Arts & Entertainment

Stephen Libby returned to the Isle of Lewis after winning the BBC show The Traitors; he and co-winner Rachel Duffy will each receive £47,875 and were met with celebrations from family and local businesses.

Mae Stephens will headline an 11-date UK tour from 18 March to 1 April, supported by the Music Venue Trust through its Liveline Fund to help grassroots venues.

Sandra Bullock was photographed on a brief walk in Los Angeles after a period away from the public following the 2023 death of her partner Bryan Randall; she wore casual clothes and carried a large tote. The actress has been gradually returning to public life and is attached to upcoming film projects.

Harry Styles has announced a 50-show 'Together, Together' tour across seven cities, including 30 dates at New York's Madison Square Garden, and his fourth album Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. is due on 6 March.

A Shropshire mother who raised £1.5m for her one-year-old son's heart operation in California says the procedure went smoothly and her son is sedated but stable.

War Child has assembled Help(2), a sequel to its 1995 Help compilation, recorded at Abbey Road with contributions from artists including Damon Albarn, Jarvis Cocker, Olivia Rodrigo and Arctic Monkeys. Producer James Ford oversaw sessions while receiving hospital treatment and Jonathan Glazer filmed a companion project with children in war zones and local school pupils.

A 19-year-old Lancaster University student, Tom Dingle, was found dead in woodland on Christmas Day and police say his death is not being treated as suspicious.

Alan Smythe, who mixed Arctic Monkeys' early demos and co-produced tracks, said he is proud of the band's 2006 debut, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, which sold 360,000 copies in its first week and around 2.5 million worldwide.

Amanda Seyfried and director Mona Fastvold discuss their new film The Testament of Ann Lee, an operatic musical about the Shaking Quakers, and describe the intense preparation and close bonds formed while making it.

A fifth man has been charged after a search in Sydney as part of an investigation into an alleged international satanic child sexual-abuse material ring; he was refused bail. Four others were arrested in November and several defendants are due to appear in court next week.

Jesy Nelson will explain her reasons for leaving Little Mix in an Amazon Prime documentary due February 13, and the series also covers her recent high-risk pregnancy and the diagnosis of her twin daughters with SMA1.

Pupils at Llangan Primary School in the Vale of Glamorgan are playing a school version of The Traitors at breaktimes, with one child dressing as host Claudia Winkleman; the headteacher said the game has brought different groups of children together and supported problem solving and communication.

Hayden Panettiere posted the cover of her memoir This Is Me: A Reckoning on January 22, and the book is scheduled for release on May 12 by Grand Central Publishing.

A 25-year-old pregnant woman, Sophie Quinn, and her partner were found dead in Lake Cargelligo, NSW, and police say a known former partner is wanted and remains at large; a large-scale search and partial lockdown are under way.

Elizabeth Hurley told the High Court that Hugh Grant persuaded her in 2015 to join a privacy claim against Mirror Group Newspapers, and she is now one of seven claimants in a separate case against Associated Newspapers.

The inquest into Noah Donohoe's death opened at Belfast Coroner's Court and is expected to run for about three months, with jurors sworn in after a multi-day selection process.

Donatella Versace joined Pier Paolo Piccioli at the PM23 foundation in Rome to pay respects after Valentino Garavani passed away; the designer’s lying in state was held at PM23 and his funeral is scheduled for January 23.

A neighbour says she saw signs of abuse at a Tewkesbury home where Amanda Wixon has been convicted on most charges relating to keeping a young woman at the property for about 25 years. Wixon was found guilty on multiple counts and is due to be sentenced on 12 March.

Amy Dowden met judge Shirley Ballas and fellow pro Carlos Gu at a charity event held during the UK Open Dance Festival, and neither Amy nor Carlos will be part of this year’s Strictly live tour.

A national memorial at the Sydney Opera House marked the deaths of 15 people in the Bondi terror attack; the prime minister apologised that authorities 'could not protect' the victims.

Zayn Malik debuted his new single "Die For Me" during his Las Vegas residency and said a fifth studio album is coming "pretty soon"; Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson are also releasing new music this week.

Crimestoppers has offered a £20,000 reward for information after fresh DNA testing cleared Peter Sullivan, who had spent 38 years in prison for the 1986 murder of Diane Sindall.

Australia observed a national day of mourning for the 15 victims of the 14 December Bondi attack, with memorials, wreaths and community acts of kindness such as children cooking meals.

Emmy-winning director Bruce Bilson died at his Los Angeles home at age 97, his daughter told The Hollywood Reporter; his memorial is set for Sunday at Hillside Memorial Park and the family has asked for donations to CASA of Los Angeles.

Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio’s two-part documentary "Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!" debuts on HBO and HBO Max and runs 216 minutes; the review describes it as a comprehensive, affectionate portrait and gives it three out of four stars.

The government announced a £1.5bn investment in arts and culture in England, allocating funds to museums, venues, heritage and libraries, and Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said it should help the country recover its self-confidence.

A woman has denied that she lied about being raped by two strangers in a Nottinghamshire park and said the encounters were not consensual; Sheraz Malik, 28, denies three counts of rape and is on trial at Birmingham Crown Court.

Antoni Porowski became emotional discussing childhood trauma in episode one of the tenth and final series of Queer Eye, which premiered on Netflix; Karamo Brown missed promotional appearances saying he feared being bullied.

Israeli authorities have postponed, for the time being, a demolition order for a football pitch near Bethlehem used by children from the Aida refugee camp; the Israeli military said the site raised security concerns.

Piers Morgan has returned home after surgery for a broken hip and was gifted bespoke £300 crutches by Amanda Holden and her husband; he posted hospital photos and thanked friends for their support.