Arts & Entertainment

Lindsey Vonn has returned to the United States after four operations for a broken leg sustained in a crash at the Winter Olympics; she has not stood nine days after the accident and further surgery will take place at home.

At Rio's 2026 Carnival, Imperio Serrano and Unidos da Tijuca honored authors Conceição Evaristo and Carolina Maria de Jesus in their parades; organizers called the presentations an act of historical reparation.

Australian police charged a 52-year-old man after a break-in at the Abbey Museum in Caboolture and recovered several stolen ancient Egyptian artefacts. Most items were found the next day and the remaining piece was recovered when the suspect was arrested.

Francis Ford Coppola called Robert Duvall "a great actor" after Duvall died at 95, and co-stars including Al Pacino and Robert De Niro also paid tribute.

Gisèle Pelicot's memoir recounts that police in 2020 uncovered images and videos showing her being assaulted and that her husband was tried in 2024; the book traces her personal recovery and public role.

After Robert Duvall's death at 95, Alec Baldwin, Jane Seymour and Adam Sandler shared personal tributes on social media, and Duvall's wife Luciana said he died peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones.

An eight-part Spanish-language adaptation of Isabel Allende's novel screened its first three episodes at the Berlin Film Festival and is set to stream on Amazon Prime Video in April.

An actor who played Buffalo Bill said the film Silence of the Lambs 'vilified trans people', according to an article published on 16 February 2026 by Benedict Smith.

Tony Blair has told a Channel 4 documentary he should not be defined by the 2003 Iraq intervention and asked to be judged by his government’s wider record; the three-part series, including an episode on Iraq, is due to air on Channel 4 this week.

Matt Weston and Tabby Stoecker won the mixed team skeleton gold at the Milan–Cortina Winter Games, with Weston overturning a 0.3s deficit to win by 0.17s; Weston is the first British athlete to win two medals at the same Winter Olympics.

Team GB skeleton gold medallist Tabitha Stoecker says she found the sport after seeing an Instagram advert for the Discover Your Gold Talent ID process; she and Matt Weston won mixed team skeleton gold in Milan-Cortina, beating Germany by 0.17 seconds.

A top samba school staged a parade honouring President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at Rio's Sambadrome during Carnival, drawing praise and complaints that the tribute may have crossed into early campaigning.

Erin Doherty won Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series at the Independent Spirit Awards for her role in Netflix's Adolescence, and Rebecca Hall was among the attendees at the Los Angeles ceremony.

A 60-minute BBC documentary follows Harry Clark's trip from Slough to Rome as he seeks a meeting with the newly appointed Pope Leo XIV and explores faith in modern Britain; it will air on BBC Two and iPlayer this Easter.

Harry Clark will front a 60-minute BBC Two documentary, Harry Clark Goes to Rome, in which he travels to Rome and Vatican City to explore faith and identity and seeks a meeting with Pope Leo XIV.

Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights earned $34.8 million in its first three days in North America, with PostTrak reporting about 76% of opening weekend ticket buyers were women. The studio said the total could reach roughly $40 million by Monday and the film is expected to add about $42 million from 76 international territories.

Emilien Jacquelin led the 12.5km pursuit at the Milano Cortina Games, touched an earring lent by Marco Pantani's family and finished third after missing two late shots behind Martin Ponsiluoma and Sturla Holm Laegreid.

Destanee Aiava, 25, announced she will retire at the end of the season and described tennis as having a racist, misogynistic, homophobic and hostile culture.

Nigella Lawson has been named a judge on the Great British Bake Off, replacing Dame Prue Leith who is leaving to "work less and play more". Lawson is a long-standing television cook and bestselling author known for comfort-focused, home-style recipes.

David Jonsson, a Bafta-winning actor, talks about starring in the prison drama Wasteman, his East London background and the responsibility he feels as a Black British actor.

Residents of Haworth say the release and promotion of Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights film have coincided with busier streets and parking problems, while local shops report higher footfall and Visit Bradford says it is monitoring the situation.

Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, is marked by daily fasting from dawn to sunset and increased worship, charity and community gatherings; the first day is expected around Feb. 18–19, though the exact start may vary by local declaration.

Harper Beckham posted Valentine's Day messages and photos offering an olive branch to her brother Brooklyn. Brooklyn had earlier published a six‑page statement saying he would not reconcile with his family.

Actor Ted Levine and producer Edward Saxon said they regret aspects of The Silence of the Lambs' portrayal of the Buffalo Bill character, and acknowledged parts of the film do not meet modern standards. The film, released in 1991, has prompted renewed debate about its legacy.

Several European countries, including the UK, have blamed the Kremlin for the death of Alexei Navalny and say investigators reported a poison developed from a toxin in a rare frog was likely used. The BBC Newshour programme carried those claims and included reactions from a friend of Navalny and a filmmaker who made a documentary about him.

Cruz Beckham and his band The Breakers made his live radio debut on Chris Evans' TFI Friday, performing 'For Your Love' and a Springsteen cover. The broadcast recalled a 1999 clip of his mother Victoria Beckham being weighed on the show, an episode she later addressed in a Netflix documentary.

The Academy Museum in Los Angeles opened an immersive exhibit on Saturday devoted to Hayao Miyazaki's 2008 film Ponyo, showing more than 100 original materials and hands-on animation stations aimed at children.

Jesy Nelson's petition for newborn SMA1 screening reached 100,000 signatures, triggering eligibility for a House of Commons debate; her twin daughters, born prematurely in May 2025, were later diagnosed with SMA1.

His family said the cost of cancer treatments left them cash-strapped and they made a public plea for donations; the appeal has raised about $2.3m. He also auctioned personal memorabilia and reported limited earnings from earlier contracts.

Gisele Pelicot said she was "overwhelmed" after receiving a personal letter from Queen Camilla praising her courage; Pelicot’s former husband was convicted and sentenced, and a separate trial in Avignon led to convictions of 50 men for sexual offences.