A fable about friendship and loss by a debut author beats bestselling novels The Girl on the Train and Go Set a Watchman to be named Waterstones Book of the Year.

More than 90% of BBC programming on at peak time over Christmas this year will be new, the corporation's acting head of TV says.

Xian Zhang is unveiled as the principal guest conductor with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.

BBC Creative Director Alan Yentob's future is still being debated following the collapse of the charity Kids Company, of which he was a trustee, says the head of the BBC Trust.

Ed Sheeran, Sound of 2015 winners Years & Years and Adele are among the artists shortlisted for the BBC Music Awards.

Fans buying tickets for Adele's tour tell the BBC they have been shown the address and credit card details of customers other than themselves.

Nick Payne, the writer of quantum physics stage drama Constellations, will return to the subject of science for his next play at London's Donmar Warehouse.

Singer and debut novelist Morrissey wins this year's Bad Sex in Fiction award for his debut book, List of the Lost.