Showbiz

Boris Johnson has said it is time to stop “our cringing embarrassment” about UK history after the BBC’s Last Night Of The Proms was thrown into controversy.

Rapper Cardi B has clapped back at critics of her controversial and explicit hit song WAP, saying “it’s what people want to hear” – but has admitted it’s not for children.

Sheridan Smith has revealed she was addicted to anti-anxiety medication and suffered seizures when she stopped taking it after feeling “humiliated” by a joke at a TV BAFTA awards ceremony.

Beyonce has released a star-studded video for her track Brown Skin Girl, featuring cameos from supermodel Naomi Campbell, Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o – and Destiny’s Child bandmate Kelly Rowland.

The One Show presenter Alex Jones has paid tribute to a “hugely talented” colleague following his death at the weekend.

“You probably haven’t been to the cinema in a long time… There’s no better place to come back to.”

Orchestral versions of Land Of Hope And Glory and Rule Britannia! will be performed at the famous Last Night Of The Proms, the BBC has confirmed.

The television industry has failed to nurture and retain a “lost generation” of black and brown people and a new body to hold broadcasters accountable on diversity and inclusion is needed, historian David Olusoga has said.

The first trailer for The Batman has been released, showing a dark and gritty Gotham and revealing the villains of the film, The Riddler and Catwoman.

Placido Domingo, one of the world’s biggest opera stars, has denied abusing his power following allegations of inappropriate conduct over several years.