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Private Eye cartoonist Barry Fantoni dies aged 85

Private Eye cartoonist Barry Fantoni has died at the age of 85, the publication has announced.

Chris Brown must pay a £5 million security fee to the court, which is a financial guarantee to ensure a defendant returns to court and may be forfeited if they breach bail conditions

Chris Brown granted bail after bottle attack charge

R&B singer Chris Brown has been granted bail after he was charged over an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub two years ago.

UK • 22 May

Gary Lineker anchored the BBC's coverage of the FA Cup final on Saturday (pictured)

BBC confirms Gary Lineker's exit after antisemitism row

The BBC has announced that Gary Lineker will leave his presenting role following the conclusion of Match of the Day for the 2024/25 season and will not be part of the BBC's coverage of the 2026 World Cup or next season's FA Cup coverage.

Television • 19 May

Kneecap set to headline London's Wide Awake Festival next week

Kneecap's London gig to go ahead after cancellations

Irish rap trio Kneecap's headline set at London's Wide Awake festival is to go ahead as planned after organisers cancelled a number of the band's concerts.

Music • 13 May

Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has denied harassing Sophia Brooks on social media and damaging her mobile in October

Father Ted co-creator denies harassment charges

Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has pleaded not guilty to charges of harassment and criminal damage following an alleged incident involving a transgender woman.

UK • 12 May

Liam Payne left behind a £24.3 million (€28.5 million) fortune

Liam Payne leaves behind £24.3m fortune

Former One Direction star Liam Payne has left behind a £24.3 million (€28.5 million) fortune after dying without a will.

Music • 07 May

Neither Coleen Rooney (left) nor Rebekah Vardy (right) attended the remote hearing

Vardy to pay at least £1.4m of Rooney's legal costs

Rebekah Vardy must pay Coleen Rooney at least £1.4 million in legal costs following their high-profile 'Wagatha Christie' libel battle, a judge in the UK has said.

UK • 07 May

Paul Mescal and Nicola Coughlan set to tread the boards in Dublin and London

Paul Mescal and Nicola Coughlan to take to the stage

Paul Mescal and Nicola Coughlan are due to return to the stage in separate productions in Dublin and London.

Theatre • 03 May

Graham Linehan charged with harassment and criminal damage

Father Ted co-creator Linehan charged with harassment

Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has been charged with harassment and criminal damage.

Television • 27 Apr

Actor-turned-politician and former GB News presenter Laurence Fox outside Westminster Magistrates' Court in central London on Friday

Laurence Fox denies sharing upskirting photo of TV star

Laurence Fox has denied sharing a compromising photo of TV star Narinder Kaur on social media.

Courts • 25 Apr

Nicola Coughlan said she was 'completely horrified' and 'disgusted' by the UK's Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of a woman earlier this week

Coughlan raises over £100,000 for UK trans charity

Bridgerton actress Nicola Coughlan has helped raise more than £100,000 for a trans rights charity following the UK's Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of a woman.

UK • 19 Apr

Holly Willoughby did not attend the short hearing on Wednesday, where a 12-week adjournment was approved

Holly Willoughby's company owes £377k tax, court hears

Holly Willoughby's media company owes £377,000 in tax, the High Court in the UK has heard.

UK • 16 Apr

Warwick Davis and Samantha Davis, pictured in London in November 2015

Warwick Davis's wife Samantha 'died of cardiac arrest'

Samantha Davis, the late wife of fellow actor Warwick Davis, died after suffering a cardiac arrest hours before a hospital was planning to discharge her, an inquest in London has found.

UK • 14 Apr

Paul Mescal and Barry Keoghan to star as Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr

Paul Mescal and Barry Keoghan to star in Beatles movies

Paul Mescal will play Paul McCartney while fellow Irish actor Barry Keoghan takes on the role of Ringo Starr in a series of new Beatles biopics.

Movies • 08 Oct

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has backed school screenings of Netflix's Adolescence

Netflix drama Adolescence to be shown in UK schools

The Netflix drama Adolescence, which has sparked debate over toxic and misogynistic online influence on young boys will be screened in UK secondary schools, the streaming giant and UK Prime Minister's office have announced.

Television • 31 Mar

Jack Fincham at Basildon Crown Court on Friday Photo: Press Association

Love Island star Jack Fincham wins sentence appeal

Former Love Island winner Jack Fincham, who received a six-week jail term earlier this year for dangerous dog offences, has won an appeal against his prison sentence and walked free from court with an extension to his suspended sentence order instead.

UK • 21 Mar

Cherl Tweedy stalker jailed for 16 weeks

Stalker who 'terrified' Cheryl Tweedy jailed

A convicted killer who "terrified" Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Tweedy by repeatedly turning up to her home has been jailed.

Music • 14 Mar

Neil Young, Olivia Rodrigo, and The 1975 to headline Glastonbury

Glastonbury announces 2025 headliners

Glastonbury has announced its headliners as British band The 1975, Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young, and the American pop star Olivia Rodrigo.

Music • 06 Mar

The apology from Matt Lucas came in response to an Instagram post from Millie Bobby Brown

Matt Lucas apologises to Millie Bobby Brown

The comedian Matt Lucas has apologised to Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown after he used a catchphrase from a Little Britain character alongside photographs of her on the social media site X.

Television • 04 Mar

Henry Kelly's family said he "died peacefully" on Tuesday "after a period of ill health" Photo: Press Association

Broadcaster Henry Kelly dies aged 78

The broadcaster and journalist Henry Kelly, who presented TV shows such as Going for Gold and Game for a Laugh, has died aged 78, a statement from his family has said.

Television • 26 Feb

Naomi Campbell - "Having begun legal action, I will have more to say in due course. This is just the beginning"

Naomi Campbell challenges charity trustee ban in UK

The supermodel Naomi Campbell is to appeal against her ban on being a charity trustee in the UK, alleging a fake email was used to impersonate her.

UK • 06 Feb

Kay Burley retiring from Sky News after 36 years

Broadcaster Kay Burley has announced she is retiring from Sky News after 36 years with the channel.

Television • 05 Feb

British actor Brian Murphy has died aged 92

Man About The House star Brian Murphy has died aged 92

Actor Brian Murphy, best known for starring in sitcoms Man About The House and George And Mildred, has died aged 92.

Television • 04 Feb

Singer and actress Marianne Faithfull has died aged 78

The death of singer and actress Marianne Faithfull has been announced. She was 78.

Music • 30 Jan

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