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Ed Sheeran and his wife Cherry Seaborns daughter Lyra arrived into the world to the soundtrack of James Blunts Back to Bedlam album The A Team hitmaker has been pals with the Youre Beautiful hitmaker for a few years now, and he and his spouse share a special bond with the 47-year-old singer-songwriter and his wife Sofia Wellesley 2 July 2021 And Ed, with the permission of his other half, has shared the touching story of how they played James 2004 album in the delivery room as they awaited t...

Last modified on Sun 27 Jun 2021 01.01 EDT Epstein’s Shadow: Ghislaine Maxwell 9pm, Sky Documentaries Barbara Shearer directs this three-part investigation into daughter of controversial media baron Robert Maxwell and close friend of sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. We open following Maxwell’s 2019 arrest and accusation of aiding Epstein in his abuse of minors before tracing her reputation as a New York socialite. In the wake of Epstein’s death, his victims describe how Maxwell went to gro...

Absolute Radio Country has signed up BBC Radio 2 producer Ricky Marshall as its new Programme Manager.

The BBC has secured rights to broadcast footage from Glastonbury’s livestream event held at the weekend, with a behind-the-scenes documentary also commissioned, the corporation has announced. Live At Worthy Farm, a five-hour global livestream which premiered on Saturday night, saw acts including Coldplay, Michael Kiwanuka, Jorja Smith and more performing. Event organisers apologised after having to make the stream free after a nearly two-hour delay saw some ticketholders unable to access the ...

An exclusive director’s cut of the Glastonbury ‘Live At Worthy Farm’ stream, which premiered online on Saturday 22 May, will be broadcast on the BBC in the coming weeks.

Glastonbury: BBC to screen directors cut of live-stream concert By Mark Savage image copyrightPA Media A directors cut of Glastonburys all-star live-stream concert will be shown on the BBC in the coming weeks. Featuring sets from Coldplay, Damon Albarn, Haim and Kano, the show will be accompanied by a behind-the-scenes documentary presented by Jo Whiley. The five-hour show was first streamed on Saturday, but was beset by technical issues that stopped thousands of ticket-holders from watching. O...

Enjoy the the Chelsea atmosphere from the comfort of your own laptop Credit: Geoff Pugh The RHS Virtual Chelsea Flower Show has returned for 2021 edition, which is great news for the horticultural world.  In January, the RHS postponed the Chelsea Flower Show until September for the first time in its 108-year-history, owing to the high infection rate of Covid-19 at the time. Concerns about which restriction tier London would be in at the time of the event were also a factor. But gardeners ar...

5 hours ago P&O Cruises latest ship, Iona, has been officially named in a ceremony with a record-breaking virtual audience. Iona, powered by liquefied natural gas, arrived for the first time into her home port of Southampton ahead of the official ceremony. ADVERTISEMENT The vessel was named by Dame Irene Hays, chair of Hays Travel, the largest independent travel agency in the UK, in a glittering quayside ceremony by the bow of the ship. The event, held at sunset, was hosted by Jo Whiley and br...

Iona was launched on Sunday night with a naming ceremony in Southampton Credit: P&O Cruises What could gin, low emissions and Gary Barlow possibly have in common? They all play key roles in Iona, the latest addition to P&O Cruises fleet.  Launched last night with a naming ceremony in Ionas homeport, Southampton, she is Britains largest and most environmentally friendly cruise ship to date. Fuelled entirely by liquefied natural gas, Iona – P&Os first next-generation, Excel-class ship – gene...

P&O Cruises Iona arrived at the port this morning ahead of its naming ceremony later today. Iona sounded her whistle throughout the passage within Southampton Water and was escorted by two fire tugs providing a water display from Calshot to Ocean Terminal. Crew members looked out from the side of the vessel and lined the balconies as members of the public soaked up the landmark occasion from dry land. The cruise ship, which weighs 185,000 tonnes, is due to sail her seven night maiden...