Arts & Entertainment

Carol Kirkwood, the BBC Breakfast main weather presenter, announced she will leave the BBC in April after more than 25 years with the broadcaster.

A music teacher pleaded guilty in Mandurah Magistrate's Court to 15 charges relating to sexual offences involving a boy who was 12 and later 13, the article reports. She was arrested and charged while on maternity leave; the next court steps are undetermined at this time.

Reports of a shooting involving ICE agents in Minneapolis circulated at the Sundance film festival, and some filmmakers and attendees raised concerns while premieres and parties continued.

Australian player Destanee Aiava criticised BBC commentators' remarks about Naomi Osaka's Australian Open outfits and replied on social media, saying the comments felt elitist and exclusionary.

A man identified as an asylum seeker was found guilty of two counts of raping an 18-year-old woman in Sutton Lawn park; he has been remanded in custody and a hearing on 6 February will set a sentencing date.

Sir Chris Hoy said he was back riding a bike 12 weeks after emergency surgery following what he called the 'worst crash' of his life, and he had revealed in October 2024 that he was living with an incurable stage-four disease.

Tom Brady finished his second season as a Fox NFL analyst and drew strong viewer praise for his commentary during the NFC Championship game. He has said he reduced reliance on extensive notes and changed his booth setup to improve on-air flow.

A man was arrested after allegedly throwing a device into a crowd at a Perth rally; police say the device did not detonate and no injuries were reported.

Reports that the world premiere of Cookie Queens at the Sundance Film Festival showed empty seats prompted supporters and critics to trade images and claims online; the Duke and Duchess attended and Meghan spoke on stage.

Jack Fincham will return to rehabilitation for two months after a relapse, and he says his addiction issues would have occurred regardless of his Love Island fame.

The 2026 Sundance Film Festival opened in Park City, Utah, marking the first edition after Robert Redford’s death and the final festival in Utah before it relocates to Boulder, Colorado.

At Sundance, Adam Meeks's feature debut Union County extends a 2020 short and draws on Ohio drug court participants and non-actors to tell a restrained story of rehabilitation, while Will Poulter gives a quietly affecting lead performance.

The Holocaust Educational Trust says families of survivors are becoming the living legacy as survivor numbers fall, and this year's Holocaust Memorial Day theme is 'bridging generations'.

A man was arrested in Georgia after four adult family members were found dead and three children who hid in a closet were located unharmed; police say a 12-year-old called 911.

After Cookie Queens had its world premiere at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, Meghan said she and her husband were "proud and privileged" to support the documentary, which Archewell Productions co-produced with partner companies.

Alex Honnold will free-solo Taipei 101 in a live Netflix event and has said a fall would likely be fatal, though he noted the building's balconies could change where a fall might land.

Victoria Beckham's 2001 solo song 'Not Such An Innocent Girl' was the UK's best-selling and most downloaded track of the week, according to the Official Charts Company, amid a public family fallout involving her son Brooklyn Beckham.

Sir Mark Tully, who spent 30 years at the BBC including 20 years as New Delhi bureau chief, has died aged 90; colleagues and public figures have paid tribute.

Sir Mark Tully, the BBC journalist long associated with reporting from India, has died aged 90. He was the BBC's Delhi bureau chief for more than two decades and later presented Radio 4's Something Understood.

Alan Carr told The Times he saw a mental health nurse after finishing Celebrity Traitors, saying the experience had become stressful. He won £87,500 for a children's neuroblastoma charity and returned to work on Channel 4's Secret Genius soon after.

Sir Mark Tully, long known as the BBC's 'voice of India', has died at the age of 90. He was a veteran BBC correspondent who reported from India for decades and was widely respected for his reporting and knowledge of the country.

A Netflix docuseries narrated by Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen recounts the band's post-1995 split, describing mental-health struggles, infighting and money worries; the series includes unseen footage and is due on Netflix on January 27.

A portrait of Robert Burns by Sir Henry Raeburn, commissioned in 1803 for publishers Cadell and Davies and long missing, has been reported as rediscovered after about 200 years.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended a Sundance Film Festival screening to promote their documentary Cookie Queens, a 91-minute film that follows four Girl Scouts during cookie-selling season.

The new prequel A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms follows hedge knight Ser Duncan and his squire, and the production brought in medieval historian Dr Hugh Doherty as an advisor to add period detail.

Gordon Ramsay says he grew up on a council estate in Daventry and recalls wearing second‑hand school trousers with holes; he appears in a six‑part Netflix documentary that follows him preparing to open several venues at 22 Bishopsgate.

Burns Night is observed in Northern Ireland because 17th-century Scottish settlement brought Ulster-Scots language and traditions, and local communities continue to hold Burns suppers featuring haggis, music and poetry.

Savannah Guthrie returned to the Today show after vocal cord surgery and became emotional when she heard her voice for the first time eight days after the procedure.

Véronique Nichanian presented her final Hermes menswear collection in Paris after nearly 37 years in the role; Grace Wales Bonner has been named her successor and will present a debut menswear collection next January.

Fans reacted positively on X to Harry Styles' new single 'Aperture', which was released at midnight in the UK as the first track from his upcoming album KISS ALL THE TIME. DISCO, OCCASIONALLY.