Actress Julie Walters is to be given the Bafta Fellowship, the highest honour the academy can bestow.

Academic and author Richard Hoggart, whose writing influenced ideas about the quality of contemporary life and the power of the media, dies at the age of 95.

Novelist Sue Townsend, best known as the author of the Adrian Mole series, has died, a friend of her family has told the BBC.

Model railway enthusiasts from Luton re-create one of the most infamous heists in history.

Paul Weller, Soul II Soul and Wilko Johnson are among a host of acts added to the bill for this year's T in the Park festival.

REM singer Michael Stipe inducts grunge group Nirvana to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, alongside the likes of Kiss, Peter Gabriel and Beatles manager Brian Epstein.

Pop star Kylie Minogue quits The Voice after one series, due to touring commitments.

Five musicians take action against the National Theatre after being stripped of their roles in the West End production of War Horse.