Ben Milneand James Percy,BBC News BBC The first non-European Pope in more than 1,000 years, the Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, a soul legend and one of the world’s most famous designers – here are some of the well-known faces no longer with us. Among those we remember are Hollywood stars Robert…
The Apartment ‘Shut up and deal’ … Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment. Photograph: Cinetext Bildarchiv/United Artists/Allstar At the end of any especially troublesome year it’s always good to revisit The Apartment, Billy Wilder’s brilliantly bleak comedy of office politics and festive bad cheer. It memorably ends on the stroke of midnight as…
In one of his most enduring roles, he played a corrupt state senator known for his ability to fashion an expletive into an outstretched catchphrase. Source link
Colin PatersonEntertainment correspondent BBC Studios/Andy Heathcote Ronan Keating on stage at the Riverside Studios in London, where he will be seen performing hits from across his more than 30-year career Ronan Keating has said he hopes his New Year’s Eve concert, shown on BBC One either side of the midnight fireworks, will help those who…
Mark SavageMusic correspondent Getty Images Olivia Dean’s The Art of Loving was one of 2025’s best-selling albums To almost no-one’s surprise, Taylor Swift dominated the UK music charts in 2025. The star’s 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl, was the year’s biggest seller, shifting an impressive 642,000 copies since its release in October. Women…
Times Cooking’s Pizza Interview series introduces a note of nostalgia to encourage stars to open up. Source link
US actor George Clooney, his wife, human rights lawyer Amal and their two children have been awarded French citizenship, the government said. The family’s new citizenship was made public in the Journal Officiel, where French government decrees are published. Their farm in Brignoles, in the south of France, serves as the family’s primary residence. The…
The composition, by Jem Finer of the Pogues, has been playing since 31 December 1999. Source link
As usual, the Australian film industry will deliver plenty of tasty cinematic treats in 2026, spanning a wide variety of genres and styles. Here’s 10 films to look out for. 1. The Deb Release date: in cinemas 15 January Rebel Wilson makes her directorial debut and co-stars in this adaptation of Hannah Reilly and Megan…
PA Media Sally Lindsay has been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for her services to drama Former Coronation Street star Sally Lindsay is among 97 people from north-west England featured in the King’s New Years Honours List. Lindsay has been appointed a Member of the Order of the British…