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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionSimon Armitage: “Poetry should respond to climate change” Poet Simon Armitage, whose “witty and profound” work spans sharp observations about modern life and classical myths, is to be the UK’s next Poet Laureate. The West Yorkshire writer will hold the historic post for the next decade, taking […]

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Foals are the biggest name on the bill at this year’s Great Escape “This,” warns my colleague, “is a spectacularly bad idea”‘ “There’s no way you’ll cope.” And with that endorsement ringing in my ears (note to self: buy earplugs) I set off in the hope of catching 16

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Prakazrel Michel has been charged with making contributions to a presidential campaign A founding member of hip-hop group The Fugees and a Malaysian businessman have been charged with making illegal contributions in the 2012 US presidential election campaign. Low Taek Jho, known as Jho Low, allegedly transferred more than

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The comedy quiz show had booked Change UK leader Heidi Allen Friday night’s episode of TV panel show Have I Got News For You was pulled by the BBC as it risked falling foul of its pre-European election rules. The pre-recorded episode featured Change UK acting leader MP Heidi

Image copyright AFP Image caption Rihanna will become the first woman of colour to head a brand under the group Singer Rihanna is to launch a fashion label with French luxury goods group Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH). The label is called Fenty, after the singer’s full name – Robyn Rihanna Fenty, and will launch

Image copyright Getty Images Danny Baker has expressed his deep regret at the Twitter storm that led to his sacking on Thursday, describing it as “one of the worst days of his life”. The former BBC Radio 5 Live presenter was sacked over his chimp tweet about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s baby. The

Image copyright Google Netflix, Spotify, iPads, YouTube and Instagram are just a few things that didn’t exist when the Children’s Laureate was set up 20 years ago. In 1999, the main obstacle in getting children interested in reading was their own attention spans. The printed page may now have far more competition than it used

Image copyright Studio Canal Image caption The movie was supposed to make a Hollywood star of Aretha Franklin but was dropped due to technical problems An unseen 1972 movie of Aretha Franklin recording the most successful gospel album to date was shelved and remained hidden for nearly 50 years, partly due to the singer’s frustration

Image copyright Getty Images Adrian Edmondson, who is known for starring in anarchic TV comedies The Young Ones and Bottom, is joining the cast of EastEnders. The comic actor will be seen in the BBC One soap as Daniel Cook, a new love interest for Jean Slater, played by Gillian Wright. The BBC said Edmondson

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionDanny Baker explains what happened when his 5 Live bosses called him The BBC has sacked Danny Baker saying he showed a “serious error of judgement” over his tweet about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s baby. The tweet, which he later deleted but which has been