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Opera singer Wynne Evans has left his BBC radio show, several months after he made "inappropriate and unacceptable" comments at the Strictly Come Dancing live tour launch.The 53-year-old, known for his role in GoCompare insurance adverts, was part of the tour in January, having competed on last year's series. In a video filmed during the launch, reported by the Mail On Sunday, he was heard making the remark, for which […]

Ministers are to kick off the hunt for a new chair of the communications regulator as Lord Grade of Yarmouth prepares to bow out after a single term at the helm.Sky News has learnt that the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) - which now leads oversight of Ofcom in Whitehall - is drawing up proposals to launch a recruitment process in the coming months. Lord Grade, the veteran […]

Succession writer Jesse Armstrong says he hopes his new film about toxic tech billionaires can be a receptacle for anyone who is "feeling wonky about the world".Now making his film directorial debut with Mountainhead, starring Steve Carell and Jason Schwartzman, Armstrong has shifted his focus from cut-throat media moguls to a group of billionaire friends meeting up to compare bank balances against the backdrop of a rolling international crisis they […]

Loretta Swit, who won Emmy Awards for her role on the comedy series M*A*S*H, has died aged 87.Her publicist, Harlan Boll, said the actress passed away at her home in New York City just after midday on Friday, likely from natural causes. She was best known for her star turn as Major Margaret Houlihan on CBS' M*A*S*H, which aired for 11 years from 1972 to 1983. Image: Wayne Rogers, Loretta […]

Taylor Swift has bought back all the rights to her master recordings - but has suggested she won't be re-releasing her Reputation album. "All the music I've ever made now belongs to me," the star announced on her official website. "I've been bursting tears of joy... ever since I found out this is really happening."The pop star had originally lost the rights to her first six albums in 2019 when […]

Russell Brand has pleaded not guilty to rape and sexual assault charges as he appeared in court in London.The British comedian and actor, from Hambleden in Buckinghamshire, was charged by post last month with one count each of rape, indecent assault and oral rape as well as two counts of sexual assault. The charges relate to alleged incidents involving four separate women between 1999 and 2005.The 49-year-old, who has been […]

Michael Sumler, a long-time member of Kool & the Gang, has died in a car crash.Michael Owens, the mayor of Mableton, north of Atlanta, said in a Facebook post: "This Memorial Day weekend the world lost a music legend.Michael Sumler, known as "Chicago Mike" of Kool and the Gang died in a crash Sunday night on Veterans Memorial Highway near Buckner Road. He was 71."He added: "The city of Mableton, […]

A former employee of Sean "Diddy" Combs broke down in tears as she described being sexually assaulted by the hip-hop star on several occasions - telling the court the alleged abuse was "the most traumatising, worst thing that's ever happened to me".Three weeks into the trial, Mia* is the second alleged victim to testify against Combs, following his former partner Cassie's evidence alleging years of physical, sexual and emotional abuse. […]

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate will return to the UK to defend themselves against charges of rape and other offences, a lawyer representing the siblings has said. Andrew Ford, of Holborn Adams representing Andrew and Tristan Tate, has confirmed in a statement by firm Holborn Adams that once proceedings for separate charges the brothers are facing in Romania are concluded, "The Tates will return to face UK allegations". […]