EastEnders: Drag queen Tara Misu revealed as regular character
Actor Matthew Morrison says it is “a privilege” to represent the LGBTQ+ community in the BBC soap. BBC – For more and to sign up click here...
BBC
Logan Paul: Youtuber signs WWE contract ready for Summerslam
The YouTuber will return to the ring to reignite his feud with veteran wrestler The Miz. BBC – For more and to sign up click here...
BBC to show Champions League highlights from 2024
Real Madrid won a 14th Champions League title in 2022 by beating Liverpool in the final The men’s Champions League is to be broadcast on BBC TV for the first time. Highlights will be on shown on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website and app from the 2024-25......
Red Hot Chili Peppers cancel Glasgow concert after illness
Fans are urged to hold on to tickets for the Bellahouston Park show after illness forced a postponement. BBC – For more and to sign up click here...
Lisa McGee: Derry Girls writer to be awarded freedom of city
Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee will be the first woman to be awarded the city’s highest honour. BBC – For more and to sign up click here...
Survivors confront R. Kelly in court: ‘You destroyed so many lives’
Several of the disgraced singer’s victims address him directly in court during his sentencing. BBC – For more and to sign up click here...
Cameron Diaz to ‘un-retire’ from acting with Jamie Foxx film
The star officially quit making movies in 2018 but will now be re-united on-screen with Jamie Foxx. BBC – For more and to sign up click here...
Stranger Things: I pinch myself at my luck, says actor Jamie Campbell Bower
Actor Jamie Campbell Bower on why he feels fortunate to have a key role in the hit Netflix show. BBC – For more and to sign up click here...
In pictures: V&A celebrates Africa’s cutting-edge fashion
The diversity and creativity of African fashion are on show in a retrospective at London’s V&A museum. BBC – For more and to sign up click here...
Survivor’s tearful statement after R. Kelly sentencing
US singer R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for using his celebrity status to sexually abuse children and women. The R&B artist was convicted last September in New York of racketeering and sex trafficking crimes. Lizzette Martinez, 45, told reporters in New York she was grateful......
Paul McCartney fan who fainted hopes to see ‘hero’ again
A Paul McCartney fan who fainted at his Glastonbury set has said she hopes to see her “hero” perform again someday – or even have a cup of tea with him. Lisa Morris, from Bath, waited seven hours to secure a spot near the front for the set, but collapsed......
Margaret Keane: Big Eyes artist, whose husband claimed credit, dies at 94
She had to prove in court that she, not her husband, painted the famous children with large eyes. BBC – For more and to sign up click here...
Sherwood: TV drama hailed by critics after final episode
The BBC crime drama concluded on Tuesday but has since been recommissioned for a second series. BBC – For more and to sign up click here...
Comedian Janey Godley reveals she is clear of cancer
The 61-year-old says scans show no evidence of disease after six rounds of chemotherapy. BBC – For more and to sign up click here...
Glastonbury: Fainting Paul McCartney fan ‘gutted’ to miss star
Lisa Morris, from Bath, passed out and caused The Beatles star to temporarily stop his set. BBC – For more and to sign up click here...
Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed love affair told in opera
David explained the opera also sees the princess, a Christian, taking guidance from a fictitious priest over her relationship with Dodi, a Muslim, although it is believed she did speak to a real priest at Kensington about the relationship during this time. BBC – For more and to sign up......
R. Kelly: US singer faces decades in jail at sex trafficking sentencing
“Indeed, the defendant’s decades of crime appear to have been fuelled by narcissism and a belief that his musical talent absolved him of any need to conform his conduct – no matter how predatory, harmful, humiliating or abusive to others – to the strictures of the law,” they said. BBC......
Prince Charles charity funded GCHQ charity with Bond cash
The list of recipients of grants reflects many of Prince Charles’s interests – the Prince’s School of Traditional Arts, hospices, groups promoting religious tolerance, the Soil Association, Music in Country Churches, renovating Dumfries House and a range of social-inclusion and regeneration projects. BBC – For more and to sign up......
How Michael Gardner helped transform Miami’s nightlife
The businessman overcame racial barriers to become one of Miami’s foremost nightlife promoters. BBC – For more and to sign up click here...
Ex-England captain Vaughan steps back from BBC work
Former England captain Michael Vaughan is stepping back from his work at BBC amid the “ongoing dialogue” around the Yorkshire racism investigation. On Monday a joint letter by two groups of BBC staff raised concerns about the 47 year-old’s continued involvement in the broadcaster’s cricket coverage. Vaughan has always denied......