American singer Patti Page, one of the most popular artists of the 1950s with hits including Tennessee Waltz, dies at the age of 85.

Danny Boyle moves up to third place in The Stage's list of most influential people in performing arts.

A court in Uganda throws out a case against UK theatre producer David Cecil, who was charged over a play about the condition of gay people, he tells the BBC.

A fresco painted on the side of Bedford coffee shop "could last for a thousand years", says the shop's owner.

Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera acquires Current TV, the cable television network founded by former US Vice President Al Gore.

A fire at the Bath transmitter site at Bathampton affects TV and radio broadcasts to about 80,000 homes.

The artistic director of London's Southbank Centre says arts funding should be as embedded as the NHS and education.

London's Olympic Stadium is set to be re-opened in July with a series of rock concerts, BBC London learns.