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MTV UK closing down some channels at the end of 2025

MTV will be shutting down five of its channels in the UK and Ireland at the end of the year after failing to compete with the influx of streaming platforms, it has been announced.

MTV • 15 Oct

Iranian director Jafar Panahi attends the It Was Just an Accident red carpet during the 73rd San Sebastián International Film Festival at the Victoria Eugenia Theatre on 21 September, 2025 in San Sebastián, Spain

Iranian director Jafar Panahi defies censors again

The Iranian director Jafar Panahi, whose latest film won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival in May, has told AFP he will continue to defy his country's censors and ignore the risk of returning to prison.

Movies • 30 Sep

Anthony Boyle and Louis Partridge who star in House Of Guinness

Meet the brothers at war in House of Guinness

Are Northern Irish actor Anthony Boyle and his English co-star Louis Partridge the Liam and Noel Gallagher of House of Guinness?

Television • 29 Sep

Propstore CEO Stephen Lane, holds Noel Gallagher's 1960 cherry red Gibson ES-355 guitar, damaged in Paris by Liam Gallagher on the night Oasis broke up and since repaired, with an estimate of �250,000 - �500,000, during a preview for the upcoming music me

Noel's guitar, damaged when Oasis split, up for auction

A guitar, which belonged to Noel Gallagher and was damaged on the night Oasis broke up, is going up for auction, and could sell for half a million pounds.

Music • 25 Sep

John Lennon being interviewed by journalist Steve Turner of Beat Instrumental magazine, Apple Records, London, 19 July 1971

John Lennon's school desk found in attic

A desk used by John Lennon has gone on display after it was discovered in the attic of a school where teachers did not want to remember him because he was a "nuisance".

Music • 18 Sep

Jim Carter, Allen Leech, Kevin Doyle, Douglas Reith, Penelope Wilton, Raquel Cassidy, Sophie McShera, Laura Carmichael, Michelle Dockery, Lesley Nicol, Joanne Froggatt, Phyllis Logan, Harry Hadden-Paton, Rob James-Collier, Dominic West, Hugh Bonneville, J

Downton Abbey charity auction smashes estimates

Props, costumes, and other items from the hit TV series Downton Abbey have sold for £1.73 million (€1.99 million) at a charity auction in London, six times the pre-sale estimate, the auction house Bonhams has revealed.

Movies • 17 Sep

Tim Booth, singer of the band James, is pictured as he performs on stage at Wembley Arena in London on 7 December, 2018

James's Tim Booth hits out at far-right's use of song

The lead singer of the British band James has criticised the far-right activist Tommy Robinson for the "cynical" use of the group's hit song Sit Down in a protest video.

UK • 15 Sep

Westlife superfan Mary Anderson (centre) and her daughters Kate and Sarah with her Westlife heroes at the launch of An Post’s limited-edition Westlife 25 stamps at Sligo GPO on 11th September 2025. Stamp booklets available at post offices nationwide and f

Westlife's Kian says new An Post stamps are "amazing"

Westlife's Kian Egan has said it is an "amazing honour" to have An Post issue a limited edition stamp collection to mark the Irish group's 25th anniversary.

Music • 13 Sep

The screen-matched lightsaber prop, used by the character Darth Vader in the Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, is displayed at a photocall ahead of an auction

Darth Vader lightsaber prop sells for $3.65m at auction

The lightsaber prop used by Darth Vader in the Star Wars movies has sold for $3.65 million (€3.12 million) at auction in the US.

Movies • 05 Sep

AI music composer or generator with robot playing a guitar

Rise of AI bands shakes up music business

A rising tide of artificial intelligence (AI) bands is ushering in a new era where work will be scarcer for musicians.

Music • 29 Jul

Liam + Noel (Gallagher) was created by American artist Elizabeth Peyton

Gallagher brothers portrait could fetch over €2 million

A 1996 portrait of Liam and Noel Gallagher is going under the hammer in London next week, just as the Oasis brothers prepare to reunite for a series of highly anticipated gigs.

Music • 19 Jun

Scottish college launches Oasis masterclass

A college in Scotland has added Britpop to its curriculum with an Oasis masterclass ahead of the band's reunion tour this summer.

Music • 15 Jun

Bruce Springsteen donated $20,000 to striking miners

Bruce Springsteen has been hailed as a "hero" after a "life-saving" 20,000 dollar donation to striking British miners was revealed in a new documentary.

Music • 28 May

Peaky Blinders auction raises £19k for cancer charity

An auction of original costumes from BBC TV series Peaky Blinders, including a suit worn by actor Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby in the show's final scenes, has raised £19,000 for charity in the UK.

Television • 24 May

Peppa is all set to welcome sister Evie to the family

Peppa Pig welcomes baby sister, name and pics revealed

The name and first pictures of Peppa Pig's baby sister have been revealed as the family welcome a new member.

Television • 21 May

The sculpture, missing from Jim Morrison's grave since 1988, was found during a search tied to a fraud case led by the Paris public prosecutor's office, a source close to the investigation told AFP

Jim Morrison bust found in France, 37 years after theft

French police have recovered by chance the long-lost bust of the American singer Jim Morrison that once adorned the grave of the iconic frontman of The Doors, 37 years after it was stolen from a Paris cemetery.

Music • 22 May

Cinema attendance is now at 68% of 2019 levels, the last year before the pandemic, compared with more than 70% in 2023

Global cinema attendance drops in 2024

Cinema ticket sales fell 8.8% worldwide in 2024 from the previous year, marking the first annual drop since the Covid pandemic, the European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO) has said in Cannes.

Movies • 19 May

Kneecap's Mo Chara (L) and Móglaí Bap at Coachella

Kneecap turn Coachella into craic agus ceoil eile

Kneecap had the Coachella crowd rapping 'as Gaeilge' as the Irish hip hop trio made a triumphant debut at the renowned Californian music festival.

Music • 14 Apr

Costume designers, set builders, musicians, producers, and business owners attended the rally. Several wore T-shirts with a quote from The Wizard of Oz: "There's no place like home"

Hundreds rally to 'make Hollywood Hollywood again'

Hundreds of Hollywood crew members, producers, and actors have urged California legislators to increase tax incentives and enact other measures to encourage more film and TV production in and around Los Angeles.

Movies • 07 Apr

Charlotte Riordan, Head of Contemporary Art at Lyon & Turnbull, holding the painting of The Beatles by the late John Byrne Photos: Press Association

Rare Beatles painting to go under the hammer

Paintings by the late Scottish artist and playwright John Byrne, including a rare picture of The Beatles bought by the artist's local priest, are to go under the hammer at auction in the UK.

Music • 24 Mar

Mark Hoppus with Crude Oil (Vettriano) by Banksy

Banksy work owned by Blink-182 star to fetch up to €6m

A Banksy painting owned by Blink-182 star Mark Hoppus is going up for auction where it is estimated to sell for between €3.5 million and €6 million.

Entertainment • 18 Feb

Lady Gaga waxwork unveiled at Madame Tussauds

A waxwork of Lady Gaga blowing a kiss and dressed in a black and white gown has been unveiled at Madame Tussauds London.

Music • 30 Jan

Bobbi Arlo is hoping to represent Ireland at this year's Eurovision Song Contest

Eurosong hopeful Bobbi Arlo: I'm a huge Eurovision fan

Bobbi Arlo has been revealed as the first artist in the running to represent Ireland at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, which will take place in Basel, Switzerland, this May.

Music • 24 Jan

Ruby shoes worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz go on sale in the US next month

Ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz up for auction

Ruby slippers worn by actress Judy Garland in the classic film The Wizard of Oz will be sold at auction next month, nearly 20 years after they were stolen.

Movies • 28 Nov 24

George Harrison's Futurama guitar sells for $1.27 million at auction, twice its initial estimate.

Guitar bought by teenage George Harrison sells for $1m

A guitar bought by George Harrison for about £58 (€70) has sold at auction for $1.27 million (€1.2 million).

Music • 21 Nov 24

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