[ad_1] Noor NanjiCulture reporterBBC/GettyThe Saturday Kitchen presenter will replace the sacked Masterchef hostChef and television presenter Matt Tebbutt will replace Gregg Wallace as a judge on the next series of MasterChef: The Professionals, the BBC has confirmed.The Saturday Kitchen host will join Marcus Wareing and Monica Galetti on the programme.Tebbutt said it was "an absolute honour" to be working alongside "two titans of the food world".He replaces Wallace, who was
[ad_1] A lightsaber used by Darth Vader in the original Star Wars films has sold for $3.6m (£2.7m) at auction. The prop featured in films including The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi was said to be the "standout" moment of the first day of sales at the auction held in Los Angeles on Thursday. According to Propstore, the Buckinghamshire-based auctioneers, the piece of memorabilia was the highest-priced
[ad_1] Ian YoungsCulture reporter andSam Harrison & Helena WilkinsonBBC NewsPA MediaGraham Linehan has pleaded not guilty to harassment and criminal damageGraham Linehan has told a court his life has been "made hell" by transgender activists, including one who he is accused of harassing.Giving evidence on the second day of his trial at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday, Mr Linehan said: "Trans activists have spent the last 10 years demonising anyone
[ad_1] Brian FarmerBBC News, Hertfordshire andDanny FullbrookBBC News, HertfordshirePA MediaJohn Alford said he "never touched" either of the teenage girls who accused him, but the jury disagreedActor John Alford has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two teenage girls.The London's Burning star had denied sexual activity with a 14-year-old girl and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl at a friend's house in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, in April 2022.The 53-year-old, of Holloway, north
[ad_1] US rapper and singer Post Malone has been forced to reschedule his two stadium shows in London because of planned Tube strikes.The 30-year-old star was due to perform on Sunday 7 September and Monday 8 September at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, but promoters Live Nation said no event licence could be provided without adequate public transport.Instead, shows will take place on the 20 and 21 September, with refunds available
[ad_1] Artist Ally Fallon has been named as the youngest ever winner of the John Moores Painting Prize.The 27-year-old from Manchester won the 2025 prize for his work, 'If You Were Certain, What Would You Do Then?'.A graduate of Manchester School of Art and Apollo Painting School Fallon said it was "a very proud moment".Judges said his work had "a deceptive simplicity" and was a "brave risk-taking painting" with "nuanced
[ad_1] Forty arts organisations in Wales have received £8m in funding in a move aimed at protecting venues amid financial challenges faced by the sector.The Capital Investment Fund, issued by the Arts Council of Wales and the Welsh government, received 68 applications.Those receiving the funding include the Blackwood Miners' Institute, the Grand Pavilion in Porthcawl and Cardiff's Wales Millennium Centre. "It is clear there is a need to maintain and
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[ad_1] Paul GlynnCulture reporterChannel 4Meet the Gordon family: Sarah, Chee and AndreGogglebox will welcome a raft of new faces when it returns with an expanded cast of couch-based TV critics on Friday.The five new sets of cast members include friends from Glasgow, a family from Surrey, and a couple from the Cotswolds. They'll be joined by sisters from Edinburgh and a mother and daughter-in-law duo from Yorkshire.But one pair of
[ad_1] Mark SavageMusic correspondentMirrorpix via Getty ImagesDavid Bowie's secret final project was a musical set in 18th Century LondonNotes, found locked in his study, reveal plans for a show called The SpectatorHe was inspired by the contrast between the era's vibrant society and notorious crimeFans can view the original notes when the Bowie Centre opens at London's V&A East on 13 SeptemberWhen David Bowie died in 2016, his parting gift
