It was difficult to predict how audiences would respond, Sally Wainwright tells the BBC.
Paco Rabanne, best known for his perfumes and fashion designs, dies at his home in France.
Oldham's residents react to the town's only professional theatre losing its Arts Council funding.
The singer, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was jailed in 2015 for sexually abusing three schoolgirls.
Zara Larsson says she did not realise she was wearing an item linked to a neo-Nazi metal band.
Hamza Yassin is expecting half of his Ardnamurchan community to turn up to see him dancing live on tour.
Six acts will compete on Irish TV, with the winner representing Ireland in Liverpool on 13 May.
The Microsoft co-founder also believes artificial intelligence will "dramatically" transform humanity.
Worries over privacy and the cost of living have curbed interest in voice assistants like Alexa.
The stage in Liverpool is intended to give the impression of the contest "opening its arms to Ukraine".