Day Headlines in Culture News: 2026-10-26
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Busted's James Bourne says 'hero' brother saved his life with kidney donation (BBC entertainment 2026-10-26 22:07:26)
The guitarist says doctors had given him "a few years left to live", but is now recovering well.
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Oscar-winning producer says BBC gave her £400,000 payout after she raised antisemitism concerns (BBC entertainment 2026-10-26 20:16:45)
The BBC says it did not uphold any of the allegations of antisemitism but accepted there were "shortcomings" in how it treated Lucie Kon.
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Macklemore begins Free Palestine tour after Ed Sheeran fallout (BBC entertainment 2026-10-26 19:53:31)
Proceeds from the tour, which begins in Dublin next month, will go to organisations supporting Palestinians, he says.
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Star Trek actor Walter Koenig, who played Pavel Chekov, dies aged 90 (BBC entertainment 2026-10-26 18:34:15)
He played the eager Russian crewman in the original Star Trek series and later appeared in Babylon 5.
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Fans praise 'perfect' ending as anime series Bleach officially ends (BBC entertainment 2026-10-26 18:00:16)
Twenty-two years after it first aired, one of the biggest animes of all time is coming to an end.
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Coronation Street star returns to cobbles after 11 years (BBC entertainment 2026-10-26 17:49:40)
The Welsh actor is back as Owen Armstrong and looking forward to a "cracking" storyline.
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Russell Brand asked assistant for female fan phone numbers, court hears (BBC entertainment 2026-10-26 14:57:11)
Helen Berger said she left her job working for Brand after she became "sick of him."
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Owners of Elvis music rights sue Anthropic for copyright violations (BBC entertainment 2026-10-26 14:37:12)
The company is accused of using hundreds of songs by the American rock-and-roll star to train its Claude AI model.
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Chris Brown given suspended eight-month prison sentence over nightclub attack (BBC entertainment 2026-10-26 12:55:16)
The R&B star previously pleaded guilty to affray, after attacking a music producer with a glass bottle.
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Excitement grows for new ACOTAR book (BBC entertainment 2026-10-26 12:49:57)
Dozens will be gathering at Wolverhampton Arts Centre to celebrate the series' newest release.
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Eric Bauza, voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, dies aged 46 (BBC entertainment 2026-10-26 06:16:15)
Bauza had voiced a number of characters in this summer's animated hit Coyote vs. Acme.
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'Why we think Milton Keynes can be a City of Culture' (BBC entertainment 2026-10-26 05:38:30)
The spotlight is shining on the post-war city, after it made the UK City of Culture shortlist.
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Sharon Osbourne: 'I visit Ozzy's grave every day' (BBC entertainment 2026-10-26 01:40:39)
The TV presenter says she can see Ozzy's burial site from her window, and regularly talks to him.