Festive favourites that could reach the Official Singles Chart Top 40 for the first time this Christmas

Taylor Swift and Harry Styles have emerged as the front runners for this week’s UK Number 1 album with their respective collections Evermore and Fine Line.

Wham’s Last Christmas finally claims Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart 36 years after its release and breaks a new Official Chart record in the process, the Official Charts Company can confirm.

Wham!‘s ‘Last Christmas’ has reached Number One in the UK for the very first time, 36 years after it was first released.Climbing from Three to One, the Christmas favourite racked up 9.2 million streams over the past week, reaching the top of the chart on the fourth anniversary of George Michael’s death.‘Last Christmas’ spent five weeks at Number Two when it was first released in 1984 – kept off the Number One spot by Band Aid’s ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’.Since 2007, shortly after downloads

Ed Sheeran had the second-most Number 1 hits of the 2010s decade, so you could say he's pretty popular in Ireland.

2020 marks a record-breaking year on the Official Albums Chart, as 43 different albums made it to Number 1 - more than any other year in UK chart history, new analysis from the Official Charts Company confirms.

The Masked Singer launched its second UK series on Boxing Day, with judges Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross, Rita Ora and Mo Gilligan attempting to guess the identity of the celebrity contestants. BBC journalist Ben Brown apologises after he’s caught doing huge yawn live on airScarlett Johansson mocked by husband Colin Jost on SNL.

Taylor Swift’s surprise new album Evermore debuts at Number 1 on this week’s Official Albums Chart.

Robbie Williams has shared the video for his pandemic-themed Christmas single ‘Can’t Stop Christmas’, which sees the singer parodying the British government’s coronavirus response.The visuals feature Williams playing Boris Johnson in the government’s COVID-19 briefings, while the clip also includes a dancing Theresa May, a tribute to Queen‘s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and more.A collaboration with long-time producers Guy Chambers and Richard Flack, the single was initially released last month and is

Ross Kemp has revealed Alzheimer's changed his late friend and co-star Dame Barbara Windsor's personality in the lead up to her death. National treasure Barbara sadly passed away on Thursday 10 December at the age of 83 following a six year battle with dementia.

Taylor Swift is set to land the highest new entry on this week’s Official Singles Chart – plus a further two Top 40 placings – with songs from her surprise new album Evermore.

Taylor Swift is set to land the highest new entry on this week’s Official Singles Chart – plus a further two Top 40 placings – with songs from her surprise new album Evermore.

After it was revealed that British icon Barbara Windsor had tragically passed away, tributes have been flowing in from her various co-stars.The actress, whose little act of kindness gave Dermot O'Leary a career boost, sadly lost her life to Alzheimers at the age of 83. Barbara's EastEnders on-screen son Ross Kemp took to Instagram and paid a touching tribute to her.

Kaleem Aftab British film “Limbo,” a wry refugee drama, directed by Edinburgh-born director Ben Sharrock and produced by Spain’s Irune Gurtubai, won the Golden Pyramid for best film at the Cairo Film Festival on Thursday.Told in a pleasing deadpan style, “Limbo” recounts the story of a Syrian musician, played by the BIFA nominated rising star Amir El-Masry, who is placed on a Scottish island when awaiting his request for asylum to be processed.