Influential LBC and BBC radio host dies aged 87
Paul GlynnCulture reporter BBC Brian Hayes is namechecked in the lyrics of the 1990 track Hello, by the British electronic outfit The Beloved Brian Hayes, the influential LBC and BBC...
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Charli XCX and Raye to headline
British stars Charli XCX, Dave and Raye will headline Reading and Leeds Festival next summer. Irish rockers Fontaines DC, electronic duo Chase & Status and singer Florence + The Machine...
King hails playwright as ‘one of our greatest writers’
Seher Asaf, Patrick Jacksonand Yang Tian Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard dies at 88 King Charles III and Queen Camilla have led tributes to famed playwright Sir Tom Stoppard, who died...
BBC Scotland HQ evacuated after fire breaks out
Firefighters arrived at the building at Pacific Quay shortly after 06:30 Fire crews have tackled an early morning blaze at BBC Scotland’s headquarters in Glasgow. BBC Radio Scotland Breakfast was...
Keifer Sutherland hails Yorkshire market town where film was shot
@SkyUK Kiefer Sutherland and Rebel Wilson star in Tinsel Town Hollywood star Kiefer Sutherland has hailed the warm welcome he received while filming his new festive movie in North Yorkshire...
Sir Andreas Whittam Smith, co-founder of the Independent, dies aged...
The founder of The Independent newspaper, Sir Andreas Whittam Smith, has died aged 88, his family announced. The Daily Telegraph financial journalist oversaw the publication’s birth in 1986 with colleagues...
Rage bait named word of the year 2025 by Oxford...
Noor NanjiCulture reporter Getty Images Do you find yourself getting increasingly irate while scrolling through your social media feed? If so, you may be falling victim to rage bait, which...
The Wiggles issue statement after appearing in Ecstasy music video
Australian children’s music group The Wiggles has issued a statement after two of its members were featured in a music video for a song that apparently alludes to drug use....
Witty and playful writer who took ideas seriously
Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard dies at 88 Sir Tom Stoppard, who has died at the age of 88, was one of Britain’s cleverest playwrights. His writing was witty and playful,...
Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard dies at 88
Sir Tom Stoppard, one of the UK’s best-known playwrights, has died aged 88, his agents have announced. Sir Tom, who won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for the screenplay...
