Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Frank Sidebottom’s absurd humour made him a fan favourite in the 1980s and 90s Intelligence agency GCHQ has cracked secret codes hidden by the man behind cult comedy character Frank Sidebottom. Chris Sievey drew cryptic symbols in artwork around the borders of some of Frank’s fan newsletters, football programmes […]
When Ceili O’Connor – singer in the West End musical Cats – joined 91-year-old Denis Robinson as he tickled the ivories at St Pancras station, she made his day. Footage of the pair was posted online and quickly went viral. Mr Robinson, of Sutton, south London, said: “It’s an absolute joy. Especially in a world […]
Image copyright Sky/HBO Image caption Then and now: Bran Stark in season one and season eight Important: There are NO spoilers for Game of Thrones season eight below, but this article does contain some plot details up to the end of season seven. The end is near for Game of Thrones as its final season […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption John Legend will be producing the Netflix musical, called Jingle Jangle, which will feature scenes filmed in Norwich Hundreds of people have turned out at a casting for a chance to appear in a Netflix movie being produced by US singer John Legend. Film extras were being recruited for scenes […]
Image caption Justin Bieber has apologised for his April Fool’s prank “Is it too late now to say sorry?” sang an embattled Justin Bieber in 2015. Four years on, the answer for celebrities, Bieber included, appears very much “no” – particularly on social media. Fans demand authentic personality, but newly-married Bieber’s pregnancy-themed April Fool’s joke […]
Image copyright Getty Images J Hus made a surprise appearance on stage with Drake at London’s O2, four months after being jailed for carrying a knife. The rapper was sentenced to eight months behind bars in December after he was caught with the weapon at Westfield Shopping Centre in east London. He’s served less than […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The EastEnders star says she no longer drives and does not go out socially EastEnders veteran June Brown has said she can no longer recognise her friends as she deals with age-related macular degeneration at the age of 92. The actress, who plays Dot in the BBC One show, […]
Image copyright Victor Willis World Image caption Victor Willis has been through rehab and legal battles since leaving Village People Victor Willis was the traffic cop in 1970s pop group Village People – and sang lead vocals and co-wrote their hits. After winning back the right to use their name from his former bandmates, he’s […]
Image copyright Getty Images Niket Bhatti doesn’t usually go to Club Republic in Leicester on a Thursday night but this week he made an exception. There’d been rumours that Drake was going to turn up at the small venue and Niket is a massive fan. Many didn’t believe the three-time Grammy award winner would actually […]
Image copyright Channel 4 Dead Pixels is a new comedy about gamers that promises to be “on their side”. One of the stars of the show, Alexa Davies, tells Newsbeat: “It’s about fully understanding where people who play come from.” Part live action and part computer animation, the show is based on a fictional game […]
French visual artist JR and a team of volunteers plaster paper around the Louvre’s glass pyramid. Source link
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionFuneral held for The Prodigy’s Keith Flint Thousands of music lovers have lined the streets to “raise the roof” in tribute to Prodigy frontman Keith Flint. Fans watched as a horse-drawn carriage carried his coffin, topped with a green microphone, to his funeral at St Mary’s Church […]