Arts & Entertainment

During his 2026 Super Bowl halftime performance at Levi's Stadium, Bad Bunny held up a football that read "Together We Are America" and the stadium displayed the phrase "the only thing more powerful than hate is love."

Teddi Mellencamp marked the one-year anniversary of her stage 4 brain cancer diagnosis on Instagram and said scans now show no detectable cancer while she continues on immunotherapy.

Alyssa Farah Griffin was absent from The View after co-host Whoopi Goldberg said she was at the hospital as she and husband Justin Griffin awaited the arrival of their baby boy.

Sir Michael Palin appears in the BBC drama Small Prophets, his first TV acting role in seven years, praising its humour and empathetic tone; the series, written by Mackenzie Crook, mixes suburban life with magical elements and is available on iPlayer.

Prince William toured part of Riyadh’s 83-mile Sports Boulevard, an environmentally sustainable urban regeneration project, and spoke with students and academics. The initiative aims to add more than four million square metres of green space and nearly 200,000 trees and is linked to Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030.

The article notes Spanish has far more native speakers worldwide and growing cultural influence, yet as of 2025 far more English primary schools offered French than Spanish. It also reports that in August 2025 Spanish became the most popular language GCSE in England for the first time.

Prince William will join young Saudi girls learning football skills at Misk Sports City in Riyadh and will tour part of the Sports Boulevard project. His three-day visit to strengthen UK ties is taking place amid public attention to revelations connected to Jeffrey Epstein and allegations involving the King's brother, to which the royal household has responded.

Brad Arnold, lead singer and founding member of 3 Doors Down, died at 47 after a battle with stage 4 clear cell renal carcinoma, the band announced; he passed peacefully surrounded by his wife and family.

The British Museum has raised £3.5m to acquire the Tudor Heart pendant found in 2019 and plans to include it in its collection later this year.

BBC Two's Pilgrimage series 8, Pilgrimage: The Road to Holy Island, follows seven public figures as they walk a curated 390 km route across North East England in three 60-minute episodes, visiting sites such as Whitby Abbey, Durham Cathedral and Lindisfarne.

Princess Anne, patron of the Scottish Rugby Union, received an unexpected standing ovation at the Six Nations match between Scotland and Italy on 7 February and appeared surprised before smiling; social media users praised her modest response.

Some women are choosing Galentine's Day — a celebration of female friendships popularized by a 2010 Parks and Recreation episode — as an alternative to Valentine's Day, arranging events from small coffees and classes to larger parties and retreats.

Ashley James says she was raped by a male friend when she was a 21-year-old student and has disclosed the incident for the first time in her book Bimbo; she says she did not report it at the time because the man was a friend.

Ebo Taylor, the Ghanaian guitarist, composer and bandleader who helped define highlife and influenced Afrobeat, has died at the age of 90, his family announced.

Actress Beverley Callard has announced a breast cancer diagnosis and says it is in its very early stages; she will return to the UK for tests, surgery and radiotherapy and expects to resume work on Fair City in a few weeks.

This year’s Super Bowl commercials emphasize health and caring messages alongside nostalgia and humor, with many spots featuring celebrities, AI themes and references to Mister Rogers.

Newly released Department of Justice files include photographs and records related to Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro ranch near Santa Fe and show federal prosecutors told New Mexico officials they had not searched the property around his 2019 arrest; New Mexico lawmakers are pursuing a proposed bipartisan truth commission.

Singer and composer Matti Caspi has died at 76 in Tel Aviv after a battle with cancer, his family announced and paid tribute.

Firefighters were called to a large blaze at a commercial premises on Waterloo Road in Blackpool late on Friday; the indoor play centre says it was completely destroyed and will refund deposits.

Olivia Colman said she feels welcomed into the queer community while promoting her new film Jimpa, in which she plays a mother to a non-binary teenager; she also shared that she learned from working with trans and queer cast and crew and has described herself as non-binary.

Savannah Guthrie and her siblings posted a video asking whoever has their 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, to make contact; Arizona investigators say she is missing, no suspect has been identified and the FBI is assisting after a possible ransom note was received.

A March 2025 interview clip of Nathan Smith (DJ Young Slade) praising his father, Lil Jon, has resurfaced; police in Milton, Georgia said a body recovered from a pond near Smith's home is believed to be him and the Fulton County Medical Examiner will confirm.

King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and Princess Amalia visited the Netherlands delegation in Milan and watched the Games' opening ceremony; the Dutch team includes 39 athletes across bobsleigh, ice dance, skeleton, snowboarding, speed skating and short track, and speed skater Jutta Leerdam is highlighted in the report.

At the London premiere of The Testament of Ann Lee, Amanda Seyfried said the film's musical role helped her "find her voice" in a way she had not even after childbirth.

Steve Wright has been sentenced to life after admitting the 1999 murder of 17‑year‑old Victoria Hall, and her family said the verdict brings justice but cannot bring her back.

British ice dance champions Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson, who borrowed Torvill and Dean’s original Boléro costume last Halloween, enter the 2026 Winter Olympics after winning eight British titles and claiming Great Britain’s first world medal in figure skating in 41 years in 2025.

Police say there is no indication of foul play after a body believed to be Nathan Smith, son of rapper Lil Jon, was found; medical examiners will determine the cause and manner of death.

Love Island star Zachariah Noble and his girlfriend Ava Hirons shared an Instagram post showing a baby scan and said the baby is due in summer 2026.

The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics opened with an unprecedented four-site, dual-cauldron ceremony staged in Milan, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Livigno and Predazzo, featuring Italian cultural tributes and live links between venues.

Julia Donaldson has revealed Gruffalo Granny, with the first image projected on the British Library, and said the book reflects her enjoyment of being a grandmother; the book is due 10 September 2026.