The Cast theatre in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, is to open its doors with a new production of The Glee Club, about a group of local miners.

A history of Judaism, a biography of Margaret Thatcher and a book about the importance of bees are all nominated for this year's Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction.

Former BBC director general Mark Thompson accuses the BBC Trust, which represents licence fee payers' interests, of misleading parliament about excessive pay-offs to senior executives.

An Indian woman, who wrote a popular memoir about her escape from the Taliban, is shot dead in Afghanistan by suspected militants, police say.

Actress Jolie to be honoured by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, alongside Steve Martin, Angela Lansbury and costume designer Piero Tosi.

Former Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis appears before the Old Bailey to face one sexual assault and 11 indecent assault charges.

Critics give a cool reception to a new film starring Naomi Watts as Diana, Princess of Wales in the final years of her life.

The BBC's head of HR Lucy Adams admits she made a mistake in her evidence to MPs when questioned about excessive payments to departing BBC executives.