entertainment
The Glasgow singer following in the footsteps of Lewis Capaldi and Paolo Nutini
Shay O’Dowd won Breakthrough Artist at the Scottish Music Awards – the same prize won by his songwriting heroes. Source link
Culture year cost £51m and attracted three million
Bradford 2025 saw more than 5,000 events and cost about £51m to host, with the tenure coming to a close. Source link
Keith Lee wins top prize at first TikTok Awards in US
Actress La La Anthony hosted the inaugural awards show in the US, which took place at the Hollywood Palladium. Source link
Kennedy Center to be renamed Trump-Kennedy Center, White House says
The board of the performing arts centre, which was appointed by Trump, voted to rename it to honour him, the White House press secretary says. Source link
HR exec in viral Coldplay clip speaks of abuse, threats and trying to find a new job
The former tech executive says she was bombarded with abusive and threatening messages after being filmed with her boss on the ‘kiss-cam’. Source link
What the biggest viral videos of 2025 teach us about AI
Animals on the porch, actors on the catwalk and footballers in the White House Source link
Waterloo Road actor William Rush dies aged 31
Rush also starred in Grange Hill and Vera, and was the son of Coronation Street star Debbie Rush. Source link
Peter Arnett, Pulitzer-winning war reporter, dies aged 91
He was known for covering the Vietnam and Gulf Wars – and for interviewing both Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. Source link
Pantomime technician steps in with 45 minutes' notice
A light operator, with a university performance degree, stepped in with no rehearsal time. Source link
Will Smith visits Antarctica with ex-rugby star in seven-continent adventure
Rugby player turned explorer Richard Parks guided the Fresh Prince of Bel Air around the world’s coldest continent. Source link