Lyra McKee: PM pays tribute to journalist on anniversary of shooting

Rishi Sunak said Ms McKee caught the imagination of young people in Northern Ireland.

New RTE Director General Kevin Bakhurst says broadcaster ‘faces huge...

Mr Bakhurst was a Group Director of Broadcasting and Online at Ofcom.

Michelle Yeoh looks to ‘branch out’ after winning Oscar

The 60-year-old, who was named best actress for her performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once, said she hopes to be a producer again.

J-Hope becomes second BTS member to begin military service in South...

Authorities mobilised soldiers and police officers to maintain order as fans gathered at the boot camp outside Seoul.

Film and TV writers authorise strike over pay and other issues

The guild last went on strike in 2007.

US film and TV writers authorise strike over pay and other issues

The guild last went on strike in 2007.

Malala Yousafzai working on ‘most personal book yet’

The young activist from Pakistan became known for her advocacy for education for girls and for surviving an assassination attempt by the Taliban.

Senegal musician Baaba Maal named UN ambassador on desertification

The singer-songwriter has long been an activist on climate change and refugees.

Clint Eastwood to direct legal drama at age of 93

The Gran Torino filmmaker is set to direct Juror No. 2 for Warner Bros.

Actor Jared ‘Drake’ Bell found safe after being declared missing

Bell was in touch with police officers and was not in danger, a Daytona Beach Police Department spokesperson said.

Drake & Josh actor Jared ‘Drake’ Bell declared missing in Florida

Bell was last seen on Wednesday night near a Daytona Beach high school, the city’s police department said in a statement.

Weinstein returns to New York prison system after LA conviction

The disgraced Hollywood producer will be housed at the Mohawk Correctional Facility in Rome, New York

National Public Radio quits Twitter over ‘government-funded’ label

The non-profit media organisation says the label falsely implies that it is not editorially independent.

Joe Biden leads applause for An Irish Goodbye star James Martin

The US president said he got his picture taken with Martin, one of the stars of Oscar-winning short An Irish Goodbye.

John Lennon and Led Zeppelin recordings added to US Library of Congr...

Queen Latifah’s debut album was also deemed culturally significant by the US Library of Congress.

Al Jaffee, veteran Mad magazine cartoonist, dead at 102

For decades, virtually every issue featured new material by Jaffee.

The Super Mario Bros Movie a box office hit in North America

Its global total makes it the biggest opening of 2023 and the second biggest three-day domestic animated opening, behind Finding Dory.

Three men given life sentences for fatal shooting of rapper XXXTenta...

Michael Boatwright, Dedrick Williams and Trayvon Newsome were each convicted last month of first-degree murder and armed robbery.

Gangsta’s Paradise rapper Coolio’s death caused by fentanyl, says ma...

Coolio died at the Los Angeles home of a friend on September 28 2022, aged 59.

Dealer pleads guilty in death of actor Michael K Williams

The actor, who also starred in films and other TV series including Boardwalk Empire, overdosed in his Brooklyn penthouse apartment in September 2021.