Entertainment News

• Channels to close as BBC announces details of cuts

  The BBC has confirmed it will close BBC Three, BBC Scotland and BBC Radio 4 Extra linear broadcast services in the spring of 2027.

• Ex-soap star who conned would-be models in £13m scam jailed after fleeing UK

  A former soap opera star has been jailed for nine years after fleeing the UK for Spain to avoid facing trial for allegedly conning would-be models out of more than £13m.

• Nandy 'minded to intervene' in Sky-ITV deal

  The culture secretary has warned she is "minded" to intervene in Sky's £1.6bn deal to buy ITV's broadcast and streaming operations.

• Raye says Royal Albert Hall gig sign-up was 'overwhelmed' by ticket touts using AI bots

  Singer Raye has said the sign-up list for her one-off gig at the Royal Albert Hall later this month will be checked "manually" after ticket touts using artificial intelligence bots "overwhelmed" the process.

• Bryan Cranston in 'deep despair' after death of Breaking Bad actor

  RJ Mitte, best known for playing Walter "Flynn" White Jr in Breaking Bad, has died aged 34.

• Actor Selma Blair accused of kicking officer and nurse after assaults on flight

  Selma Blair has been arrested after she allegedly attacked two cabin crew on a flight, then kicked a police officer and a nurse after landing.

• BBC defends decision to remove trans rights slogan from Strictly episode

  The BBC has defended its decision to remove a trans rights slogan from an episode of Strictly Come Dancing, saying the move was "in line with our editorial guidelines".

• Portrait artist: None of us really know what we actually look like

  "A portrait is a document of the relationship between the artist and the sitter, and when that chemistry works, you sense it in the painting."

• Paramount completes $81bn takeover of Warner Bros Discovery

  Skydance-owned Paramount has completed its $81bn (£61bn) takeover of Warner Bros Discovery - bringing together the two media giants under a combined company.

• Oscar-winning star of On The Waterfront and North By Northwest dies aged 102

  Eva Marie Saint, the US actress who won an Oscar for her first movie role in On The Waterfront has died aged 102, her family said.