More than 200,000 homes and Cannes Film Festival hit with power cut as arson ‘suspected’ in double outage | World News

More than 200,000 households were temporarily left without electricity in southern France after power cuts, which threatened to disrupt the Cannes Film Festival. Around 160,000 households in the Alpes-Maritimes area…

Former BBC executive and presenter Alan Yentob dies | Ents & Arts News

Alan Yentob, the former BBC presenter and executive, has died aged 78. A statement from his family, shared by the BBC, said Yentob died on Saturday. His wife Philippa Walker…

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed: Weapons supervisor convicted in fatal shooting on Alec Baldwin film set freed from jail | Ents & Arts News

A weapons supervisor who was jailed for involuntary manslaughter over the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Alec Baldwin movie, Rust, has been freed. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed…

The Phoenician Scheme: Is this every Hollywood actor’s ultimate bucket list job? | Ents & Arts News

Wes Anderson is a rarity in Hollywood, with an unswayed distinct aesthetic which has every big name in Hollywood pleading to be in his next project. Fronted by Benicio del…

Billy Joel cancels all upcoming concerts in UK and US after brain illness diagnosis | Ents & Arts News

Billy Joel has cancelled all his upcoming concerts in the UK and the US after being diagnosed with a brain illness that has affected his “hearing, vision and balance”. A…

Marvel’s next two Avengers films delayed | Ents & Arts News

The Avengers will be reassembling later than planned. Disney has announced a delay for the next two instalments in the blockbuster Marvel superhero franchise, the first of which is now…

The ‘scary spotlight’ on music stars amid Kneecap terror charge | Ents & Arts News

Before the amps are even switched on in Brockwell Park, there’s been a lot of noise about who should or shouldn’t be performing. It’s where Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap are…

Kneecap say terror charge is bid to ‘silence’ them | UK News

Irish rap trio Kneecap have branded the charging of one of their members with a terror offence in the UK as “political policing” in a bid to “silence voices of…

Universal opens $7bn Epic Universe theme park to rival Disney World in Florida | US News

Universal has opened a new theme park to rival Disney World in Florida. NBCUniversal owner Comcast, which also owns Sky News, is rewriting the Orlando travel itinerary with its $7bn…

Chris Brown released on bail – but must pay £5m security fee | UK News

US singer Chris Brown has been released on bail by a judge in London – and must pay a £5m security fee to the court. The 36-year-old was granted bail…