‘At my age, I can rant!’ Bernie Taupin on Elton John, hellraising vampires and competing in full-blown rodeos
"I am," he says, "what I call the credit card guy." I'm sorry? You're the what? "The credit card guy. I go somewhere, like a shop or a restaurant, and it's fine. I can be me, no one notices. Then I pay with my credit…
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'Mogging' is Collins' word of the year... but do you know what it means?
A fast-growing slang word among members of Generations Z and Alpha - both online and in everyday conversation - mogging went mainstream in 2026 with a 210% increase in its usage. Collins' managing director Alex Beecroft…
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Dustin Hoffman says filming The Graduate was ‘a terrible experience’ due to Mike Nichols’ ‘sadism’
In an essay for the New Yorker , drawn from his upcoming memoir Look at Me, which was co-written with New Yorker staff writer Ariel Levy, the 89-year-old actor wrote: "The Graduate exacerbated all my insecurities from…
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Film star Ranbir Kapoor on AI, movies and fatherhood
The film features Ranbir Kapoor, alongside co-stars Yash, and Sai Pallavi. It's being released in English as well as several Indian languages and is coming out ahead of Diwali - the festival of lights. The BBC's culture…
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5 Emmerdale spoilers next week: Belle Dingle confronts evil Tom King and Robert Sugden’s shock hire
There’s also the impending release of domestic abuser Tom King (James Chase), who tormented and manipulated wife Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper) for over a year. When the clan’s patriarch Cain (Jeff Hordley) discovers…
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7 Coronation Street spoilers next week: Debbie Webster fears in special episode and Kit Green learns pregnancy secret
Amid his stage three breast cancer battle , a check-up at the hospital brings an earth-shattering sight - Bethany strolling out of the maternity wing. Will she right her wrongs, or will the presence of boyfriend Ryan…
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5 EastEnders spoilers next week: Linda Carter dealt devastating blow as Janine Butcher returns
After four years away, Charlie Brooks reprises her much-celebrated Janine Butcher role to kickstart co-star Kellie Bright's exit storyline. Linda Carter is forced to track down her nemesis after answering a cryptic call…
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The Gilded Age review – what did we do to deserve such a terrible stinker?
"I fear we should have sent for you sooner!" says the lady who greets him on the doorstep as the screams of a woman in drug-free labour rattle the windows in their frames. Oh, ya think? is not Dr Moustache's reply. When…
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Emmerdale confirms return of classic rogue Steve Marchant after 27 years away from ITV soap
The character originally appeared between 1996 and 1999, and was first introduced as the former university friend of Joe Tate's (Ned Porteous) mother Rachel Hughes (Glenda McKay). He and Kim Tate (Claire King) eventually…
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Jack Harlow Announces ‘Sweet Action II’ EP
Out on November 6th, the EP follow the original ‘Sweet Action’ which was released six year ago. Since then, Jack Harlow has switched it up numerous times, entering the fashion world, sharing a no-holds-barred album, and…
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