Manchester's Whitworth is named Museum of the Year 2015 following a £15m redevelopment that led to record visitor numbers.

Singer Damon Albarn predicts his Alice in Wonderland-inspired musical Wonder.land, which opens in Manchester later, will be "a little controversial".

The BBC is to cut 1,000 jobs after a £150m shortfall was discovered in its licence fee income.

Irish singer and TV entertainer Val Doonican dies aged 88.

Two self-portrait studies by Francis Bacon held in a private collection for more than 30 years sell for a combined £30m at a sale at Sotheby's in London.

Prince removes his music from a number of paid streaming services.

The singer was ordered to pay millions of dollars to Marvin Gaye's family after losing a copyright case.

Media watchdog Ofcom raises concerns over a fall in spending on drama and children's programming on television.