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Catherine O'Hara died at 71 after a brief illness and colleagues including Meryl Streep and Pedro Pascal paid public tribute.

School children in Downpatrick made crosses for St Brigid's Day, and the town hosts a weekend festival at Down Cathedral near the grave of the three patron saints.

Angela Harris, who was clinically dead for 32 seconds during a 2015 medical test, says she had a near-death experience in which she saw an undated vision of Earth's future featuring more localized communities after wars.

Eugene Levy paid tribute after Catherine O'Hara died aged 71; her agency CAA said she died in Los Angeles following a brief illness and her family will hold a private celebration.

Lindsey Vonn was airlifted to hospital after a crash in Switzerland and appears to have injured her left knee; friends say she asked for positive energy as she aims to compete at the Winter Olympics next week.

The Princess of Wales visited The Arc in Winchester to view 'The Beauty of The Earth' exhibition celebrating the Morris family and described the show as "inspiring" on Instagram; the exhibition, guest curated by Suzanne Fagence Cooper, ran from November 15 to February 4 and was sold out.

Sondre and Ukaleq Slettemark have put political discussion aside to concentrate on representing Greenland and Denmark at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, which begin on Feb. 6.

Netflix star Lori Hanford posted a video of her son Sean wiping tears at his December 19 Kennesaw State University graduation, captioning it 'black boy joy'; she said scholarships, work and mentorship helped him complete his degree.

Catherine O'Hara died at 71, her agency CAA said, following a brief illness; a cause of death has not been released. She and Macaulay Culkin reunited at his Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in December 2023, where they embraced.

The Grade II* Scenic Railway at Dreamland in Margate has been announced as permanently closed. The wooden ride, Britain’s oldest rollercoaster, has been out of service since developing a fault in 2024 and was last restored in 2015.

Last October, former Eton teacher Jacob Leland was convicted of three counts of sexual assault; a former pupil identified as "Thomas" says he was abused while under 16, though Leland admitted only to sexual activity after the pupil turned 16. Undetermined at this time.

Disney+ will stream a one-off Muppet Show special on 4 February 2026, with Seth Rogen credited as executive producer and Sabrina Carpenter appearing as a guest; the episode follows the characters staging a variety show with skits and musical numbers.

Kate Walsh said she has reached out to Eric Dane to offer support as the actor experiences a physical decline while living with ALS; former co-star Patrick Dempsey has also spoken about staying in contact.

Harry Styles's 2026 'Together, Together' tour lists 67 dates concentrated as multi-night residencies across seven cities, including 30 nights in New York, 12 in London and 10 in Amsterdam. Industry figures say rising production and logistics costs are one factor behind more artists favouring extended runs in fewer locations, and some fans report significant extra travel and accommodation expenses.

Actress Catherine O'Hara has died at 71 after a brief illness; colleagues including Macaulay Culkin and Pedro Pascal have posted tributes on social media.

Country singer Jelly Roll and his wife Bunnie Xo have been undergoing IVF and say the process has increased their desire to have a child together.

Everyone to Kenmure Street, about a 13 May 2021 Pollokshields community response to a Home Office dawn raid, won the Special Jury Award in Sundance's World Cinema Documentary Competition.

The 1987 film Dirty Dancing stars Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze and is available to watch on ITVX.

Sixteen-year-old Grace Lynch died in a scrambler incident on the Ratoath Road and was mourned at a large funeral in Finglas; at the service a priest warned that scrambler riding on public roads is dangerous.

The Sundance Film Festival held its last Park City edition this weekend ahead of a planned move to Boulder in 2027, while the programme mixed anniversary screenings and high-profile premieres with many first-time filmmakers making up roughly 40% of the slate.

Ahead of the 2026 centenary of Miles Davis's birth, surviving collaborators and contemporary players including Sonny Rollins, Terence Blanchard and John Scofield discuss his phrasing, band leadership and genre-spanning career, and highlight recordings such as Kind of Blue and Live-Evil.

Parts of a 14th-century shrine to St William have been returned to York Minster and are on public display for the first time in almost 500 years, shown in an exhibition that includes loaned fragments and a 3D digital reconstruction.

Freddie Meyer, 19, returned to Derby to film the video for Absnt Mind's single 'Allestree Lane' in his grandmother's front room after visiting his former school; the song draws on his move from his family home to join the band.

After recent immigration enforcement activity in Minneapolis, many Native Americans have been obtaining and carrying tribal identification cards while several tribes are easing access to those IDs.

The Detroit Opera will present 'Symphonic PFunk' this weekend, with arranger Ray Chew conducting a 47‑player orchestra adapting Parliament‑Funkadelic songs; George Clinton said he had long expected the music to move into classical spaces.

Bluey was the most-streamed TV series in the United States in 2025, with 45.2 billion minutes viewed on Disney+, according to Nielsen; Grey's Anatomy and Stranger Things were second and third.

A review found the BBC is more inclusive and authentic than a few years ago but says it must urgently measure social class on and off air. The report urges the broadcaster to do more to connect with working-class audiences and people outside London and the south of England.

Sir Keir Starmer met Xi Jinping in Beijing on 29 January, the first UK prime ministerial visit to China in eight years, and the two countries are reported to be expected to sign a number of agreements later in the day.

Edgar Barrera has been nominated again for the 2026 Grammy songwriter of the year, non-classical; if he wins he would be the first Latino to receive that honor.

Yerin Ha, who plays Sophie Baek in Bridgerton season four, described her character's storyline as a 'Cinderella' story and said the role felt like a gift; four episodes of the season were released on Netflix on January 29 with four more due on February 26.