Category: 5. Entertainment

My grandmother dreamed of becoming a writer all her life. When she was a child, her mother, like many women in the workers’ quarters of Essen, Germany, took in lodgers, subletting a room in their apartment, often to single men, in…

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A cello bow by François Xavier Tourte sold on 4 December for €375,000 at the Vichy Enchères auction house in France – a world record for a cello bow. Made between 1815 and 1820, the bow has two engravings:…

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Australian composer Liza Lim has won the 2026 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition for her cello concerto A Sutured World. The award, worth $100,000, will be presented at a ceremony in Louisville, KY, US, on 14…

Ana de Armas is all praise for Keanu Reeves in a recent interview at the Red Sea International Film Festival, and fans can’t concur more. Speaking about her special bond with her Ballerina co-star, the 37-year-old actress, who recently split up…

Donald Trump has warned of potential competition problems over Netflix’s $83bn (£62bn) deal to buy Warner Brothers’ movie studio and streaming networks.

The US president, speaking at an event in Washington DC on Sunday, confirmed he would be…

A group of councillors have urged Highland Council to use quieter or “silent” fireworks at its 5 November displays in future.

Low-level noise fireworks produce quieter whistles and pops.

Six Lib Dem councillors have put forward a motion, saying…

A play that dramatises the thoughts of a tiger on the bombed-out streets of Baghdad sounds outlandish. But Rajiv Joseph’s drama is rooted in a real incident during the invasion of Iraq. “I read the story,” he says, “that detailed how US…

Prince Harry’s security arrangements while in the UK are being reviewed by the government, according to reports.

Harry wrote to the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, shortly after her appointment and submitted a formal request for a risk…

We’ve officially entered the second week of December, which means Christmas is already everywhere.

Festive markets are bustling, the smell of mulled wine is in the air, and while the weather might be colder, at least we have an excuse to eat…