Culture news Glastonbury Festival 2025 line-up announced After months of speculation, the headliners have been announced for this year's Glastonbury festival, with Olivia Rodrigo, The 1975 and Charli XCX headlining. They will be joined by Rod Stewart, Neil Young and a pretty impressive line-up. Here's the lowdown. 06/03/2025
Food and Drink Protecting the pint: British Lords vote to safeguard cherished measure Despite Brexit, the UK government has given up on a return to the imperial system of measurement. Now, a new safeguard tabled by the Liberal Democrats and backed by the Labour government will ensure pints shall stay pints. 06/03/2025
Cinema 'The Ugly Stepsister': Director Emilie Blichfeldt reframes Cinderella Euronews Culture sits down with Norwegian director Emilie Blichfeldt to talk about her savage and thought-provoking reframing of the Cinderella story, which wowed audiences in Sundance and Berlin. “Most of us end up like the stepsisters - cutting off our toes to try to fit the shoe!” 06/03/2025
Culture news Jay-Z sues woman who accused him of rape The US rapper claims the anonymous woman and her lawyers knowingly proceeded with false claim that he and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs raped her when she was 13. 05/03/2025
Culture news Further mysteries surround the deaths of actor Gene Hackman and wife Hollywood legend Gene Hackman and his wife were found dead in their home, with authorities saying the couple had seemingly been deceased for some time when their bodies were discovered. More details are surfacing that add further mystery to the deaths. 05/03/2025
Culture news Millie Bobby Brown responds to bullying aimed at her appearance “This isn’t journalism. This is bullying.” Actress Millie Bobby Brown responds to tabloids criticising her appearance. 04/03/2025
Cinema How Oscar fever is gripping Brazil during Carnaval Walter Salles' 'Im Still Here' won Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards. Brazilians roared at home and on the streets, where Carnival festivities have been ongoing since Saturday. And now, the 'I'm Still Here' house is to be transformed into a film museum... 04/03/2025
Culture news Dolly Parton's husband Carl Dean dies aged 82 Country star Dolly Parton's husband - who she married in a secret ceremony aged just 20 - has died. 04/03/2025
Cinema Oscars 2025: The triumph of 'Anora' - Full results & viral moments Sean Baker makes history as his Palme d'Or winning film 'Anora' sweeps the board by winning five Oscars including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress. Here's everything you need to know about the award ceremony, with all the winners. 03/03/2025
Cinema César Awards 2025: Who swept the board at France’s Oscars? Despite the controversies surrounding the film in the US, France has awarded Jacques Audiard’s cartel trans musical 'Emilia Pérez' seven Césars, including Best Film – beating favourites like 'The Count Of Monte Cristo' and 'Beating Hearts'. 01/03/2025
Cinema Razzies 2025: The anti-Oscars name Worst Picture of the year... Love them or loathe them, the Razzies have 'honoured' some the right films for the worst films of the year. Here's the lowdown. 28/02/2025
Culture news Filmmakers support 'My Favourite Cake' directors before trial in Iran Mohammad Rasoulof, Pedro Almodóvar, Juliette Binoche and other members of the filmmaking community sign a petition supporting ‘My Favourite Cake’ directors Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha as ‘propaganda’ trial starts in Iran. 28/02/2025
Cinema Oscars 2025 predictions: Who will, could and should win? Who will take home the biggest awards of the night on Sunday and which film will nab Best Picture in one of the most unpredictable Oscar races in recent memory? 28/02/2025
Culture news Michelle Trachtenberg's cause of death to remain undetermined Michelle Trachtenberg, who played Buffy's younger sister Dawn Summers in the beloved series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, as well as Georgina Sparks in the teen drama Gossip Girl, was found dead in her New York apartment at the age of 39. Her family have refused an autopsy on religious grounds. 28/02/2025
Culture news Gene Hackman and wife’s deaths now being treated as suspicious Hollywood legend Gene Hackman and his wife were found dead in their home, with authorities saying the couple had seemingly been deceased for some time when their bodies were discovered. Their deaths are “suspicious enough in nature to require a thorough search and investigation”. 28/02/2025
Culture news Celebrities criticise BBC for pulling Gaza documentary The film about the lives of children in Gaza was removed after the BBC said it discovered the film’s 14-year-old narrator was the son of an official for Palestinian organisation Hamas. However, it may not be as simple as that... 27/02/2025
Culture news Katy Perry joins all-female crew for space mission on Bezos rocket Blue Origin says its next spaceflight is set to make history with the first all-woman flight since the Soviet Union's Valentina Tereshkova’s solo spaceflight in 1963. 27/02/2025
Culture news ‘Don’t buy a Swasticar’: Anti-Elon Musk Tesla advert goes viral A UK-based group called Everyone Hates Elon appears to have taken credit for a poster seen in London and going viral online. It adds itself to another disturbing video currently doing the rounds online, which slams both Donald Trump and Elon Musk. 27/02/2025
Cinema Oscars 2025: The key takeaways from this year’s ‘Oscar Class Photo’ Who stood out? Who had the best style? And who wasn't there? Here's everything this year's Oscar Class Photo tells us. 27/02/2025
Culture news Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and wife found dead at home Santa Fe County Sheriff's responded to a request to do a welfare check on Wednesday and found actor Gene Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa and a dog dead. No foul play is currently suspected. 27/02/2025