Culture Secretary John Whittingdale sets up an advisory board to carry out a fundamental review of the BBC.

Tenor Jon Vickers, considered by many to be one of the greatest opera singers of the 20th century, has died.

Actor Ben Affleck, who takes over as Batman in 2016's Batman v Superman, has admitted some concerns about the caped crusader role.

Atticus Finch, the crusading lawyer of To Kill a Mockingbird, has emerged as "a bigot" in Harper Lee's eagerly awaited 1950s novel Go Set a Watchman.

The funeral of actor Omar Sharif, who died on Friday at the age of 83 following a heart attack, has been held in Cairo.