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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe day’s ceremonies began with several private rituals in the Imperial Palace Emperor Akihito is preparing to step down from the throne, becoming the first Japanese monarch to abdicate in more than 200 years. Tuesday’s ceremonies began with private rituals in Tokyo’s Imperial Palace. The 85-year-old has […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPeople celebrating LGBT rights in Havana are detained A number of gay rights activists have been arrested after clashing with police at an unauthorised pride march in Cuba’s capital, Havana. Saturday’s event followed the unexpected cancellation by the communist authorities of the country’s 12th annual march against […]
Image copyright Getty Images Kendrick Lamar has officially unveiled the hotly-anticipated tracklist and cover art for Marvel’s superhero blockbuster Black Panther. The hip-hop heavyweight co-produced the soundtrack along with Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith. He tweeted the first shots of the album on Wednesday. It boasts a star-studded line-up: SZA rubs shoulders with The Weeknd, 2 […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Heigl will play law firm partner Samantha Wheeler Katherine Heigl is joining legal drama Suits as a regular cast member for its eighth series. She will play Samantha Wheeler, a new partner in the Pearson Specter Litt law firm who divides opinion. The former Grey’s Anatomy actress said she […]
Image copyright BBC/Goodnight Vienna Productions Image caption Will John (Peter Kay) and Kayleigh (Sian Gibson) finally have a happy ending? Fans of Peter Kay’s sitcom Car Share thought it had ended for good – but the comedian has announced there will be two more episodes. Kay said he wanted to “quit while you’re ahead” after […]
Image caption Six current and former Blue Peter presenters are competing for the Strictly glitterball Tess Daly has promised an “amazing night ahead” as she opened the show for Friday’s Children in Need. A Weakest Link celebrity special, Blue Peter presenters doing Strictly Come Dancing, a singing EastEnders cast and Doctor Who will all feature. […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionFirst impressions of Taylor Swift’s new album I’m sorry, Taylor Swift can’t come to the phone right now. Why? Because she’s busy selling thousands of albums. Reputation has shifted 84,000 copies this week, giving the star the third UK number one album of her career. It has […]
Image copyright John Lewis/PA Image caption The ad features a monster called Moz and a boy named Joe John Lewis has been accused of copying a 1986 book by former Children’s Laureate Chris Riddell in its latest Christmas advert. Writing on social media, the illustrator accused the retail giant of “helping themselves” to his book […]
Image copyright Getty Images TV chef Jamie Oliver has said he has banned his 14-year-old daughter from sharing selfies, describing them as the unhealthy “sugar of social media”. “We ban Daisy from doing selfies and mainly she doesn’t, but a couple slip up,” the father-of-five told the Lifestyle News Hound podcast. Oliver, 42, says he […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Princes Harry and William with John Boyega and other members of The Last Jedi cast and crew Princes William and Harry have cameo roles as stormtroopers in the next Star Wars film, actor John Boyega has said. The royals visited the set of The Last Jedi in April 2016 […]
Image copyright PA Image caption Debbie McGee says newspaper reports about a falling out with Alexandra Burke are wrong Debbie McGee has rubbished rumours of a feud between her and fellow Strictly contestant Alexandra Burke, saying the pair are “the closest of friends”. She spoke as she prepared to take part in the show’s Blackpool […]
Paloma Faith thinks parents should all be a lot more honest about the realities of childbirth and their experiences of looking after their babies. That’s why the singer and new mum is so keen to share her own “terrible birth” with Woman’s Hour, along with some of the things that surprised her most in those […]