Showbiz

Portrait artist: None of us really know what we actually look like

"A portrait is a document of the relationship between the artist and the sitter, and when that chemistry works, you sense it in the painting."

Paramount completes $81bn takeover of Warner Bros Discovery

Skydance-owned Paramount has completed its $81bn (£61bn) takeover of Warner Bros Discovery - bringing together the two media giants under a combined company.

Oscar-winning star of On The Waterfront and North By Northwest dies aged 102

Eva Marie Saint, the US actress who won an Oscar for her first movie role in On The Waterfront has died aged 102, her family said.

'My heart is broken': Michael Flatley announces his wife has died

Riverdance star Michael Flatley has said his "heart is broken" following the death of his wife, Niamh O'Brien, at the age of 52. 

Freddie Mercury's handwritten lyrics sell at auction for £277,000

A notebook containing lyrics by Freddie Mercury has sold for £277,000 at auction.

Broadcaster and campaigner Dame Esther Rantzen dies

Dame Esther Rantzen has died at the age of 86, her family has said in a statement.

'Deceived' Campbell wins legal fight over charity funds used for luxury hotel stay

Naomi Campbell has overturned a ban on her being a charity trustee after a tribunal ruled she had been "deceived".

Oasis 'sue' over auction of unheard recordings archive

A set of unheard archive Oasis recordings have been pulled from sale after the band filed legal proceedings against a former sound engineer, his son and the auction house.

BBC licence fee cost should be cut and expanded beyond TV, MPs recommend

The BBC licence fee should be reformed so it is no longer "linked to a TV" and coupled with a price drop, MPs have recommended.

National museums in England to remain free for overseas visitors

England's national museums will remain free for overseas visitors after ministers opted against changing the universal free admission policy.