Baillie Gifford Prize winner Richard Flanagan delays receiving £50k award over fossil fuel ties | Ents & Arts News
The winner of an “unprecedented” literary double has said he will not accept his latest £50,000 prize until the sponsor shares a plan to reduce its “investment in fossil fuel extraction”. Richard Flanagan has been named the winner of the 2024 Baillie Gifford Prize for his memoir Question 7 – a decade after being awarded More...
New York priest who allowed Sabrina Carpenter to film provocative music video stripped of duties | US News
The leader of a church in New York where pop star Sabrina Carpenter filmed a provocative music video has been relieved of his duties. An investigation into Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello of the Our Lady of Mount More...
Paul Mescal bluntly appraises his meeting with the King at Gladiator II premiere | Ents & Arts News
Irish actor Paul Mescal says meeting King Charles was not on his “list of priorities”. The 28-year-old star was introduced to the reigning monarch at the Gladiator II world premiere on Wednesday. More...
Dune: Prophecy star Olivia Williams says series is the first time she has felt confident her scenes would not be cut | Ents & Arts News
British actress Olivia Williams has said that in more than 30 years of acting on screen, starring in Dune: Prophecy is the first time she has felt confident her scenes would not be cut from a project. Williams, More...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs attempting to obstruct justice from jail, prosecutors say | Ents & Arts News
Sean “Diddy” Combs has attempted to contact prospective witnesses from jail in a bid to sway public opinion ahead of his upcoming sex trafficking trial, prosecutors have claimed. The accusations More...
Pulp’s fan club president dished out Jarvis Cocker’s trouser scraps – and his car – to fans. Then he joined the band | Ents & Arts News
Mark Webber’s role as Pulp’s fan club manager started simply enough, writing newsletters and posting out small bits of memorabilia such as postcards, stickers and badges. But, just like the band More...
Glastonbury Festival tickets sell out in 35 minutes | Ents & Arts News
Standard Glastonbury Festival tickets for 2025 sold out in less than 40 minutes after organisers adopted a new booking system. The new system saw Glastonbury hopefuls get “randomly assigned a place in More...
Mike Tyson reveals he ‘almost died’ ahead of fight with YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul | Ents & Arts News
Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson says the health scare in June, which forced the postponement of his boxing match with Jake Paul, almost cost him his life. “I almost died in June,” Tyson wrote More...
Paul Mescal says Saoirse Ronan ‘hit nail on the head’ with comment on women’s safety | UK News
Paul Mescal praised fellow Irish star and friend Saoirse Ronan for speaking out about women’s safety in a TV talk show clip that went viral. The two Oscar nominees appeared on The Graham Norton Show, where More...
YouTuber Jake Paul beats Mike Tyson as boos heard during controversial fight | Ents & Arts News
YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul has defeated one of the greatest-ever fighters, former heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson, who is more than twice his age. Paul, 27, won the bout via a unanimous points decision More...
