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Historical Wikinews report from 2007-02-27. Professional photographer John B. Mueller was at the Children Uniting Nations/Billboard Academy Awards afterparty red carpet,
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-02-13. Ren and Stimpy. Bugs Bunny. Philip J. Fry and Professor Hubert Farnsworth on Futurama. Sparx. Bi-Polar Bear. Popeye the Sailo
Historical Wikinews report from 2017-01-29. British metal musician Geoff Nicholls, keyboardist for Black Sabbath from 1979 to 2004, died yesterday after battling lung ca
Historical Wikinews report from 2009-11-13. Wikinews interviewed author Marc Headley about his new book Blown for Good, and asked him about life inside the international
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-02-20. The battle between the two high definition optical disc formats, Blu-ray and HD DVD has ended after sole HD DVD manufacturer
Historical Wikinews report from 2015-05-15. B.B. King, legendary blues guitarist well known for tracks such as "Rock Me Baby", "My Lucille", and "The Thrill Is Gone", di
Historical Wikinews report from 2011-03-22. American blues musician Pinetop Perkins, a first generation Delta bluesman, died in Austin, Texas, Texas, on Monday at the ag
Historical Wikinews report from 2007-06-06. Bob Barker, the out-going host of American TV game show The Price Is Right has taped his final show. The audience, who is als
Historical Wikinews report from 2011-04-13. Bob Dylan, the U.S. musical artist and songwriter, performed his first concert ever in Vietnam on Sunday night, forty years a
Historical Wikinews report from 2007-06-10. A cricket team made up of Bollywood celebrities has beaten a Yorkshire opposition in a charity cricket match at Headingley, h
Historical Wikinews report from 2007-04-03. A wax figure of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan has been unveiled at London’s Madame Tussauds. The likeness of Khan, widely kno
Historical Wikinews report from 2007-01-15. Legendary Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan has confirmed that his son Abhishek and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai were engag
Historical Wikinews report from 2007-10-12. The Internet is very much present at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2007, not just, like in previous years, as a means for the journ
Historical Wikinews report from 2007-08-01. Described in press materials as a "low budget" production, the crew of Bratz: The Movie turned to a busy LA high school to fi
Historical Wikinews report from 2012-10-29. The Bremer Freimarkt (Free Fair) — historically one of the oldest fairs in Germany — has its greatest event with the Free Fai
Historical Wikinews report from 2007-09-12. Mainstream rock singer Brian Melo has been crowned winner of Canadian Idol 2007 (Season five). The 25-year old Hamilton, Onta
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-09-06. The Bristol Organic Food Festival, which is Europe's largest festival for organic food, launched today in Bristol. Wikinews r
Historical Wikinews report from 2023-02-25. On Sunday, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) conferred its 2023 Film Awards at a ceremony in London, En
Historical Wikinews report from 2010-10-05. Tributes are being paid following the announcement late last night that the veteran British actor and comedian Sir Norman Wis
Historical Wikinews report from 2017-09-27. British actor Tony Booth died on Monday at age 85, according to his family. He is best known for his role in the TV comedy Ti
Historical Wikinews report from 2009-03-19. British actress Natasha Richardson has died, according to a statement released by a spokesperson. Richardson died after suffe
Historical Wikinews report from 2009-03-17. According to conflicting reports, British actress Natasha Richardson is brain dead following a severe head injury from a skii
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-08-20. British television celebrity Jade Goody of Big Brother fame has been diagnosed with cervical cancer. Goody, 27, arrived in Lo
Historical Wikinews report from 2009-09-16. British chef Keith Floyd has died at the age of 65 after a heart attack in Dorset, England. Keith Floyd was best known for hi
Historical Wikinews report from 2017-07-30. Robert Anker, a British dancer and member of troupe Diversity when they won the 2009 season of Britain's Got Talent, died in
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-12-07. Wikinews has learned at least six of the United Kingdom's main Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have implemented monitoring
Historical Wikinews report from 2010-02-09. British jazz musician Sir John Dankworth, said to be "one of the totemic figures of British jazz" and "the first major jazz m
Historical Wikinews report from 2011-03-29. In the United Kingdom, PRS for Music has announced that the total royalties that artists in the music industry receive has de
Historical Wikinews report from 2012-05-22. Robin Gibb, singer, songwriter and member of the musical group Bee Gees, died Sunday in London, England, of complications fro
Historical Wikinews report from 2010-04-23. Peter Porter, an Australian-born British poet, has died at the age of 81 after suffering from liver cancer for a year. The po
Historical Wikinews report from 2009-11-17. British rapper Derek B has died at the age of 44 after a heart attack, according to reports released today. The hip-hop artis
Historical Wikinews report from 2016-12-28. George Michael, a well-known British pop singer and songwriter, died on Christmas Day at the age of 53. Michael was found dea
Historical Wikinews report from 2009-11-05. British singer Robbie Williams has announced that he will be returning to boyband Take That. The singer made the announcement
Historical Wikinews report from 2009-06-01. British singer Susan Boyle has agreed to be admitted to a local clinic for exhaustion, according to media reports. Boyle is s
Historical Wikinews report from 2009-06-05. British singer Susan Boyle has been released from a private mental clinic. On May 31, Boyle was admitted by ambulance to the
Historical Wikinews report from 2010-12-12. Thursday marked the 50th anniversary of British soap opera Coronation Street's broadcast. The programme, which was created by
Historical Wikinews report from 2009-03-14. Rico Daniels is a British TV presenter living in France who is known for his two television series — The Salvager — whilst he
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-03-04. Despite two months of preparation, a Smurf party held by the University of Southampton's student union ended without a record
Historical Wikinews report from 2011-06-09. Roy Skelton, a voice artist and actor from the United Kingdom, has died at the age of 79. Skelton was known for providing the
Historical Wikinews report from 2009-02-17. British writer Edward Upward has died at the age of 105. Upward died on Friday, February 13 in Pontefract, England. He was be