Stars. But he says pop is in danger of being stifled by

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Duncan Laurence receives his trophy from last year’s winner Netta “I’m so happy right now,” said Duncan Laurence shortly after securing the Netherlands’ first win at the Eurovision Song Contest since 1975. “This can’t be described in words,” the Dutch singer told reporters. “My dream came true.” Asked to

Image caption Jade, Selvi and Melissa The winning entry of the BBC’s Rachael Bland New Podcast Award will explore life in recovery from addiction. The new series, made by BBC Radio 5 Live and available on BBC Sounds, takes a warts-and-all look at the reality of addiction through the eyes of three recovering people –