Politically-charged speeches were the order of the day at this year’s Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards, with many attendees choosing to speak out against President Trump’s controversial immigration ban. Yet that wasn’t the only talking point at the Los Angeles ceremony, which also saw some more light-hearted moments, the odd…
It’s been a trying few years for the UK at Eurovision. Since 2012, we’ve come 25th, 19th, 17th, 24th… and last year, 24th again. Out of 26. Ouch. On Friday, former X Factor finalist Lucie Jones was chosen by the public to go to Kiev in May and fly the…
Hidden Figures was the surprise winner of the top prize at this year’s Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, which was dominated by anger over Donald Trump’s policies on immigration. The film, which tells the true story of black female mathematicians during the 1960s space race, won the best ensemble prize…
London Evening Standard editor Sarah Sands is to replace James Angus as the editor of BBC Radio 4’s flagship Today programme. Sands will be the second woman to take the helm of the news and current affairs show since it began in 1957. Dame Jenny Abramsky was the first when…
Baileys is to withdraw its sponsorship of the Women’s Prize for Fiction. The company said it “regretfully decided to make way for a new sponsor” in order to work on new global projects. Baileys will still sponsor this year’s award but the prize will search for a new commercial partner…
Oscars organisers have said it is “extremely troubling” that the makers of an Iranian film nominated for an Academy Award may be barred from entering the US. The Salesman, from director Asghar Farhadi, is nominated for best foreign-language film. Lead actress Taraneh Alidoosti has said she will boycott the ceremony.…
[unable to retrieve full-text content] See what happened in the world of entertainment and arts over the past week, including Ant and Dec receiving their OBEs and the new collection of David Bowie stamps. …read more Source:: BBC Entertainment
David Beckham has rubbished claims that he and wife Victoria stay together because of “brand Beckham”. The former professional footballer was appearing on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs to celebrate the show’s 75th anniversary. “People have talked about ‘do we stay together because it’s a brand?’ Of course not,”…