Day Headlines in Culture News: 2025-10-17
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Prince Andrew gives up his title as Duke of York (BBC entertainment 2025-10-17 22:35:32)
The prince said he had made the decision because "continued accusations about me distract from the work" of the Royal Family.
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David Hockney's iPad drawings sell for millions (BBC entertainment 2025-10-17 20:09:28)
Seventeen prints titled "Arrival of Spring in Woldgate" went under the hammer at Sotheby's earlier.
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Euphoria confirms new cast members for season three (BBC entertainment 2025-10-17 16:51:04)
Trisha Paytas, Danielle Deadwyler and Natasha Lyonne will join the series when it returns in 2026.
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Charity watchdog 'assessing concerns' over Manchester Pride (BBC entertainment 2025-10-17 12:49:09)
Performers and suppliers say they have not been paid what they are owed since the event in August.
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Eavis at 90: 'The festival is what's keeping me going' (BBC entertainment 2025-10-17 11:28:15)
Michael Eavis is now a household name, having first put on the festival to "clear his overdraft".
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Celebrity MasterChef to air with sacked host John Torode (BBC entertainment 2025-10-17 11:09:21)
The Christmas specials will also air, with the BBC acknowledging it had not been a "straightforward decision".
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Stormzy awarded Jesus College Honorary Fellowship (BBC entertainment 2025-10-17 10:33:30)
He is honoured for his creative mind and championing social change, says the college.
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BBC Gaza documentary a 'serious' breach of rules, Ofcom says (BBC entertainment 2025-10-17 09:46:16)
The regulator said the documentary, broadcast earlier this year, was "materially misleading".
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Westlife announce gigs to celebrate 25 years of touring (BBC entertainment 2025-10-17 09:32:00)
The Irish group has sold more than 44 million records worldwide and enjoyed global success.
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Baek Se-hee, author of I Want To Die But I Want To Eat Tteokbokki, dies at 35 (BBC entertainment 2025-10-17 09:05:01)
South Korean writer Baek Se-hee was known for her 2018 bestselling memoir about her struggle with depression.
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Author of I Want To Die But I Want To Eat Tteokbokki dies at 35 (BBC entertainment 2025-10-17 06:20:46)
South Korean writer Baek Se-hee was known for her 2018 bestselling memoir about her struggle with depression.
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'Impact of Arctic Monkeys' debut almost impossible to put into words' (BBC entertainment 2025-10-17 05:16:35)
Those involved in band's journey reflect on 20th anniversary of I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor.
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Swearing driving lesson sensation hits the road to acting career (BBC entertainment 2025-10-17 05:02:09)
Andrea Bisset shot to fame after appearing in YouTube videos but has now appeared in a major film.
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Taylor Swift fans flock to German museum to see Ophelia painting (BBC entertainment 2025-10-17 04:08:13)
The Hessische Landesmuseum in the central Germany has seen hundreds of fans visit in search of a painting depicted in the video for The Fate of Ophelia.
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Why talking about sweat stopped being a taboo (long before Alan Carr was on Traitors) (BBC entertainment 2025-10-17 00:47:10)
Let's talk about sweat... From Alan Carr and scores of celebrities openly discussing it, to the trend of professionals using saunas for business meetings
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What Alan Carr’s sweat (and Celia Imrie’s fart) tell us about social taboos in 2025 (BBC entertainment 2025-10-17 00:47:10)
Let's talk about sweat... From Alan Carr and scores of celebrities openly discussing it, to the trend of professionals using saunas for business meetings
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'I have a sweating problem': What Alan Carr's Traitors admission tells us about how social taboos changed (BBC entertainment 2025-10-17 00:47:10)
Let's talk about sweat... From Alan Carr and scores of celebrities openly discussing it, to the trend of professionals using saunas for business meetings
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KISS founding guitarist Ace Frehley dies aged 74 (BBC entertainment 2025-10-17 00:14:22)
Bandmates Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley have paid tribute to an "irreplaceable rock soldier".