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The culture secretary has told Sky News that the BBC is a “national asset”, that she’s “working very closely” with Channel 4 to decide whether it should be sold off or not and that she’d be “too hangry” to follow Matt Hancock into the I’m A Celebrity jungle. For Michelle …

Emma Corrin says putting female pleasure at the centre of the latest adaptation of Lady Chatterley’s Lover – the scandalous novel that led to a landmark obscenity trial in 1960 – was “exciting”, with the film asking questions that are still very relevant today. The Crown star told Sky News: …

Jay Leno has been pictured leaving hospital after being treated for facial burns he sustained in a garage fire. The former US talk show host, 72, said last week he’d been left with “serious burns from a gasoline fire” when one of his vintage cars burst into flames. Leno was …

Archaeologists have discovered remnants of a centuries-old shipwreck they believe inspired the movie The Goonies. Spanish galleon, the Santo Cristo de Burgos, sailed from the Philippines in 1693 across the Pacific Ocean towards Mexico loaded with goods for trade, but sunk en route, off the Oregon coast. The story of …

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 …