From the influx of celebrity lookalike contests to Moo Deng’s viral fame and some baffling movie press tours, Louis Chilton and Katie Rosseinsky look back at the year in pop culture

Start planning your reading list for next year with Katie Rosseinsky’s guide to the new novels and non-fiction you shouldn’t miss

Some of the best stars to grace our televisions this year, from Katherine Parkinson to Lennie James, single out their favourite shows, films, music and cultural moments of the past 12 months

Viewers described the chat as ‘really comforting’

Double eviction came after one celebrity secured their spot in the semi-final

‘Strictly’ star admitted to struggling with nasty comments about her body, especially when she was ‘being healthy for the first time’

Star has been guaranteed a spot in the legendary Celebrity Cyclone challenge

Jeered at for her weight, her acting and her (inaccurate) poshness, the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star spent the first decade of her fame at the centre of a whirlwind of negative press. Katie Rosseinsky wonders, with the actor headlining the new Netflix espionage series ‘Black Doves’, whether it’s time for us to make amends

Ant and Dec broke the news to the celebrity campmates live on Tuesday night’s show

Reverend joked that he and the podcaster are having a ‘bromance’ in the jungle

Star explained why football tournaments can be difficult for her son and his dad

From investigations into digital algorithms and the impact of smartphones to a history of Victoria’s Secret, there’s something for everyone in Katie Rosseinsky’s edit of 2024’s best non-fiction

The Independent’s writers look back on the literary year and select the very best books to gift your loved ones this festive season

Peggy Gallagher isn’t too fussed by her sons’ plans for a stadium tour in 2025

‘Slow Horses’ star also revealed the ‘beautiful’ significance behind his father’s time of death

Jones faced hurtful trolling after she was announced as a ‘Taskmaster’ contestant earlier this year

A new book explores the friendship and rivalry between two very different chroniclers of Sixties and Seventies Los Angeles – and shines a light upon why a new generation of readers are still obsessed with Didion and Babitz decades later, writes Katie Rosseinsky

The film industry is notoriously fickle – and that means that often directors aren’t afraid to unceremoniously ditch their actors. Katie Rosseinsky looks back at some high-profile Hollywood firings

Catch up on 2024’s most illuminating life stories, encompassing tales of recovery, literary feuds and devastating betrayal, with Katie Rosseinsky’s edit of the best memoirs and biographies