Michael Morpurgo says children learn best by getting lost in a story

books
booksCornwallGreat Western RailwayLiteratureReadingWalesWorld Book Day

‘We love you’: Beckhams post tribute to son after explosive claims

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david beckhamvictoria beckhambrooklyn beckham

Portrait of Elton John and family goes on display at National Portrait Gallery

David Furnish
David FurnishNational Portrait GallerySir Elton John

Original YouTube page joins London museum collection

YouTube
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Reconstruction of original YouTube page joins V&A collection

V&A
v&ayoutubeV&A

Take That surprise fans with performance at special London screening

Gary Barlow
Gary BarlowHoward DonaldJason OrangeMark OwenNetflixRobbie WilliamsTake That

Karen Carney: Sharing dancefloor with Strictly finalists was biggest honour

Claudia Winkleman
Claudia WinklemanStrictly Come DancingThomas Skinner

Ray Winstone ‘very proud’ after receiving Freedom of the City of London

Awards
AwardscharityFundraisingLondonRay Winstone

Disability charity praises autistic Nnena Kalu’s ‘long overdue’ Turner Prize win

disabilities
disabilitiesTurner Prize

National Gallery tablet celebrates Welsh quarry that housed paintings during war

Art
ArtHistoryNational GalleryWorld War II

Sara Cox receives support from The Rock ahead of Children In Need challenge

BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2Children In NeedCounty DurhamDurhamLeedsNorth YorkshireNorthumberlandPudseyRadio 2Sara CoxWest Yorkshire

Agatha Christie’s Poirot and Miss Marple join Mr Men and Little Miss universe

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AuthorsbooksLiteratureLittle MissMr Men

Picture of The 1975’s Matty Healy making music wins photography award

Lana Del Rey
Lana Del ReyMatty HealyMusicPhotographyThe 1975

Actress Shailene Woodley says adopting two rescue cats has ‘changed her life’

Animals
AnimalsFilmmovieShailene WoodleyTV

Noel Gallagher’s guitar damaged when Oasis split goes under the hammer

Auctions
AuctionsEntertainmentJohn LennonLiam GallagherMusicNoel GallagherOasissale

Rare Hulk stretch toy sells for thousands of pounds at auction

Auction
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Sam Thompson joins final minutes of Soccer Aid charity match as England player

ITV
ITVJulia RobertsSam ThompsonTyson FuryUnicefWayne Rooney

Tyson Fury swears live on ITV while giving England Soccer Aid team pre-game talk

ITV
ITVJulia RobertsTyson FuryUnicefWayne Rooney

David Beckham among celebrities marking Father’s Day online

David Beckham
David BeckhamFathers DayGemma CollinsJamie OliverSocial Media

The new Hogwarts staff – who are the actors joining the Harry Potter TV series?

Drama
DramaFantasyFilmHBOJohn LithgowNick FrostPaapa EssieduTelevisionTheatre

Longest-ever Bluey episode to stream on BBC iPlayer

Animation
AnimationBBC iPlayerBlueyCBeebiesTelevisionUK

Original ET model expected to fetch up to £700,000 at auction

Auction
AuctionE.T.Science fictionSotheby'sSteven Spielberg

BBC Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine dresses up as The Gruffalo for World Book Day

BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2booksJacqueline WilsonJeremy VineJulia DonaldsonScott MillsWorld Book Day

John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John’s Grease outfits going up for sale in LA

Auction
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