Jessica Walter: Arrested Development star dies aged 80
The US actress played the icy matriarch Lucille Bluth, and starred in films like Play Misty for Me....
Renowned French film director Bertrand Tavernier dies
Bertrand Tavernier worked in many genres from crime thrillers to historical drama....
Jay Leno sorry for jokes about Asian Americans
The US TV host has admitted that racial gags made for more than a decade were “a legitimate wrong”....
Britney Spears asks judge to remove her father as her conservator
The singer formally asks a judge to remove Jamie Spears from his role as her conservator....
Simon McCoy to leave BBC News after 17 years
The TV news presenter, known for his funny asides, is to join Andrew Neil’s new GB News operation....
Johnny Depp refused permission to appeal libel verdict
A judge rules the US actor’s appeal against a High Court ruling has “no real prospect of success”....
Winston Churchill, Kermit and Janet Jackson preserved for posterity
They’re part of the 25 recordings being added to this year’s recordings for the US Library of Congress....
Government will be ‘forced to rely’ on BBC licence fee model, MPs suggest
A group of MPs says the infrastructure is not in place for a viable alternative to the licence fee....
Tate McRae’s journey from ballet school to pop stardom
You Broke Me First was one of 2020’s biggest break-out hits, but Tate McRae never intended to be a pop star....
George Segal: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? actor dies aged 87
Tributes have been paid to the star who was Oscar-nominated for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?...