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Malachi Kirby and David Sedaris among BBC audio drama awards winners

The ceremony was held at the BBC radio theatre in London on Sunday.

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Amanda Holden says role in new Disney film Hoppers is ‘a dream come true’

The 55-year-old features in the upcoming animated film.

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Tessa Peake-Jones says Only Fools and Horses is ‘best left alone’

The BBC sitcom first aired in 1981.

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Manchester 1, London 0: The Brits highs and lows

The Brits’ first appearance in Manchester turned out to be a triumph, with a winning bit of Manc edge

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Sharon Osbourne remembers husband Ozzy as ‘authentic and gifted’ at Brit Awards

The singer, known as the Prince of Darkness, died aged 76 in July last year.

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Olivia Dean wins big at Brits as Palestine and Peter Mandelson mentions censored

Numerous instances of swearing were also edited out of the awards which were broadcast on ITV.

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From Lord Mandelson to Paddington: Jack Whitehall’s best Brit Award gags

Here are some of the most funny and memorable gags from the comedian.

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Tim Burgess leads tributes to Stone Roses’ ‘phenomenal’ Mani at 2026 Brit Awards

Mounfield, who was an original member of Manchester rock band The Stone Roses, died in 2025.

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Who are the big winners at the Brit Awards 2026?

Olivia Dean dominated and took home four awards.

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Mark Ronson remembers Amy Winehouse during Brit Award acceptance speech

The record producer and DJ started his professional relationship with the singer almost 20 years ago.

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Olivia Dean and Sam Fender win song of the year as Brit Awards begin

The song Rein Me In, which features on Fender’s album People Watching, beat the likes of Raye, Lola Young and Calvin Harris to the gong.

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Harry Styles, Rosalia and Olivia Dean turn heads on Brit Awards red carpet

Women in pop dominated the 2026 Brit Awards nominations, with Lola Young, Olivia Dean and Lily Allen leading the charge.

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Harry Styles, Lola Young and Olivia Dean lead red carpet style at Brit Awards 2026

Cobalt blue, feathers and monochrome tailoring dominated the Manchester red carpet.

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Wolf Alice frontwoman Ellie Rowsell: Working with Harry Styles was a ‘pleasure’

The 33-year-old singer is credited with contributing backing vocals on Styles’ latest single, titled Aperture.

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In Pictures: Bez and co bring touch of ‘Madchester’ to Brit Awards in Manchester

The music awards are being held in the North West city for the first time, after nearly 50 years in London.

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‘The world misses him’: Tim Burgess remembers Stone Roses’ Mani ahead of Brits

The Charlatans frontman will pay tribute to Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield during the In Memoriam section of the awards ceremony in Manchester.

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Kaye Adams not returning to BBC Scotland radio show

She was taken off air from Mornings With in October.

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Oti Mabuse says her daughter is ‘the reason I do everything’

The 35-year-old dancer and her husband Marius Lepure had their first child in November 2023.

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Jessie Buckley says motherhood is ‘the best way to wake up in the morning’

The Bafta-award winning actress spoke ahead of the release of The Bride, which is inspired by the 1935 film The Bride Of Frankenstein.

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Jessie Buckley says she ‘loved’ giving the Bride of Frankenstein a voice

The award-winning Irish actress stars in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s upcoming horror film The Bride! alongside Christian Bale.

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Jessie Buckley and Penelope Cruz lead star-studded red carpet at The Bride world premiere in London

Christian Bale, Peter Sarsgaard and Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal among other Hollywood stars on the red carpet at Cineworld Leicester Square

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Barbara Windsor’s widower campaigns on Alzheimer’s as he ‘owes it to her legacy’

EastEnders and Carry On actress Dame Barbara was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2014 and died in 2020 aged 83.

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Joseph Fiennes hails working with nephew Hero Fiennes Tiffin as ‘great present’

The two star in upcoming Prime Video series Young Sherlock.

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Guy Ritchie: Revisiting Sherlock Holmes for new TV series was ‘completely fresh’

The 57-year-old is the director and executive producer behind upcoming Prime Video series Young Sherlock.

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Film studio raised immediate concerns about racial slur at Baftas

It is understood Warner Bros requested the incident be removed from the broadcast.

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