A trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI has finally been released by game developer Rockstar, after a low-quality copy leaked online. BBC Technology reporter Tom Gerken has broken down the trailer to see what the game could have to offer, including the first female protagonist in the franchise since the 1990s. Video by Ian Casey
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Tchaikovsky’s classic Christmas ballet has been reimagined by Olivier Award-winner Drew McOnie. This production of Nutcracker, with music adapted by Mercury Prize-nominated musician Cassie Kinoshi, is set in the Tuff Nutt Jazz Club, at London’s Southbank Centre. Video Journalist Claudia Redmond. Dancers featured: Mark Samaras, Patricia Zhou, Amonik Melaco, Chanelle Anthony, Christie Crosson, Tim Hodges.
Macaulay Culkin, who played the eight-year-old Kevin McCallister in Home Alone, has unveiled his Walk of Fame star on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. At the ceremony he was reunited with actress Catherine O’Hara, who played his mum in the 1990 hit film. She thanked him for “including me, your fake mum who left you
Watch the moment Irish author Paul Lynch won the 2023 Booker Prize for Prophet Song, a dystopian vision of Ireland in the grips of totalitarianism. On picking up the award, he said the novel was “not an easy book to write”. The Booker Award is one of the leading literary awards in the English speaking
Catherine Tate has said she “still to this day” does not know why she was cast as Donna Noble by showrunner Russell T. Davies, describing it as the best job she has ever had. Speaking to Laura Kuenssberg about her return to Doctor Who, the actress and comedian said it was extraordinary to get “another
The BBC Breakfast team were about to introduce the news and weather when their studio was rudely invaded by the Daleks. Having just enjoyed an uplifting package about blue whales, Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty looked visibly shocked when the angry aliens burst in to promote the 60th anniversary of Dr Who. The show returns
Members of South Korean K-pop group Blackpink looked shocked as King Charles mentioned them in a speech at Buckingham Palace in London. They were name-checked for supporting environmental causes at a banquet on the first day of the South Korean president’s state visit to the UK. “I can only admire how they can prioritise these
The BBC’s flagship motoring show Top Gear will not return “for the foreseeable future” after presenter Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff was seriously injured in a crash while filming last year. In a statement, the BBC said it had “decided to rest the UK show”. Launched in 2002, Top Gear was a revival of the original series
The Duchess of Sussex said she was “proud” to be on the red carpet, alongside women in Hollywood, at Variety’s Power of Women night. The annual event honours the philanthropy of women in the entertainment industry. Margot Robbie made an appearance too and was quizzed about whether there would be a Barbie sequel.
Video shared by Rapper 50 Cent showed 64-year-old Mary Jane Farquharson enjoying his gig at Resorts World Arena. A big fan of hip hop, Mrs Farquharson, from Nuneaton, said she was introduced to the genre by her son and now cannot get enough of it. Writing on X, formerly Twitter, 50 Cent said she was
Margot Robbie was unable to sing the praises of her latest movie, Saltburn, because she lost her voice before its premiere in Los Angeles. The actress does not appear in Saltburn, but is one of the film’s producers. Luckily director Emerald Fennell and members of the cast were on hand to do the talking for
A cinema has turned to one of Hollywood’s most recognisable directors for inspiration for its look. The six-screen Picturehouse in Chester, part of Cheshire West and Chester Council’s Northgate development, has a design influenced by eccentric auteur Wes Anderson’s unique style and his 2014 film The Grand Budapest Hotel. The film won Oscars for its
Actor Sarah Snook says the film industry should “set a precedent” on the use of artificial intelligence (AI). Snook, best known for her role as Shiv in the TV show Succession, said the use of AI is an “uncharted landscape”. She spoke to Laura Kuenssberg ahead of her role in a London stage adaptation of
Heidi Klum’s Halloween costumes always set the bar high for every celebrity and this year was no different. The model arrived at her annual bash in her latest extravagant outfit – a peacock, and called on Cirque du Solei to help her make her entrance. Her husband, Tom Kaulitz, joined her as a human-sized egg,
Ready Singer One is a choir with a difference – specialising in performing songs from film, TV, anime and video games. It was started in London in early 2020 by trained opera singer Elisabeth Swedlund who spotted a niche in the market. The choir now has about 100 members and has racked up some high-profile
Actor Matthew Perry, who played the part of Chandler Bing in US sitcom Friends, has died at the age of 54. Law enforcement sources told US media the actor was found dead at his home in Los Angeles. Friends aired from 1994 until 2004 and followed the lives of six young friends living in New
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