Arts & Entertainment

Matt Weston and Tabby Stoecker won the mixed team skeleton gold at the Milan–Cortina Winter Games, with Weston overturning a 0.3s deficit to win by 0.17s; Weston is the first British athlete to win two medals at the same Winter Olympics.

Team GB skeleton gold medallist Tabitha Stoecker says she found the sport after seeing an Instagram advert for the Discover Your Gold Talent ID process; she and Matt Weston won mixed team skeleton gold in Milan-Cortina, beating Germany by 0.17 seconds.

A top samba school staged a parade honouring President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at Rio's Sambadrome during Carnival, drawing praise and complaints that the tribute may have crossed into early campaigning.

Erin Doherty won Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series at the Independent Spirit Awards for her role in Netflix's Adolescence, and Rebecca Hall was among the attendees at the Los Angeles ceremony.

A 60-minute BBC documentary follows Harry Clark's trip from Slough to Rome as he seeks a meeting with the newly appointed Pope Leo XIV and explores faith in modern Britain; it will air on BBC Two and iPlayer this Easter.

Harry Clark will front a 60-minute BBC Two documentary, Harry Clark Goes to Rome, in which he travels to Rome and Vatican City to explore faith and identity and seeks a meeting with Pope Leo XIV.

Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights earned $34.8 million in its first three days in North America, with PostTrak reporting about 76% of opening weekend ticket buyers were women. The studio said the total could reach roughly $40 million by Monday and the film is expected to add about $42 million from 76 international territories.

Emilien Jacquelin led the 12.5km pursuit at the Milano Cortina Games, touched an earring lent by Marco Pantani's family and finished third after missing two late shots behind Martin Ponsiluoma and Sturla Holm Laegreid.

Destanee Aiava, 25, announced she will retire at the end of the season and described tennis as having a racist, misogynistic, homophobic and hostile culture.

Nigella Lawson has been named a judge on the Great British Bake Off, replacing Dame Prue Leith who is leaving to "work less and play more". Lawson is a long-standing television cook and bestselling author known for comfort-focused, home-style recipes.

David Jonsson, a Bafta-winning actor, talks about starring in the prison drama Wasteman, his East London background and the responsibility he feels as a Black British actor.

Residents of Haworth say the release and promotion of Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights film have coincided with busier streets and parking problems, while local shops report higher footfall and Visit Bradford says it is monitoring the situation.

Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, is marked by daily fasting from dawn to sunset and increased worship, charity and community gatherings; the first day is expected around Feb. 18–19, though the exact start may vary by local declaration.

Harper Beckham posted Valentine's Day messages and photos offering an olive branch to her brother Brooklyn. Brooklyn had earlier published a six‑page statement saying he would not reconcile with his family.

Actor Ted Levine and producer Edward Saxon said they regret aspects of The Silence of the Lambs' portrayal of the Buffalo Bill character, and acknowledged parts of the film do not meet modern standards. The film, released in 1991, has prompted renewed debate about its legacy.

Several European countries, including the UK, have blamed the Kremlin for the death of Alexei Navalny and say investigators reported a poison developed from a toxin in a rare frog was likely used. The BBC Newshour programme carried those claims and included reactions from a friend of Navalny and a filmmaker who made a documentary about him.

Cruz Beckham and his band The Breakers made his live radio debut on Chris Evans' TFI Friday, performing 'For Your Love' and a Springsteen cover. The broadcast recalled a 1999 clip of his mother Victoria Beckham being weighed on the show, an episode she later addressed in a Netflix documentary.

The Academy Museum in Los Angeles opened an immersive exhibit on Saturday devoted to Hayao Miyazaki's 2008 film Ponyo, showing more than 100 original materials and hands-on animation stations aimed at children.

Jesy Nelson's petition for newborn SMA1 screening reached 100,000 signatures, triggering eligibility for a House of Commons debate; her twin daughters, born prematurely in May 2025, were later diagnosed with SMA1.

His family said the cost of cancer treatments left them cash-strapped and they made a public plea for donations; the appeal has raised about $2.3m. He also auctioned personal memorabilia and reported limited earnings from earlier contracts.

Gisele Pelicot said she was "overwhelmed" after receiving a personal letter from Queen Camilla praising her courage; Pelicot’s former husband was convicted and sentenced, and a separate trial in Avignon led to convictions of 50 men for sexual offences.

Bianca Okorocha, known as Clayrocksu, took her music to Lagos streets to sing love songs and hand single-stem roses to commuters ahead of Valentine's Day. The performances were presented as small moments of joy amid economic and security challenges affecting many Nigerians.

Isabel Hodgins of Emmerdale has confirmed the birth of her first child, daughter Georgie Grace Whitehead, who was born in the early hours of February 11 and weighed 8lbs 5 ounces; she and husband Adam Whitehead shared the news on Instagram.

Taylor Swift posted an Instagram slideshow of behind-the-scenes photos from the 'Opalite' music video, which premiered Feb. 7 and became the most-streamed music video in a single day on Spotify.

Bella Ramsey stars in Sunny Dancer, a coming-of-age film about a summer camp for teenagers with cancer directed by George Jaques; the review describes it as big-hearted and well acted while noting its upbeat tone can feel overly euphoric.

A UN report cites that more than 6,000 people were killed over three days when the Rapid Support Forces seized el‑Fasher last year, and it documents alleged mass killings, torture, abductions and sexual violence.

Jesy Nelson said her former Little Mix bandmates reached out after her twin daughters were diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA1), and her Prime Video documentary Life After Little Mix explores her pregnancy, departure from the group and family life.

The Imperial War Museum has acquired Dame Vera Lynn's Second World War archive, which includes more than 600 fan letters and personal items such as her 1944 India tour diary; the museum says the collection will undergo a rigorous conservation and collection care process before items can be displayed.

Radio 1 presenter Greg James will cycle 630 miles (1,000 km) across the UK on a tandem bike from Weymouth to Edinburgh between 13 and 20 March for Comic Relief 2026.

The Robert Burns Ellisland Trust has unveiled plans to restore Ellisland Farm and recreate the rooms where Burns and his family lived, with every room in the cottage to be opened to the public for the first time; proposals will be submitted to Dumfries and Galloway Council as the trust seeks £12m for conservation work.