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  • Foo Fighters to headline Glastonbury

  • Kasabian win hat-trick of NME Awards

  • EastEnders live gaffe sparks big reaction

  1. That's all folks!published at 16:42 GMT 19 February 2015

    Genevieve Hassan
    Entertainment reporter

    That draws an end to our live coverage for today - parting is such sweet sorrow.

    Come back tomorrow where we'll finally know who killed Lucy Beale and bring you reaction to the big reveal.

    In the meantime, do get in touch with us to let us know if you correctly predicted the killer - tweet @BBCNewsEnts, external or email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk

  2. Toscar winnerspublished at 16:42 GMT 19 February 2015

    Big BirdManImage source, Presser

    While we're talking Oscars, the Toscars happened last night. The annual event - run by British expats in Los Angeles - features low-budget parodies of this year's Oscar hopefuls made in just three weeks.

    Big BirdMan won the most prizes with six awards including best film. Other parodies included With-Lash, BoyWood, The Immigration Game, American Snapper and The Great Rudapest Motel.

    This year's judges included The One and Only Chesney Hawkes. Yes, really. Bradley Walsh has been a previous judge too.

    Watch Big BirdMan, external. (Warning: contains explicit language)

  3. And the winner is...published at 16:40 GMT 19 February 2015

    The Hollywood Reporter

    Oscar envelopesImage source, AFP

    The deadline for Oscar voting passed on Tuesday, so now it's time to tot up the scores.

    That job goes to PricewaterhouseCoopers partners Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz and once they've counted them all up, they will be the only two people on Earth who will know the winners before the golden statues are handed out on Sunday.

    Cullinan and Ruiz have given a fascinating glimpse as to all their procedures, including printing off winners cards for all the nominees and memorising the winners to avoid any leaks.

    Read the full story, external.

  4. Missy returnspublished at 16:19 GMT 19 February 2015

    Peter Capaldi and Michelle Gomez

    Doctor Who fans are in for a treat - Michelle Gomez is to return to play the Time Lord's arch enemy Missy in the new series.

    "Things have been a little beige since I left Missy behind, so I'm delighted to be putting my lippie back on. I'm positively dying to see the Doctor again," she said.

    Executive producer Steven Moffat added: "Everybody hide - Michelle Gomez as Missy was an instant hit last year, so she's straight back to plague the Doctor and Clara in the series opener. But what brings her back into their lives is the last thing they'd expect."

    Watch a clip of Michelle on set, announcing her return.

  5. Thrones visit the Towerpublished at 16:04 GMT 19 February 2015

    Game of Thrones at Tower of LondonImage source, Sky

    Sky Atlantic has announced it is to premiere the new series of Game of Thrones at the Tower of London next month.

    Stars of the show are expected to walk the red carpet at the historic location on 18 March. Although the fantasy drama is mainly filmed in Northern Ireland, it's the first time the series has premiered in Europe.

  6. Neighbours honour EastEnderspublished at 15:53 GMT 19 February 2015

    EastErinsboroughImage source, YouTube

    It seems the whole world is obsessed with EastEnders at the moment.

    The cast of Aussie soap Neighbours has paid tribute to the BBC One soap for its 30th birthday with a special video clip.

    It sees Susan Kennedy, who is keen to know who killed Lucy Beale, slip on some milk and wake up to find herself in a parallel universe where her Ramsay Street co-stars have turned into East End characters.

    Paul Robinson has turned into a Mitchell brother and the immortal words "Get outta my pub!" are uttered.

    Watch the video on YouTube., external

    Neighbours castImage source, YouTube
    Neighbours castImage source, YouTube
  7. Blurry surprisepublished at 15:44 GMT 19 February 2015

    Blur albumImage source, Presser

    Blur revealed a double whammy of news this morning.

    News #1 was announcing they have joined the line-up of headliners for the British Summer Time festival, external in London's Hyde Park, joining Taylor Swift, Kylie Minogue and The Who on the bill.

    News #2 was the surprise announcement of a new studio album - 16 years since their last record as a four-piece. Titled The Magic Whip, the band began recording it in Hong Kong in 2013. As a nod to its beginnings, Blur revealed the news at a London Chinatown restaurant to coincide with Chinese New Year.

    The album will be released on 17 April and you can watch the the video for the first track, Go Out - which is half ice cream cookery demonstration and half karaoke video - on YouTube, external.

  8. Ellie's recordpublished at 15:08 GMT 19 February 2015

    Ellie GouldingImage source, PA

    Ellie Goulding's number one single Love Me Like You Do has become the most streamed song in a week worldwide with 15,468,762 streams over the past seven days.

    The song written for the big screen version of Fifty Shades of Grey broke the record previously held by Mark Ronson with Uptown Funk - and that song was played A LOT!

  9. Expensive kittypublished at 14:52 GMT 19 February 2015

    Bronze catImage source, David Lay

    An Egyptian bronze cat that was nearly thrown in a skip has been sold at auction for £52,000, way beyond its estimate of £5,000 - £10,000.

    The bronze figure - thought to be 2,500 years old an authenticated by the British Museum - was discovered in a house clearance in west Cornwall.

    Read more on this story.

  10. Smallest library may closepublished at 14:23 GMT 19 February 2015

    Phonebox libraryImage source, BBC Sport

    Residents using a red phone box as a library say BT is being "silly" for asking them to remove the books in case someone gets hurt.

    About 40 books are available to borrow from the working phone booth, on South Bar, Banbury, Oxfordshire.

    But a note put up in the booth by BT says the company is "concerned the books and shelving could cause injury if they were to fall".

    Read more on this story.

  11. Bruce Dickinson reveals cancerpublished at 14:02 GMT 19 February 2015

    Bruce DickinsonImage source, Getty Images

    Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has revealed he undergoing treatment for cancer.

    He was diagnosed with a tumour on his tongue just before Christmas and has completed seven weeks of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

    A statement on the band's website said: "As the tumour was caught in the early stages, the prognosis thankfully is extremely good.

    "Bruce's medical team fully expect him to make a complete recovery with the all-clear envisaged by late May. It will then take a further few months for Bruce to get back to full fitness."

    Read more on this story.

  12. Oscar tips:published at 13:56 GMT 19 February 2015

    Entertainment Weekly

    Oscar statueImage source, Reuters

    Entertainment Weekly spoke with 10 Academy members from nine different branches about this year's races. Among them a producer, director, actor and publicist explained (anonymously) how they're casting their votes.

    If the whole academy is anything to go by, Boyhood will win best film and Richard Linklater will pick up best director for his efforts on the movie.

    The picture is not so bright for best actor favourite Eddie Redmayne though.

    Read the full story, external.

  13. EastEnders gaffe - reactionpublished at 13:26 GMT 19 February 2015

    Here's some of the best reaction to the EastEnders #HowsAdam slip up last night.

    Adam Woodyatt - who was mentioned in the fluffed line - reassured everyone by tweeting, external: "Thanks for asking, I'm fine."

    This image has been retweeted, external dozens of times.

    EastEndersImage source, Twitter

    Ashley created this Friends spoof, external:

    Friends spoofImage source, Twitter

    And comic David Schneider posted this gem:, external

    EastEnders script jokeImage source, Twitter
  14. Ewan's directorial debutpublished at 13:25 GMT 19 February 2015

    Ewan McGregorImage source, Reuters

    Scottish actor Ewan McGregor has signed up to direct his first film - an adaptation of Philip Roth's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel American Pastoral.

    McGregor will also star as Seymour "Swede" Levov in the film, alongside Jennifer Connelly and Dakota Fanning.

    Read more on this story.

  15. Falling figurespublished at 12:59 GMT 19 February 2015

    Will Gompertz
    Arts editor

    National GalleryImage source, AFP

    Two of London's most prestigious fine art galleries have seen UK visitor numbers fall significantly over the last five years, official figures show.

    A recent press release said visitor figures had risen at government-sponsored museums - but much of the boom in attendance is being driven by overseas tourists.

    And, in the case of The National Gallery and The Tate Galleries, visits by UK residents have actually dropped by a conspicuous 20% since 2008/09.

    Read more on this story.

  16. Iggy's offpublished at 12:34 GMT 19 February 2015

    Iggy Azalea has told fans she's "taking some time away from social media, external" as it is "too negative and draining".

    In a series of tweets, she complained of being hounded by paparazzi and had become angry at the "hatred and pettiness" she's seen online. She said her management will run her Twitter account from now on.

    Iggy Azalea tweetImage source, Twitter
  17. Shakespearean actor diespublished at 12:28 GMT 19 February 2015

    Actor Alan Howard has died at the age of 77, after falling ill with pneumonia.

    Alan HowardImage source, PA

    He played some of The Bard's most famous roles during his time with the Royal Shakespeare Company, including Macbeth and King Lear.

    He worked alongside RSC artistic director Terry Hands during the 1970s, culminating in an award-winning production of Henry V.

    Hands said: "Alan was an RSC icon - a great classical actor in the line of Olivier, Redgrave, Scofield. I have lost a brother."

    Current RSC artistic director Gregory Doran added: "Alan was a giant. He was gifted with a great classical physique, a prodigious talent and an utterly unmistakable voice."

  18. David Harewood - RTS awardpublished at 12:17 GMT 19 February 2015

    "Great to see our documentary, external 'Who Murdered Maxine' about the Birmingham Pub bombings won an RTS award last night!"

    Harewood narrated the programme when it aired last year, 40 years since the bombings. Twenty one people were murdered when the IRA blew up two pubs on the same night.

    BBC cameras followed the twists and turns of one family's campaign.

    David HarewhoodImage source, Twitter
  19. Golden childrenpublished at 11:57 GMT 19 February 2015

    The achievements of Brit actors at this year's Oscars are being celebrated by Odeon cinema, which has created 2.5m-tall Oscar statues in the mould of the leading actors and actresses.

    Golden likenesses of Eddie Redmayne, Benedict Cumberbatch, Felicity Jones and Rosemund Pike will stand outside cinemas closest to where they grew up.

    Felicity Jones's will be at Birmingham's New Street Odeon, Redmayne's is bound for Putney, while both Cumberbatch and Pike's will be in Hammersmith.

    Eddie Redmayne statuesImage source, Odeon