entertainment
Fender gives £25,000 Mercury prize to small venues
The singer donates all of his Mercury prize money to the Music Venue Trust to protect grassroots music. Source link
Ariana Grande: Going brunette is not about saying goodbye to Glinda
She is resuming her role as the Good Witch of the North with Cynthia Erivo back as Elphaba. Source link
Booker Prize won by 'extraordinary' Flesh by David Szalay
Booker judges describe British-Hungarian author David Szalay’s Flesh as “a very special book”. Source link
How a wet Welsh summer helped create Winnie-the-Pooh
The famous bear first featured among a collection of poems compiled in a potting shed in rainy Wales. Source link
Celebrity Traitors to return for a second series in 2026
The first celebrity series was a big ratings hit, with the winner collecting £87,500 for charity. Source link
Katy Perry to headline new Blenheim Palace Festival
Perry will headline the festival next summer alongside Teddy Swims and Pete Tong. Source link
Former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood bailed over rape charges
The ex-BBC Radio 1 and former Capital Xtra DJ was charged last month with four counts of rape. Source link
BBC not institutionally biased, says News CEO after resigning
Deborah Turness quit on Sunday alongside the corporation’s director general Tim Davie after criticism of a Panorama documentary. Source link
Class helps me 'forget everything and just dance'
Hannah is one of several members of an inclusive dance class in west Oxfordshire Source link
Why have the BBC director general and News CEO resigned?
BBC director general Tim Davie and CEO of News Deborah Turness resigned over a documentary about Donald Trump. Source link