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Liam Gallagher issues tongue-in-cheek warning to Manchester Co-op Live arena bosses: ‘I’ll gig in Lidl’

Lidl by Lidl: Former Oasis star promises fans will still get to see him perform if the new venue isn’t ready in time

Meryl Streep to receive honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival

Streep, who first won the best actress award at Cannes in 1989, will be honoured at festival’s opening ceremony on 14 May

New stats show that there’s less sex than ever before in films

Less than half of all films now contain sex and nudity

Ryan Gosling shares one career detail that ‘haunts’ him daily

‘I didn’t know this would become the poster for the movie,’ the ‘Fall Guy’ actor said

The Cherry Orchard review: Chekhov characters banter and vape while the world burns

Bafta-winner Adeel Akhtar and ‘Tár’ star Nina Hoss are excellent, but Benedict Andrews’s clever but annoying contemporary Chekhov revival insists on a grating quirkiness

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Olly Alexander cries as he addresses Eurovision controversy over Israel

Pop singer says he feels ‘sad and distressed’ by the row over his performance, after an open letter urged him to withdraw in protest at Israel’s participation in the annual song contest

Gavin and Stacey to return for Christmas Day finale episode, James Corden announces

James Corden and Ruth Jones have revealed that their much-loved sitcom will return for one last episode

John Cleese says TV comedy has been ‘ruined’ so much people ‘can’t name more than one or two’ sitcoms

'Half the trouble is there’s too much change,' 'Fawlty Towers' star said

Billie Eilish fans lash out at ‘ridiculous’ ticket prices for 2025 tour

Fans were dismayed with many branding the sum ‘ridiculous’ in the midst of a cost of living crisis

John Leguizamo says ‘neurotic’ Patrick Swayze was ‘difficult’ to work with

‘It would make him mad and upset sometimes,’ actor said of on-set disagreement

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Female presenters lose equal pay claim in legal challenge against BBC

Four journalists who have accused BBC of conducting a ‘sham recruitment exercise’ will still be able to bring action alleging age and gender discrimination

Netflix’s Baby Reindeer problem is here to stay after achieving unusual feat

Controversial series has made rare streaming service achievement

Gemma Collins tearfully reveals she was instructed to terminate pregnancy by doctors

‘I was really heartbroken because I was pregnant and he was having an affair,’ she shared

Hilarious and honest or boorish and bigoted? Untangling the strange, enduring appeal of Jeremy Clarkson

From his ‘fracas’ with the BBC producer to his nasty Meghan Markle column, the presenter of ‘The Grand Tour’ and ‘Clarkson’s Farm’ seems to have nine lives. Nick Hilton looks at his contradictions and his lasting popularity

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Martin Freeman turns his back on vegetarianism after 38 years

Actor described pork pies and scotch eggs as ‘food of the gods’

Take That become latest act to cancel shows at crisis-hit Co-op Live arena

Britain’s largest indoor arena sees numerous gig cancellations amid a series of mishaps

Jenna Ortega shocks fans by departing hit Netflix series

Viewers have called the revelation ‘crazy’ and ‘devastating’

Richard Osman claims ‘everyone’ in industry knows who Baby Reindeer abuser is

‘Richard Gadd... has been very open to people in the industry about who that person was,’ said Osman

Dua Lipa review, Radical Optimism: Destined to get bodies on the dancefloor

Unlike many of her pop peers, Dua Lipa doesn’t offer any diaristic glimpses into her private life

Clarkson’s Farm review: Laced with Tory dog-whistles, but undeniably irresistible

The Prime Video smash is where the oft-beleaguered TV star cleans up faeces, rather than imagining it being thrown at Meghan Markle

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Ryan Gosling says he’s stopped taking roles that put him in a ‘dark place’ for family’s sake

‘Barbie’ and ‘The Fall Guy’ star says he thinks about his family and ‘what is going to be best for all of us’

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The Tattooist of Auschwitz review: Strange work adds little to an over-exploited chapter of our shared history

In this TV adaptation of Heather Morris’s controversial bestseller, Harvey Keitel and Jonah Hauer-King play the older and younger versions of tattooist Lali Sokolov

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Kristen Stewart makes vampire movie return opposite Oscar Isaac

The pair will pay a married couple in the thriller from ‘Mandy’ director Panos Cosmatos

Kevin Spacey issues fiery statement decrying ‘desperate’ new Channel 4 documentary about alleged abuse

‘I will not sit back and be attacked,’ the former ‘House of Cards’ star said

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Alfred Molina gets emotional reflecting on disappointing his father by choosing acting career

‘If my dad had lived a little longer, he hopefully would have realized I hadn’t wasted my time,’ said Molina

Mrs Doubtfire child stars reunite more than 30 years after Robin Williams blockbuster

Mara Wilson, Matthew Lawrence and Lisa Jakub portrayed the three Hillard children in the 1993 family comedy

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Watch Richard Tandy’s last year performing in ELO before his death

One of Richard Tandy’s last concerts with Electric Light Orchestra was during the band’s Alone In the Universe Tour in 2016.

John Cleese removes racist slurs from Fawlty Towers revival: ‘People don’t understand it’s a joke’

‘There’s always a problem in comedy when you’re dealing with the literal minded,’ Monty Python star said