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Nicola Coughlan's confirmation name inspires hilarious fan confessions

Don't lie to us, you either have or know of someone who has a rather unconventional confirmation name! Nicola Coughlan certainly does! The actress, who plays Bridgerton season three lead Penelope Featherington has confessed her's was inspired by a movie character. Today's top videos Speaking to her co-star Claudia Jessie, who plays Eloise Bridgerton, Nicola […]

Everything you need to know about Girls Aloud's gigs at Dublin's 3Arena

Nobody sees the show until their hearts say so, and their hearts allowed it on Friday night as Girls Aloud kicked off their reunion tour at Dublin's 3Arena. Cheryl, Kimberley Walsh, Nicola Roberts and Nadine Coyle took to the stage in the Irish venue to perform together for the first time since their split in […]

Shani Louk ‘can finally rest’ say parents as they prepare to bury her months after October 7 death

German-Israeli Shani Louk can finally rest after her body was brought back to Israel to be buried on Sunday, her family said, more than seven months after she was killed during Hamas’s massacre on October 7. Louk, a 23-year-old tattoo artist, was celebrating with friends at the Nova music festival just inside Israel before it was attacked by gunmen...

Rambert: Analogue review – close encounters on the dancefloor

There’s something magical about watching dance at a distance when everything seems effortless. But arguably it’s more interesting to experience dance up close, to see the beads of sweat, feel the endurance and the heat radiating from the dancers’ bodies as they push themselves on. Jill Johnson’s new creation for Rambert, Analogue, presented in association with the Southbank Centre at Stone Nest, makes the most of that proximity. For those who...

Getting the band back together: Groups who reunited after breaking up

Maybe some hatchets are buried, an anniversary reunion tour brings people out of hiding, or the love of music (and royalties) clears up all the bad blood. No matter the case, here are the extraordinary tales of bands who reunited after breaking up in a big way.

Lottie Ryan and husband Fabio fly out to special place for 20th anniversary

Lottie Ryan and her husband Fabio Aprile are marking a big milestone this week and have made a family trip back to her Italian beau's roots for a very special anniversary. The 2FM presenter, 38, met her teenage sweetheart in a Dublin nightclub 20 years ago at the tender age of 18 and they are […]

The 14 Biggest Wedding Fails of All Time

Happily ever after... basically!

'Red flag!' Joanne McNally gets back into dating months after split

Joanne McNally has reentered the dating world months after her split from Alan Byrne but she hasn't had the strongest of starts with a 'red flag' waving. The comedian and her former boyfriend called things off at the start of the year with Joanne confirming in March that she was 'recently single'. Today's top videos […]

Logan Paul makes admission over upcoming birth of first child with Nina Agdal

Logan Paul has made an admission when speaking about the upcoming birth of his first child with partner Nina Agdal. YouTuber, WWE superstar and boxer Paul and Danish model Agdal announced their pregnancy news on social media in April, publishing a joint post of them both kissing with Paul holding up pictures of baby scans with the caption: "Another...

IF review – imaginary friends reunited in a kid-pleasing live-action fantasy

What if imaginary friends didn’t vanish into the murk of forgotten memories as soon as the child who conjured them grew up? What if the invisible bestie lingered on, trying hard not to be wounded by the rejection and waiting in vain to be of use once more? If that sounds familiar, that’s because it is. The central premise of American actor-director John Krasinski’s IF – his first family film after the horror movie double of A Quiet Place and its...

Doctor Who casually introduced a major new character in the latest episode

This guest star plays a huge role later.

What’s on TV tonight – D-Day: The Unseen Footage, A Celebration for Pentecost, and more

Sunday 19 May D-Day: The Unseen Footage Channel 5, 9pm As the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings approaches on June 6, this documentary tells us what happened next in Operation Overlord, which involved more than two million Allied troops. It recounts the Battle of Normandy, when soldiers from the UK, US and Canada left the beaches and moved inl...

Doctor Who episode 3, Boom, review – Steven Moffat offers up an explosive return to form

Doctor Who episode 3, Boom, review – Steven Moffat offers up an explosive return to form - 4/5 The Doctor may be stuck still for the whole episode, but the sheer dramatic tension of the show sees the whole thing through

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Children centre stage at Chelsea Flower Show as green issues high on agenda

Children centre stage at Chelsea Flower Show as green issues high on agenda - All large gardens at the show, which is featuring junior judges for the first time, have had to undergo a ‘green audit’.

Winners of Eurovision, from ABBA to Celine Dion and Nemo

Bridgerton has totally obliterated the traditional costume drama

Bridgerton has totally obliterated the traditional costume drama - IN FOCUS: Netflix’s Regency romance has changed the rules of the fusty period genre entirely. Katie Rosseinsky asks whether that might be a mixed blessing

The Balconettes review – neighbours finding trouble in invitation to hot guy’s flat

Here to prove that “actor project” movies are always the ones with the dodgiest acting is the otherwise estimable French star Noémie Merlant who presents her writing-directing debut in Cannes, with herself in a leading role and Céline Sciamma on board as producer and credited as script collaborator. It’s got some funny moments and there’s a great scene in a gynaecologist’s treatment room whose calm, straightforward candour completely annihilates...

The making of Jimmy Anderson: ‘Like a golden nugget falling into your lap’

It all started with a phone call. “It was highly unusual for Val to ring me. In fact I don’t think she ever did before or since, that wasn’t her style at all,” says John Stanworth, recalling how Valerie Brown, the wife of the then captain of Burnley CC, Peter Brown, telephoned one Sunday evening in the late-90s. It would be a tipoff worth interrupting Antiques Roadshow. A different kind of rare and inestimable commodity was about to be...

Cast of 'Emilia Perez' hit the Cannes Film Festival red carpet

The cast of 'Emilia Perez' hit the Cannes Film Festival red carpet. Selena Gomez , Eva Longoria and Salma Hayek brought the glamour to the Emilia Perez premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday.

‘SNL' Cold Open Riffs on Trump Trial and His VP Picks

The 49th season finale of "Saturday Night Live" opened with James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump speaking at the barricades of a Manhattan courthouse, in a nod to Trump's ongoing legal woes amid his presidential campaign. Johnson as Trump spoke about his "weird and depressing" state at the courthouse, saying, "I don't like being in court […]

Bruce Springsteen concert: Stage times and the best ways to get to Croke Park

Tens of thousands of fans will descend on Croke Park this evening for the legendary New Jersey rocker.

In Hajipur, PM’s ‘Hanuman’ vs Lalu’s ‘Ram’ amid fraying caste loyalties

Chirag, son of late Ram Vilas Paswan, files nomination for Hajipur from Lok Janshakti Party, aiming to prove support from the Dalit community and stake claim to his father's political legacy amidst rivalry with uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras. The backing of the politically significant Dusadh community is crucial for Chirag's electoral success.

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Barry Keoghan displays touching nod to late mum at Cannes Film Festival

Barry Keoghan has kept his late mum close to his heart over the years and what better time to have her by his side than at the Cannes Film Festival? The Dublin native stepped out at the 77th annual event on Wednesday for the premiere of his film Bird, which received a seven-minute standing ovation. […]

Couple forced to cancel wedding twice are given lifeline by strangers

Lauryn and Jake, from the NSW Southern Highlands, had accepted they may never experience a wedding after a series of family tragedies led to them abandoning their special day.

Michael Flatley 'heartbroken' to be living out of hotels when he visits Ireland

Michael Flatley has admitted he's 'heartbroken' to be living out of hotels when he visits Ireland. The Lord of the Dance star, his wife Niamh and son Michael St James are currently unable to live in their Castlehyde mansion in Co Cork due to allegedly defective repairs. Today's top videos 'It's heartbreaking. I'm not going […]

Meet Zoe Hague! Molly-Mae's sister who has a very different background

There’s nobody quite like your sisters. We have several sibling girl gangs here in Ireland, like the Garrihys and the Ryans, who are killing it but another sibling dream team you should have your eye on is Love Island's Molly-Mae Hague and her older sister Zoe. The 27-year-old has started to build a career online […]

Are Bennifer heading for divorce? A-listers hit with claims they're living apart

It may have been the Greatest Love Story Never Told but it could have reached its final chapter as Bennifer are facing rumours of a split. The couple have been married for two years but now fans believe things could be on the rocks as Ben Affleck has reportedly moved out of the €55million marital […]

Belgian King Filip: ‘left to his own devices’

Movies that leave Amazon Prime and Hulu in May 2024

Prince Archie is reportedly interested in the royals and "loves" that his grandfather "lives in a castle"

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are two of the most talked-about people in the world - something that was no exception this month as the couple took part in a high profile four-day tour of Nigeria, to mark the 10-year anniversary of the Invictus Games. Yes, from Prince Harry's moving words to Meghan Markle's elegant tour wardrobe, the Duke and Duche...

'Megalopolis:' What critics are saying about the polarizing new Francis Ford Coppola film

George Miller: ‘Where do I keep my Oscar? I swear, I don’t know’

What is the best thing about being a twin? The shared experience. We spent the first 20 years of our lives together every day. We both have a similar curiosity about the world, and he practised as a doctor for 50 years. His take on human behaviour was really amusing, funny and very wise. It was always interesting to have conversations with him, so we would just compare notes. It’s why I love collaborating with people because it’s always about...

Tyson Fury's defeat to Oleksandr Usyk just lost Drake a lot of money

Drake may be one of the richest rappers of all time, but he’s by no means the luckiest. Indeed, the Canadian star’s apparent influence when it comes to sporting results is so notorious, it’s become its own term: “the Drake curse”. For the uninitiated, the Hotline Bling singer has become a sort of folklore legend after fans noticed a strange coincid...

PICS: Inside Zara King's pink-themed bridal shower as she prepares for big day

She is seen delivering the news on our TV screens every night so it would be easy to forget that Zara King is also busy planning a wedding in the background! The Virgin Media reporter got engaged last September to her mystery partner, whose identity she is choosing to keep private, after a year of […]

How They Met: Tyson Fury and Paris are teenage sweethearts

As the saying goes, 'behind every great man is a great woman,' and this couldn't be more true for boxing star Tyson Fury and that great woman is his wife, Paris. The Gyspy King, has been open about his struggles in the past and candidly told to Gary Neville on The Overlap: 'I've not been […]

Meet the unusual singer of 'The Code' - Eurovision winner Nemo Mettler

Sadie and Sunny Sandler: Meet Adam Sandler's hilarious daughters!

Sting's son, 28, joins The Police - the real force that is

The singer was said to have attended the passing-out-parade of his son Giacomo Sumner earlier this month after he became an officer at the Met's academy in Hendon, North London.

27 interesting facts about King Charles

King Charles is one of the most famous people in the world, but there are likely to be a few things you still don't know about the monarch...

Prince Laurent lives in permanent fear

The 32 most-watched shows in British TV history ever

Brits sat down and tuned in in their millions for these record-breaking broadcasts

TV REVIEW Bridgerton flatters to deceive in stuttering season three

Bridgerton season three is saved by the injection of a new character Lord Debling played by rising star Sam Phillips

Dabney Coleman, actor who specialised in curmudgeons, dies at 92

Dabney Coleman, actor who specialised in curmudgeons, dies at 92 - Dabney Coleman, the character actor who specialised in smarmy villains like the chauvinist boss in ‘9 to 5’, has died

Winners of the 2024 ACM Country Music Awards

Corrie's Lisa George is at risk of going blind and worries she may never act again

Corrie's Lisa George has given an emotional account of the condition that could lead her to go blind as she says she is now worried about her future in acting. The actress who plays Beth Sutherland on the soap has endured multiple issues with her eyes over the years but was devastated to learn she's […]

German star at Cannes condemns ‘madness’ of protective culture for UK child actors

Is Britain leading the way in protecting young people and children from the potential traumas of working on a film set, or has it all gone far too far? Two of the most prominent European stars attending the Cannes film festival, both with high-profile premieres, have very different views. Franz Rogowski, the acclaimed German actor who plays a key role in Bird, British director Andrea Arnold’s contender for the top Palme d’Or prize, said this...

‘Justice for Hemant’ her theme song, Kalpana Soren strikes a chord beyond tribal base, enthuses JMM

Campaigning hard for her debut from Gandey Assembly seat, jailed JMM leader's wife is echoing INDIA bloc s line, accusing Modi dispensation of posing a 'threat' to Constitution

Artist reveals why his portrait of the King is so red

Artist reveals why his portrait of the King is so red - Jonathan Yeo says he enjoyed the internet memes his painting of monarch generated