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Pulp are getting back together for a series of reunion shows next year, Jarvis Cocker has confirmed. During their 1990s heyday, the Sheffield band were regarded among the “big four” bands of Britpop, along with Oasis, Blur and Suede. Speaking at a Guardian-hosted talk and Q&A for his new memoir …

Full Frontal – the first late night satirical news show to be hosted by a woman – has been cancelled after seven seasons. The show’s creator and host, Samantha Bee, confirmed the news on Twitter on Monday, writing: “After 7 seasons, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee will not be returning …

Chart-topping acts including Harry Styles, Sam Fender and Wet Leg are among the nominees revealed to be in the running for this year’s Mercury Music Prize. The 2022 shortlist also features rapper Little Simz, who is nominated for the second time for her fourth album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert, …

The Rebekah Vardy v Coleen Rooney libel trial is being made into a TV docudrama, Channel 4 has confirmed. The High Court case, which saw Rebekah Vardy take Coleen Rooney to court over a 2019 social media post which accused her of leaking Rooney’s private stories, took place in May, …

Lauren Goodger says she “needs to understand” why her newborn baby died just hours after birth, following a “textbook” pregnancy and labour. The former The Only Way Is Essex star says she’s asked for further medical tests to find out why her daughter Lorena died. While she had planned a …

Next year’s Eurovision Song Contest will be held in the UK, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the BBC have confirmed. Ukraine’s entry – folk rap group Kalush Orchestra – won the competition this year with their song Stephania, and would normally host the event the following year. However, the …

Jason Momoa is doing “okay” after he was reportedly involved in a head-on traffic collision with a motorbike, his agent has told Sky News. The Aquaman star is understood to have been driving his gold 1970 Oldsmobile on a bendy canyon road near Los Angeles when the crash happened at …

David Warner – who starred in films including Tron, Titanic and The Omen- has died aged 80 from a cancer-related illness, his family has announced. The veteran actor – whose career spanned six decades and encompassed theatre, TV and film – died just days short of his 81st birthday. On …

Adele’s Las Vegas residency will take place from November this year to March 2023, after dates earlier this year were cancelled. The multi-award-winning singer, 34, axed her four month stint from January to April this year in the desert city at short notice earlier this year. She posted a teary …

US actor Paul Sorvino, most famous for his role as gangster Paulie Cicero in the classic mob movie Goodfellas, has died aged 83. Sorvino, also known for portraying police sergeant Phil Cerreta on TV series Law & Order, had worked in film and television for more than 50 years. The …