Paul GlynnCulture reporter BBC Spoiler warning: This article reveals details from The Celebrity Traitors The Traitors, at its heart, is a game of lying and deception. The celebrity edition of the hit BBC show began this week, and with it a murdering spree. For the first, it was Alan Carr in the kitchen with the poisoned lily. Just as in the regular series, we find a bunch of people attempting to find out who is lying and who is telling the truth, while faced with the enormous uncertainty of being “killed” off. On this occasion, the victim was singer Paloma…

Mark SavageMusic Correspondent BBC Wolf Alice at the BBC in August 2025 (left-right): Joff Oddie, Theo Ellis, Joel Amey and Ellie Rowsell Wolf Alice are in a class of their own when it comes to the Mercury Prize. Last month, they received their fourth consecutive nomination for the coveted music award thanks to their new album, The Clearing. That’s something no-one else has ever achieved. Not Arctic Monkeys, not Radiohead, not Pulp. What’s more, they’ve done it with their first four albums. “For some reason, it makes me feel really anxious,” admits singer Ellie Rowsell, speaking to the BBC from…

The Queen has shared a wistful but mischievous memory of her longstanding friend Dame Jilly Cooper, as she spoke at a book festival six days after the author’s death at the age of 88. Speaking at the Cliveden Literary Festival in Berkshire, Queen Camilla affectionately recalled an anecdote about Dame Jilly. “She came to a party here a few years ago where, I hope, she uttered her immortal line, ‘I’m going to get so absolutely plastered tonight, darling. I love you so much, I want to see two of you’,” she said, to laughter in the room. “Dear Jilly, how…

Noor NanjiCulture reporter Getty Images Liam Gallagher has become a grandfather for the first time after his daughter Molly Moorish-Gallagher gave birth to a boy. The 27 year old announced the news on Saturday in an Instagram post – along with pictures of her son, Rudy, and a sign saying “we adore you”. The Oasis frontman, 53, met his daughter for the first time in 2018. She was raised by her mother, the singer Lisa Moorish. He has three other children – two sons from his marriages to actress Patsy Kensit and singer Nicole Appleton, and another daughter from his…

Colin PatersonEntertainment correspondent Netflix Zoey, Rumi and Mira are Huntr/x – the Kpop trio who also try and save the world from evil Maggie Kang, the creator and co-director of Kpop Demon Hunters, has said she is “excited for the potential for more stories” involving animated girl group Huntr/x. Speaking to the BBC during a visit to Europe, Kang explained that while there was “nothing official we can talk about”, she and co-director Chris Appelhans believe “there’s definitely more we can do with these characters in this world”. “And whatever it will be, it will be a story that deserves…

Noor NanjiCulture reporter Reuters Goldie Hawn, Steve Martin and Ben Stiller have led tributes to Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton, who has died at the age of 79. Keaton, who was born in Los Angeles, shot to fame in the 1970s through her role as Kay Adams-Corleone in The Godfather films. She was also known for starring roles in films including Father of the Bride, First Wives Club and Annie Hall, which won her the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1978. Fellow First Wives Club co-star Goldie Hawn said Keaton left “a trail of fairy dust, filled with particles of…

Danny FullbrookHertfordshire Drummer Television/BBC New CBBC show Stage Stars follows students at Tring Park School The producer of a new CBBC documentary series about life at Tring Park School hopes the show will inspire young people to pursue their dreams. Stage Stars, made by Bristol-based Drummer Television, creators of Gym Stars and Ice Stars, follows students at the Hertfordshire performing arts school. Between September 2024 and July 2025 a small crew was based at the site to capture the highs and lows of the academic year. Rachel Drummond-Hay, the programme’s executive producer, said: “This is to show kids what happens…

David Spereall and Steve JonesYorkshire West Yorkshire Police Ian Watkins was sentenced to 29 years in prison in 2013 Two men have appeared in court charged with the murder of paedophile singer Ian Watkins, who was killed in Wakefield Prison. The former Lostprophets frontman, who was serving a 29-year jail sentence, was fatally injured in an incident at the prison just after 09:30 BST on Saturday. Rashid Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, both appeared at Leeds Magistrates’ Court on Monday morning. Watkins, 48, was jailed in 2013 for a string of child sex offences, including the attempted rape of…

Paul GlynnCulture reporter Bettmann / Getty Woody Allen and Diane Keaton in Annie Hall US actor and filmmaker Woody Allen has paid a lengthy, glowing tribute to Diane Keaton who died on Saturday aged 79. Writing in The Free Press, Allen described Keaton as “unlike anyone the planet has experienced or is unlikely to ever see again,” adding that “her face and laugh illuminated any space she entered”. In a long personal essay, Allen recalled first meeting Keaton in 1969 during rehearsals for his play Play It Again, Sam before going on to make eight films with her including Annie…