A rousing rendition of Shane MacGowan’s best-loved hit Fairytale Of New York rang out during his funeral in Co Tipperary, Ireland – as stars including Johnny Depp, Bono and Nick Cave led the tributes to the singer. Mourners were welcomed by Father Pat Gilbert as the “people this great man …
Read More »Avatar: Last year’s biggest film is back – but this time it’s a video game | Science & Tech News
Willy Wonka will get lots of bums on seats at the cinema this month, but it is hard to envisage him getting close to the box office takings amassed by last year’s Christmas number one. Avatar: The Way Of Water grossed a whopping $2.3bn (£1.8bn) following its long-awaited release 12 …
Read More »Misuse of copyrighted music by AI companies ‘could exploit artists’ | Science & Tech News
The misuse of copyrighted music by artificial intelligence companies could exploit musicians, a former executive at a leading tech startup has warned. The technology is trained on a huge number of existing songs, which it uses to generate music based on a text prompt. Copyrighted work is already being used …
Read More »They were dancing in the aisles at the ‘long, raucous and chaotic’ funeral for Shane MacGowan | Ents & Arts News
The crowd of mourners had thinned over the course of the lengthy service, but who could blame them? The wind howled and blew gusts of rain through their ranks, on a bleak wintry day in Nenagh. But then a moment of utter warmth flowed from inside the St Mary of …
Read More »Hollywood stars back reporter who called out body-shaming comments live on air | World News
A reporter has received a show of support from Hollywood stars after responding to body-shaming comments live on air. Leslie Horton, a traffic journalist for the Canadian television station Global News Calgary, was widely discussed on social media after reading out the body shaming email during one of her reports. …
Read More »Tennis legend Chris Evert says ovarian cancer has returned | US News
Tennis legend Chris Evert has announced her ovarian cancer has returned. The 18-time grand slam champion released a statement in which she said she had started another round of chemotherapy. The 68-year-old American was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in December 2021 after undergoing a preventative hysterectomy. She was given the …
Read More »Stephen Fry explains O2 fall accident and hospital recovery as he admits to feeling nervous without walking stick | Ents & Arts News
Actor Stephen Fry said he is still “self-conscious” when he leaves the house without his walking stick, which he has been using since falling six feet onto a concrete floor. Fry, 66, was leaving the stage at London’s O2 Arena in September when he fell and ended up being taken …
Read More »Fights, vomiting and abuse: Theatregoers have forgotten how to behave, staff say | Ents & Arts News
Front-of-house workers at leading West End theatres have told Sky News audiences have “forgotten how to behave” – claiming assaults and abuse are a common occurrence. Agreeing to talk to us anonymously, we heard accounts of drunk audience members projectile vomiting in the auditorium, used condoms being found in the …
Read More »Leave The World Behind: Julia Roberts is in a new disaster movie – how do her survival skills stack up? | Ents & Arts News
Her new film is a disaster movie that sees characters struggling to cope when cut off from the technology they have come to rely on. But Julia Roberts has told Sky News’ Backstage podcast that she reckons she would be just fine in that scenario. “I’m 56 years old – …
Read More »Tube Girl: How Sabrina Bahsoon became one of 2023’s biggest TikTok stars | Ents & Arts News
Who needs tickets to a West End show when there’s a chance you might experience a world-famous live performance right there in your Tube carriage? Sabrina Bahsoon has had no need for such a grand stage on her journey to musical stardom, having transformed the most boring part of most …
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