Steerpike, the anti-hero of Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast books, was influenced by the author's visit to a concentration camp, the writer's son says.

The BBC apologises after viewers complain about "over-talking" by its commentary team during Wimbledon.

Doctor Who actress has surprised arts students by making a guest appearance at their end of term performance in Inverness.

Opera North denies being motivated by homophobia after scrapping a work by Billy Elliot writer Lee Hall, which featured a gay character and 400 school children.

Singer Adele says she has recovered from the laryngitis which forced her to postpone US tour dates.

The Edinburgh International Film Festival considers a change of date for next year and will reinstate a prestigious award.

A group of best-selling authors, including Alexander McCall Smith and Peter James, collaborate on new novel No Rest for the Dead.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon, the third movie in the franchise starring Shia LaBeouf, tops the UK box office, taking £10.7m on its opening weekend.