Harry Styles has said he is “completely overwhelmed” after delivering the first of two performances at Wembley Stadium.

Film director Paul Haggis has been detained for the investigation of allegations he sexually assaulted a woman in south Italy, Italian news media said, quoting local prosecutors.

Victoria Beckham has shared a Father’s Day tribute to both her husband David and dad Tony.

West Cork is set to rival Hollywood as a Netflix comedy-thriller which counts Barack and Michelle Obama amongst its executive producers will begin filming this week.

Rocker Pete Doherty has said he was feted as a child growing up in Belfast because his dad was an Army soldier who “kills Catholics”.

Billie Eilish has said she felt "really vulnerable" singing about her experience of abuse.

Tributes have been paid to TV presenter and journalist Aideen Kennedy, who has died at the age of 43 after a terminal illness.

Love Island bombshell Danica Taylor will choose who she wants to couple up with and one boy will be dumped from the villa in scenes due to air on Sunday night.

Billie Eilish has said she felt “really vulnerable” singing about her experience of abuse.

More than one million euro worth of life-sized art will be on display with the opening of Dublin’s newest attraction, Gormleys Secret Sculpture Garden.

Author Sally Rooney’s Beautiful World, Where Are You has been announced as Novel of the Year at the Dalkey Literary Awards.

Ben Stiller has arrived in Poland to meet refugees forced to flee Ukraine following the Russian invasion.

TV presenter Vogue Williams (36) has said she plans to move back to Dublin with her family some day but “now is not the time”.

Dame Deborah James has raised £1 million for cancer research through sales of her clothing line with In The Style.

Jessie Ware has called for new wearable technology that allows deaf and hard-of-hearing people to experience live music like other fans to be made available in every venue.

Derry Girls child actor Zoe Brown has been diagnosed with leukaemia.

Sir Ringo Starr has sent “peace and love” to his long-standing friend and former bandmate Sir Paul McCartney on his 80th birthday.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he hopes Ukraine will be able to host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, saying the country’s people “deserve to have it”.

ITV has commissioned a one-off documentary with exclusive access to the Duchess of Cornwall as guest editor of Country Life magazine to mark her 75th birthday.

When I was in fifth class, we were told the annual Christmas show was going to be different that year. The nativity was out and so was anything overly festive. No baby Jesus, mangers, or men in red suits. Instead, we were paying tribute to the so-called land of the free — a celebration of Americana. The show would feature Disney melodies, children dancing frantically to country and western rootin’-tootin’ show tunes, and characters from beloved TV programmes. Speculation over the cast list was fierce, and discussed at length in the school playground.

James Nesbitt has said he does not “set out” to star in dark dramas playing the role of a policeman but over his career the opportunities have presented themselves.

Scores of David Bowie superfans have gathered en masse for a special convention celebrating the life of the late singer.

Chris Evans has asked how he can ever go back to “regular interviews” after being questioned while surrounded by a group of puppies.

John Boyega feels “lucky to be celebrated” after he unveiled his red carpet-inspired waxwork at Madame Tussauds.

A new bombshell keen to “step on a few toes” has entered the Love Island villa during a tense episode.

Uma Thurman, Jon Favreau and the Jonas Brothers are among the famous faces that have been announced as part of the Hollywood Walk of Fame’s class of 2023.

This is a story of friendship. And not only friendship. There’s music, philosophy, struggle, hope and photography in the mix too. But none of the rest of it would have come to the attention of people in Ireland but for a friendship forged in a city thousands of kilometres away, the width of an ocean removed from County Wicklow.

French film legend and amateur racing car driver Jean-Louis Trintignant, who earned acclaim for his starring role in the Oscar-winning film A Man And A Woman half a century ago, and went on to portray the brutality of aging in his later years, has died aged 91.

Liverpool has offered to host the next Eurovision Song Contest in solidarity with Ukraine.

Kate Bush has broken the record for the longest time taken for a single to reach number one, after she landed in the top spot with Running Up That Hill 37 years after it was released.

Ukraine’s public broadcaster said it is “disappointed” Eurovision bosses have decided it cannot host next year’s contest and called for negotiations on a new location to be put on hold.

Jo Brand said seeing how people are willing to help each other during the cost-of-living crisis has made her feel “optimistic” despite being a natural pessimist.

Glasgow, London and Manchester are among cities to have thrown their hats into the ring to host the Eurovision Song Contest if it comes to the UK next year.

Four unsigned musicians will be bringing live music back to the childhood home of Sir Paul McCartney in celebration of the former Beatle’s 80th birthday.

In the new film, Good Luck To You, Leo Grande, sex worker Leo Grande (Daryl McCormack) knocks on the door of a hotel room and is greeted by retired religious school teacher, Nancy Stokes (Dame Emma Thompson). Nancy reveals that her sex life with her late husband was so unfulfilling that she had never experienced an orgasm, and hires Leo in the hope that he can get her there.

The organiser of the Eurovision Song Contest has announced that next year’s contest cannot be held in Ukraine due to Russia’s ongoing invasion of the country.

Harry Styles’ primary school teacher has thanked the singer for his “lovely tribute” during a concert earlier this week.

Malaysia’s film censors have said it was Disney’s decision to pull the animated film Lightyear from the country’s cinemas after refusing to cut scenes showing homosexuality.

The organiser of the Eurovision Song Contest has said it is in talks with the BBC to “potentially host” the 2023 event, after concluding next year’s contest cannot be held in Ukraine.

Kym Marsh’s father has urged men to not hesitate over getting prostate examinations as he continues to receive treatment for an advanced form of the condition.

Professional rugby player Jacques O’Neill said he will bring “laughs” and “good vibes” to the Love Island villa as the ITV2 dating series confirmed he was the latest contestant looking for romance.

Soap opera stars from EastEnders, Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and Doctors have arrived at the red carpet for the British Soap Awards.

Emmerdale and EastEnders have dominated at the first British Soap Awards since 2019.

Soap opera stars from EastEnders, Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and Doctors have arrived at the red carpet for the British Soap Awards.

The most important part of RTÉ’s The Late Late Toy is its connectivity and how it brings people together, and the director of Toy Show The Musical aims to portray just that.

Irish Bruce Springsteen fans were left in shock after finding out a trip abroad to see the American singer would be cheaper than travelling to Dublin and staying overnight.

In 1980, in a tent somewhere in the Tunisian desert, Steven Spielberg sat painfully alone. The director, just 34 and with hits like Jaws and Close Encounters of the Third Kind already under his belt, was in North Africa shooting Raiders of the Lost Ark, the blockbuster adventure that would launch the Indiana Jones franchise.

Justin Bieber has said he is suffering from “full paralysis” on one side of his face after receiving a diagnosis of Ramsay Hunt syndrome.

Professional rugby player Jacques O’Neill is expected to appear on ITV2’s reality dating show Love Island after his club released him from his contract to allow him to “pursue another opportunity”.

Neighbours star Alan Fletcher said the last day of filming the long-running Australian soap was “very, very sad” but also an “enormous amount of fun” as he reunited with past cast members.