One Direction and Ed Sheeran helped British artists account for more than one in seven of the albums sold worldwide in 2014, says the BPI.

Scottish singer Susan Boyle is to be awarded and honorary doctorate from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

A museum launches a fundraising campaign to keep the "greatest" ever painting of Oxford on show in the city.

Hiroshi Koizumi, a Japanese actor who appeared in several of the early Godzilla films, dies at the age of 88.

Legendary rock group Led Zeppelin are to unveil previously unheard tracks recorded with Indian musicians during a visit more than four decades ago.

A portrait of a young Jewish woman by the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt is expected to fetch up to £18m when it is auctioned in London this month.

A newspaper group is seeking the right to appeal against the level of damages awarded to eight phone hacking victims, including Paul Gascoigne.

John Whittingdale faces questions in the House of Commons about the BBC licence fee and the renewal of its royal charter for the first time since becoming culture secretary.