Showbiz

Comedian Eddie Large, best known for his comedy double act Little and Large, has died after contracting COVID-19 in hospital, his agent has confirmed.

Dynamo says he has tested positive for coronavirus after experiencing “severe symptoms”.

Edinburgh Festival, billed as the world’s biggest celebration of arts and culture, alongside Glastonbury and the Oscars is a mothership of showbusiness. 

It’s a classic tale retold for a modern audience, but one Little Women fan has spotted items that are a touch too modern for her liking.

Dolly Parton has announced she is donating $1m (£808,000) to help find a cure for coronavirus.

Tapping her feet and swaying, care home resident Freda Colbourne is transported to another world by the singing she’s listening to outside her window. 

Rick Astley has announced a free gig for NHS staff and emergency workers once venues are open again at the end of the coronavirus crisis.

K-pop star Jaejoong has come under fire after announcing he was being treated in hospital for coronavirus as an April Fool’s joke.

Dolly Parton is going to “share some love” and perform weekly online bedtime readings for children during the coronavirus pandemic.

For parents and carers in need of a bit of magic to get through teaching and entertaining children in lockdown, don’t worry – help is at hand from Hogwarts itself.