A team of divers discovered a 19th-century shipwreck off the coast of Sweden that was “loaded to the sides” with historical artifacts – including 100 bottles of champagne. MORE..
Singer-songwriter Charli XCX, rapper Ghetts and indie rock band The Last Dinner Party are among the nominees for this year’s Mercury Prize, organisers of the British music award said on Thursday, with debut albums making up more than half of the shortlist. MORE..
MrBeast’s YouTube co-host Ava Kris Tyson has quit the channel after grooming allegations, which she denies. MORE..
Twenty-five young soloists from the Soul Sounds Academy in Sri Lanka have made their mark on the international stage, winning an impressive 17 Gold medals and 8 silver medals at the Bali International Choir Festival. MORE..
A Brazilian conceptual artist swapped a historic British coin for a fake in the British Museum to highlight the large number of foreign objects it holds. MORE..
Ernest Hemingway spent the 1930s in Key West, Florida, and more than six decades after his death, fans, scholars and relatives continue to congregate on the island city to celebrate the author’s award-winning novels and adventure-filled life. MORE..
Dressed in white robes and colourful tunics, devotees of polytheism each year honour gods on Mount Olympus with ceremonies they say can revive the ethos, rituals and lifestyle of the ancient Greeks. MORE..
Amid celebrations for Hello Kitty’s 50th anniversary—which officially occurs November 1—fans of the popular cartoon character created by Yuko Shimizu were shocked to learn that she is not as feline as she appears. MORE..
Bob Newhart, the US comedian and actor, has died. MORE..
The stars of Baby Reindeer and The Crown are among those nominated for this year’s Emmy Awards. MORE..
Adele has revealed she plans to take an extended break from music after her current run of concerts. MORE..
Singer Billie Eilish is the latest star to read a CBeebies bedtime story, choosing Oliver Jeffers’ book This Moose Belongs to Me. MORE..
Shannen Doherty, the “Beverly Hills, 90210” star whose life and career were roiled by illness and tabloid stories, has died at 53. MORE..
It’s the final week of MasterChef Australia 2024, and fans are on the edge of their seats as the competition reaches its thrilling climax. MORE..
Fitness guru Richard Simmons has died at age 76, multiple media outlets reported, including ABC News and TMZ. MORE..
Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s son is set to marry on Friday, marking the culmination of a wedding extravaganza that lasted nearly seven months and brought into focus the staggering wealth and influence of the richest man in Asia. MORE..
Two pistols owned by the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, with which he once intended to kill himself, have been sold at auction for €1.69m (£1.4m). MORE..
Jon Landau - the Oscar-winning producer of some of the world’s highest-grossing movies of all time, including Titanic and Avatar - has died aged 63. MORE..
It was a dream wedding, complete with picturesque outdoor setting, white lace gown and a delectable cake. The perfect day for golden retrievers - Bree and Bond - to tie the knot in front of their closest human and canine friends. MORE..
Jin, the oldest member of K-pop supergroup BTS, will be an Olympic torchbearer at the Paris games after recently completing his mandatory military service. MORE..
Vijay Deverakonda is gearing up for his next big project, a spy action thriller tentatively titled ‘VD12’, directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri, known for his work on ‘Jersey’. The film is currently in the pre-production phase. MORE..
Blue suede shoes worn by Elvis Presley have sold for £120,000 at auction. MORE..
The union that represents most behind-the-scenes film and television crews has reached a tentative deal with studios for about 50,000 of its members, making another major, production-stopping strike unlikely after a year of labor turmoil in Hollywood. MORE..
Darshan Thoogudeepa, a superstar of the Kannada-language film industry in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, has been under arrest for the past 10 days in connection with a crime that resembles the plot of a movie. MORE..
Legendary rock band Queen have reportedly sold their iconic back catalogue of hits for a whipping £1Billion pounds following a bidding war. MORE..