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Ronnie Spector: Be My Baby singer of The Ronettes dies at 78

Getty ImagesRonnie Spector, the trail-blazing lead singer of the 1960s all-girl group the Ronettes, has died. The rock and roll star rose to fame with hits such as Be My Baby, Baby I Love You and Walking in the Rain. A statement from her family said ..

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Man damages BBC headquarters statue with hammer

A man has taken a hammer to a statue on the BBC's Broadcasting House in central London. The Prospero and Ariel statue was carved by Eric Gill and has been on display at the BBC since 1933. There has been a campaign to have the statue removed for..

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Will Smith boosts Oscar hopes with Screen Actors Guild nomination

ReutersWill Smith has boosted his hopes of winning his first Oscar after being nominated for a Screen Actors Guild award, one of Hollywood's top prizes. His nomination for playing Venus and Serena Williams' father in King Richard comes days..

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Sidney Poitier: Hollywood trailblazer dies aged 94

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Sidney Poitier, the first black man to win a best actor Oscar, has died at 94. The Hollywood star's death was confirmed to the BBC by the office of Fre..

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Obituary: Sidney Poitier, who broke down racial barriers

PASidney Poitier, who has died aged 94, once turned down the role of Othello because he did not want to be typecast as a black actor. It underlined the dilemma faced by a man who broke down many of Hollywood's racial barriers. As the first black..

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Grange Hill movie to take a look at Britain now, says creator Phil Redmond

Grange Hill creator Sir Phil Redmond has announced his long-running BBC TV school drama series is returning as a film, which will reflect the realities of the modern-day classroom. The series, which ran for 30 years, is set to hit the big screen in 2..

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Sound Of 2022: Lola Young’s slow-burning anthems are bubbling over

Island Records"Are you joking? No way! Oh my God. That's amazing. Such good news." Singer-songwriter Lola Young has just learned she's placed fourth in BBC Radio 1's Sound Of 2022 - which aims to predict the biggest new stars of the co..

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BBC Sound of 2022: Colourful rapper Central Cee kicks off the countdown

Getty ImagesOne of the fastest-rising stars of UK rap, Central Cee has won fifth place in BBC Radio 1's Sound Of 2022. Hailing from west London, his melodic take on drill has already earned him two Mobo Awards, and he's nominated for three ..

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New Year Honours 2022: Lumley and Redgrave become dames

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Actresses Joanna Lumley and Vanessa Redgrave have been made dames in the Queen's New Year Honours list. Absolutely Fabulous star and activist Lumley ha..

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Music preview 2022: The biggest releases, tours and films

ReutersIn the music world, 2021 was a year of surprises. Daft Punk split up, Abba reformed, a sea shanty hit number one, and Britney Spears finally broke free of her conservatorship. Olivia Rodrigo landed on planet pop as a fully-formed star in the..

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Vinyl sales soared again in 2021, thanks to Abba

Baillie WalshAlbums by Adele, Abba and Ed Sheeran helped vinyl sales in the UK top five million for the first time since 1991. Almost a quarter of the albums bought this year (23%) were on vinyl, with Abba's Voyage the biggest-seller. It marks t..

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Books 2022: A pick of what’s coming up

Getty ImagesMany of us have felt a more pressing need to find our own corner of heaven over the last two years, and some have found theirs between the covers of a book. Despite the fragility of the wider economy, £1.1bn has been spent on 128 million ..

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