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BBC's Beyond Paradise leans into South West myths

Actor Zahra Ahmadi, from Plymouth, says the latest series reminds her of childhood stories.

Man pleads guilty to murder two decades after death of Run DMC's Jam Master Jay

Jay Bryant, 52, changed his plea on Monday, admitting that he helped others get into a building to ambush the pioneering rapper and deejay.

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Why Spotify has no button to filter out AI music

Music streamer Deezer allows users to filter out AI music, so why does Spotify not offer the same?

Venice opera house drops incoming music director after nepotism remarks

Beatrice Venezi's appointment had been marred in controversy since being announced last September, prompting orchestra members to go on strike.

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Taylor Swift files to trademark voice and image after AI concerns

Star lodges applications for a photo and two audio clips in apparent attempt to protect her image and voice.

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Taylor Swift files trademarks for voice and image amid concern over AI misuse

The singer’s company filed three applications on Friday after Matthew McConaughey launched similar strategyTaylor Swift has filed applications to trademark her voice and image in a move seemingly desi...

When Attenborough met the gorillas - the story behind his iconic TV moment

Two new documentaries explore the the fascinating tale behind the defining image of Attenborough's career.

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Lamine Yamal and Chris Martin help Polish influencer raise more than £50m for cancer patients

The YouTuber, Piotr Hancke, had celebrity backing for his nine-day, non-stop livestream.

The Primitives: ‘A reviewer said that Crash would finish the band. Then it was in Dumb and Dumber’

‘The label added ukulele and steel guitar without bothering to tell us. We couldn’t complain – it made the song a worldwide hit’The Primitives formed in the summer of 1984 with a singer called Keiron,...

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Back to the 90s: Tate exhibition to explore decade’s art and fashion

Show curated by Edward Enninful will highlight era’s ‘do it yourself’ attitude and shift focus away from Cool BritanniaSteve McQueen’s first major film, a Chris Ofili painting in tribute to Doreen and...

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Lighter than a bar of soap: The 99g 'super shoes' Sabastian Sawe wore to shatter marathon record

Sabastian Sawe and Tigst Assefa rewrote the record books in London on Sunday. Was it in part down to the shoes?

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UK 'great place' for country music - Tucker Wetmore

Tucker Wetmore is currently on his first UK tour after releasing his debut album a year ago

Michael Jackson biopic smashes box office record

The film received poor reviews but has stormed the box office, taking $217m (£160m) globally.

Nedra Talley Ross helped make the Ronettes the platonic ideal of a girl group

Even though she was unwell, the last surviving Ronette was full of poignant memories and saucy asides when I met her last year. And she had a rich life after pop success• Nedra Talley Ross dies aged 8...

Mane character energy: part-nag pop provocateur HorsegiirL on burnout, eco tunes and pompous idiot DJs

The half-human, half-horse star has bounced back from the brink with a grass-themed album that’s ‘a love letter to Mother Earth’. Is it true she was discovered by Whitney Horseton?‘I’m trilingual beca...

‘It needs to be loud’: Jozef Van Wissem’s one-man mission to make the lute rock again

The Dutch ex-punk and Jim Jarmusch bandmate talks about his passion to free up a hidebound repertoire and make its strings ‘a real pop instrument’Nobody can accuse Jozef Van Wissem of doing things by...

Nedra Talley Ross, last surviving member of the Ronettes, dies aged 80

Singer performed hits including Be My Baby with her cousins Ronnie Spector and Estelle BennettNedra Talley Ross, the last surviving member of the 1960s pop band the Ronettes, has died aged 80.Talley R...

Michael moonwalks to $217m opening weekend, shattering box office records for a biopic

Michael Jackson biopic has shrugged off controversy, bad reviews and a troubled production to take $217m worldwide, including $97m in North AmericaMichael, the big-budget Michael Jackson biopic, has s...

Man becomes seventh Millionaire jackpot winner

Roman Dubowski, of Stockport, says he knew the answer to the 15th question in the ITV show "straight away".

Hollywood actor to join Welsh soap after learning language

Better Call Saul actor Hans Obma says Wales has "always been meaningful" to him.