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LadBaby have taken the Christmas number one spot for the third consecutive year – beating Mariah Carey, Liam Gallagher and Justin Bieber. LadBaby – compromising of YouTubers Mark and Roxanne Hoyle – topped the charts with their sausage-roll themed Don’t Stop Me Eatin’, sung to the tune of Journey’s Don’t Stop Believin’. First-week sales figures

Ariana Grande has sent Christmas presents to hundreds of patients in hospitals in Manchester. It is three years since a terror attack killed 22 people at the pop star’s concert in the Manchester Arena, and the city has been close to her heart since. The 27-year-old Positions singer sent gifts and Amazon vouchers to patients

Model Chrissy Teigen has said she will never be pregnant again, after her miscarriage earlier this year. Teigen, who is also a cookbook writer, revealed in October that she and husband John Legend had lost their son, named Jack. In a post on Instagram on Wednesday, Teigen said she will not have any more children,

British supermodel Stella Tennant has died suddenly at the age of 50, her family has confirmed. Paying tribute, they said in a statement: “It is with great sadness we announce the sudden death of Stella Tennant on 22 December 2020. “Stella was a wonderful woman and an inspiration to us all. She will be greatly

Cinemas have often been cast as one of the victims in the real-life economic apocalypse movie playing out as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. With would-be movie-goers stuck at home and cinemas in darkness, the future of the big screen has looked increasingly uncertain in recent months. And the pandemic has also accelerated the

TV and film production may have been halted by the coronavirus pandemic, but for many 2020 will be the year they consumed more shows and movies than ever before. Staying home meant turning to our screens – and we went from not quite believing our eyes while watching Tiger King at the start of the

Director Sir Peter Jackson has released a five-minute sneak peak of his long-awaited documentary about The Beatles. The film won’t be open in UK cinemas until next summer, but Sir Peter said he wanted to share a montage in the meantime to cheer people up this Christmas. His selected clips show the Fab Four working

Netflix’s big Christmas release has got nothing to do with tinsel, presents or Santa Claus, and everything to do with romance, scandal and matchmaking. Bridgerton is the first thing to come out of Shonda Rhimes’ whopping $100m (£74m) deal with the streaming service, and expectations for the eight-part period drama are accordingly high. Shonda Rhimes,

Christmas is a time for gifts, food, family – and, of course, TV cliffhangers. Any soap worth its salt will feature the climax to big storylines during the festive period, with ruined weddings, tragic deaths and dramatic births usually par for the course. Festive specials of our favourite TV shows are also good for endings

There has been an increase in the number of books being consumed since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The Publishers Association said that while sales for print books fell by 17% in the first half of 2020, demand for digital books rose by 13%. Adult fiction proved to be the most popular genre, seeing

Eddie Izzard has chosen to use the pronouns “she” and “her”, and says she wants “to be based in girl mode from now on”. The comedian and actor made the announcement while posing for the contestants on Sky Arts painting competition Portrait Artist Of The Year. The gender-fluid star said it “feels great” and it

Ariana Grande has announced her engagement to estate agent boyfriend Dalton Gomez. The 27-year-old posted a series of photos on Instagram showing her cuddling her fiance and showing off her ring. A close-up of her tattooed left hand showed the ring to be two-stone with a large diamond set next to a pearl. Next to

After months of lockdowns and restrictions, live music and theatre shows are still a long way from getting back to normal – but there are some stars who have gone above and beyond to bring entertainment to our lives and make things that little bit better. With prolonged periods stuck at home in what has

Friday Night Dinner star Rosalind Knight, whose stage and screen career spanned more than six decades, has died at the age of 87. Known to younger audiences as Horrible Grandma in the Channel 4 comedy, she will also be remembered for her roles in the early Carry On films. Appearing in Carry On Teacher and

Ofcom has announced new rules to protect those appearing on TV and radio reality shows, following a steady rise in complaints over the welfare of guests. The media watchdog said that broadcasters must “properly look after” contributors, particularly those who might be at risk of “significant harm” as a result of taking part in a

The director of the latest instalment of Mission Impossible has thanked his cast and crew, just days after a recording was released of Tom Cruise ranting at members of the production team. Christopher McQuarrie shared a picture from the set on Instagram, writing: “To all who make the journey possible. To your loved ones back