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French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel has died at the age of 86. Rykiel, nicknamed the Queen of Knitwear, had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease for some time before her death on Thursday. Nathalie Rykiel, managing and artistic director of the Sonia Rykiel fashion label, said: “My mother died at 05:00 this morning at her home in Paris from the effects ...

The Great British Bake Off attracted an average of 10.4 million viewers as it returned for a seventh series – a record opener for the BBC One show. The episode was watched by 47.5% of all television viewers with a peak audience of 11.2 million at 20:50 BST. That means it beat the most-watched moments of the Rio Olympics, which ...

A Chicago court has ruled that British artist Peter Doig did not paint a landscape once valued at $10m (£7.6m). Former Canadian prison official Robert Fletcher insisted he had bought the painting – signed Peter Doige – 40 years ago from the artist. He sued Mr Doig when the latter’s disavowal of the work caused its value to plummet. But ...

A big-budget remake of Ben-Hur has had a disappointing start at the US box office, debuting at number five. The film, which reportedly cost around $100m (£77m) to make, took just $11.4m (£8.7m) on its opening weekend. Suicide Squad held the number one spot, taking $20.7m (£15.8m) on its third weekend of release, despite a lukewarm response from critics. Animated ...

But despite his decision to delete Instagram in favour of a life with his girlfriend without trolls, the singer was spotted leaving a London club with a mystery woman. The Cold Water singer headed to Tape in the city to party with his friend, as well as Rihanna, as the two superstars prepare to headline this weekend’s V Festival. Biebs ...

MIAMI –  Lou Pearlman, credited for starting the boy-band craze and launching the careers of the Backstreet Boys and ‘NSync, has died in prison while serving a 25-year sentence for a massive Ponzi scheme. The Orlando Sentinel reports that according to a federal inmate database, the 62-year-old Pearlman died Friday. The cause of death was not immediately known. Pearlman’s $300 ...

Jaden Smith, son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, opened up to Variety about acting, rapping and his love of fashion. He has constantly made headlines for his fashion choices such as the dresses and skirts and a white Batman suit he wore to prom. “I’ve always been super-duper fly and super-duper different,” he said of his style, adding ...

The actor who voices the talking tree in “Guardians of the Galaxy” let it slip that his Marvel superhero team will sprout up in “Avengers: Infinity War.” Vin Diesel teased during a Facebook Live video Friday that the intergalactic do-gooders will be part of the third “Avengers” movie. The “Infinity War” installment is expected to unite several Marvel characters from ...

The Toronto Film Festival has said it will screen slavery drama The Birth of a Nation as scheduled, despite ongoing controversy concerning its director. In a statement, the festival said it would “present the film as planned”. The film’s release plans have been cast into doubt after it emerged that a woman who accused Nate Parker of rape in 1999 ...

KATE Middleton and Prince William may have some big news to announce soon. The Duchess of Cambridge is reportedly expecting her third child, after rumours have been circulating online. The Royal baby is believed to be due in December this year, according to IB Times, however no official announcements have been yet. The publication also claimed that Prince William will ...