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Italy’s act Maneskin has won the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam with the rock track Zitti E Buoni. The UK came last for the second year running, with act James Newman who performed his self-penned dance track Embers, scoring the dreaded nil points. It means next year’s contest will head to Italy, as is Eurovision

The much-anticipated Friends reunion show will appear in the UK on Sky, the broadcaster has said, and be available for streaming on Now. The original cast of Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer have got back together for a one-off episode to remember the beloved comedy. Friends: The

The stage is set for a musical European showdown tonight, as the final of the Eurovision Song Contest prepares to get under way. The contest is set against an unescapable backdrop of the pandemic, meaning the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam, where the contest is being held, will only have 3,500 fans inside. Last year’s competition

An actress who accused a high-profile Hollywood director of rape has told Sky News she believes more victims would come forward if the identity of both the accuser and accused were better protected. Speaking exclusively to Sky News, Sand Van Roy said: “If we know everything is secret, we feel safe to come forward.” When

Prince William says the BBC’s failures surrounding Martin Bashir’s 1995 Panorama interview with his mother “contributed significantly to her fear, paranoia and isolation” – and the episode should never be broadcast again. He said Princess Diana was “failed” not just by the “rogue reporter”, but by BBC bosses “who looked the other way rather than

The official trailer for Friends: The Reunion has been released, ahead of the programme being broadcast in the US next week. It was announced earlier this month that the much-anticipated new episode of the popular TV comedy will be aired on Thursday 27 May, featuring all six members of the original cast. And on Wednesday,

Pose star Billy Porter has spoken for the first time about being HIV-positive, after being diagnosed 14 years ago. The 51-year-old, who plays sharp-tongued emcee Pray Tell in the series – who is also HIV-positive – told the Hollywood Reporter the year he was diagnosed was the worst of his life. But he said the

Events without masks and social distancing are as safe as going to a shopping centre or eating in a restaurant, early reports appear to suggest. Preliminary data, as seen by The Times, suggests that COVID-19 transmission can be significantly reduced at big events by the introduction of screening and improved ventilation, allaying fears that gigs,

Supermodel Naomi Campbell has become a mother to a baby girl, announcing the news on social media. The 50-year-old posted a photo showing her hand cradling her new daughter’s feet on Twitter and Instagram. A beautiful little blessing has chosen me to be her mother, So honoured to have this gentle soul in my life

Amazon is reportedly in talks to buy MGM, the Hollywood studio whose films include the James Bond franchise, for $9bn. The online retailer – which also streams drama and sport via its Prime subscriber service – declined to comment on what it described as “rumours or speculation”. Reports first emerged hours after US telecoms giant

Pop star Ariana Grande has tied the knot with fiance Dalton Gomez in a “tiny and intimate” wedding. The 27-year-old American singer said “I do” in front of less than 20 people over the weekend, the PA news agency reported. Grande announced in December she was engaged to Los Angeles real estate agent Gomez, 25.

The broadcast of a BBC TV investigation into Martin Bashir’s 1995 interview with Princess Diana will be delayed. The broadcaster said the probe, which was due to air as a Panorama programme, has been postponed due to a “significant duty of care issue”. It had been due to go out on BBC One on Monday

Reality TV star Stephen Bear has been charged in connection with revenge porn allegations, Essex Police has said. The 31-year-old former Celebrity Big Brother winner was arrested at Heathrow Airport earlier this year while arriving back from Dubai, but was later released on bail. Bear, who has appeared in a raft of reality shows, has

Black Panther is the next Avenger to assemble in Madame Tussauds after the waxwork was unveiled at the iconic London venue. The king of Wakanda has joined the Marvel Hall of Heroes at the tourist attraction alongside Captain Marvel and the Hulk. It features a futuristic “vibranium effect”, named after the fictional metal mined in

The much-anticipated Friends reunion will be broadcast on 27 May, HBO has announced. Friends: The Reunion, which will feature all six members of the original cast, was supposed to have been filmed over a year ago but was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The unscripted, one-off special was instead filmed earlier this year on

Barry Jenkins’ new limited series The Underground Railroad has been a long time coming for the Oscar-winning filmmaker, who says he has always wanted to make something related to the “American condition of slavery”. The show is adapted from the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead, which re-imagines the underground railroad – a network