A 40-year-old UK woman, deaf from birth, has her cochlear implants turned on. Kleenex at the ready.

Highlights include the new Dracula and the return of Republic of Telly.

ONE DAY last summer, a Brighton writer called Lucy Anne Holmes noticed that the most prominent photograph of a woman in The Sun newspaper was not Jessica Ennis, the brilliant young athlete who had just won gold at the London Olympics, but an unknown young woman with no clothes on.

Meet Theo Supernaise, from Barnsley in Yorkshire.

Daniel Radcliffe could be saying goodbye to Harry Potter with an award after he was nominated for a best actor gong for his role in the last instalment of the hit films.

An artist whose works hark back to the innovators of 20th century Modernism has won the prestigious Turner Prize.

An emotional Victoria Beckham broke down in tears as she picked up a top gong at British fashion’s most prestigious awards ceremony.

Record-breaking star Adele will battle it out with two previous winners PJ Harvey and Elbow for this year's Barclaycard Mercury Prize.

Celebrities shared their thoughts on the unfolding day by posting messages online. Many took to Twitter to air their views.

The Chemical Brothers star Ed Simons gives medieval studies lessons.

Blur’s reunion show was today named the greatest Glastonbury performance of the past 40 years.

Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis said today he expects Coldplay to return as headliners to the festival next year.

Actress Helen Mirren looked unusually demure when she collected an award for her fashion sense.

A WICKLOW singer-songwriter has been shortlisted for the prestigious Mercury Music Prize.

It may have been a night of success for the youngsters but it was established act Muse who came out on top at the NME Awards.

Comeback kid Chris Evans thanked the BBC for giving him a “second chance” after he was named Music Radio Personality of the Year at the UK industry’s equivalent of the Oscars.

Pop queen Kylie Minogue hopes to play at Glastonbury next year, festival organiser Michael Eavis revealed.

The Kaiser Chiefs and the Arctic Monkeys will compete for the big prizes at the NME Awards today.

The Kaiser Chiefs have continued their rise to stardom with a record six nominations for the NME Awards announced today.

Myleene Klass and Lauren Laverne are to become the new presenters of Saturday morning music show cd:uk, it was announced today.

Graham Norton, Lauren Laverne, Mina Anwar and Tara Palmer-Tomkinson will be live outside the Big Brother house tonight.