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I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! has defended filming with bugs in Wales following reports that police are investigating the show over concerns it is using non-native wildlife. A spokesman for the hit ITV series, which has moved from Australia to the UK this year due to COVID-19 restrictions, said all insects used

Elbow frontman Guy Garvey, Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien and singer-songwriter Nadine Shah have given evidence to an inquiry about the impact of streaming, and warned the future of music in the UK is under threat. Garvey told the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) committee that “tomorrow’s music” is at risk of being

Tim Minchin is worried he’s said too much. It’s 8.45pm in Sydney, Australia, and while the day is just starting here in the UK, as night falls on the other side of the world he’s had some wine and is winding down. “Merlot Mondays”, as he calls it on Twitter. There’s a track on his

Taylor Swift has been named artist of the year for the third time in a row at the American Music Awards – but could not make the ceremony as she is re-recording her back catalogue amid a high-profile row over the master recordings. The 30-year-old star delivered her acceptance speech remotely, confirming to fans that

Euphoria star Lukas Gage has shared the awkward moment a director insulted his flat during a Zoom audition – without realising he was not muted. Just before he is about to perform a scene, a male director heard telling someone else on the video call: “These poor people live in these tiny apartments. Like I’m

Amy Adams and Glenn Close are both actresses revered for being at the top of their game. Between them the pair have 13 Oscar nominations, and Close even holds the dubious record as the actress who has received the most Oscar nods without winning. Any cast would be bolstered by having just one of them

A High Court judge has ruled in favour of Rebekah Vardy in the first stage of her libel case against Coleen Rooney. Mrs Rooney had accused Mrs Vardy of leaking stories about her to the media in October last year. On Friday, Mr Justice Warby agreed that a post written by Mrs Rooney directed guilt

Right Said Fred have hit out at the latest lockdown and the government for the “waste of talent” in the arts industry while venues are shut – but tell Sky News they are not COVID deniers and that their position has been “grossly misunderstood” after they made headlines for joining a protest earlier this year.

Bobby Brown Jr, the son of the singer Bobby Brown, has been found dead in Los Angeles, police have said. The 28-year-old was discovered at his home on Wednesday after officers were called to a “medical emergency”, the Los Angeles Police Department said. There is no suspicion of foul play in relation to his death.

Matthew McConaughey could be the latest Hollywood actor to consider throwing his hat into the political ring. The Wolf Of Wall Street star was discussing politics during a radio interview when he was asked if he would run for governor in his home state Texas, or another position. “I mean, that wouldn’t be up to

Prince William has said he welcomes a new investigation into the BBC’s 1995 Panorama interview with his mother, Princess Diana. The independent inquiry, led by Lord Dyson, a former Master of the Rolls and head of civil justice, which will begin straight away, will seek to discover how the corporation and journalist Martin Bashir got

Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson is taking an “extended” break from the group for medical reasons, her management have announced. Nelson has recently been absent from group appearances, including at the final of the band’s television talent show Little Mix The Search, and a performance at this month’s MTV European Music Awards (EMAs). At the

Animal welfare campaigners have told I’m A Celebrity producers to stop “scaring, chasing, crushing and overcrowding” critters in the show’s Bushtucker Trials. Ever since the hit ITV reality show was first aired in 2002, the RSPCA has voiced its upset at the way insects, reptiles and other animals are used – but it has never

Taylor Swift has claimed music mogul Scooter Braun would not allow her team to enter negotiations to buy her own music from him, unless she signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). The Bad Blood singer has been fighting for control of her original recordings since Braun bought a large number of them last year. Now, the

“I expected corruption, I never expected the lack of humanity.” Alexander Nanau is the Emmy award-winning director behind Collective, the hard-hitting documentary showing the aftermath of the 2015 Bucharest nightclub fire that killed 64 people and brought down the Romanian government. It’s a raw and graphic movie, featuring no interviews and no voiceovers, just the

A demo of songs recorded by Ed Sheeran and sold by his mother when he was a teenager is being auctioned. The current seller bought the recordings in 2005 in Framlingham, Suffolk, where the 29-year-old musician grew up. The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, was keen to support musicians from the area. The collection