Egyptian prosecutors are reported to have referred eight museum employees for trial over a botched reattachment of the beard on the burial mask of the pharaoh, Tutankhamun.

The BBC is considering asking people who are over 75 to give up their free TV licence if they can, or to make a voluntary contribution to its cost.

The Revenant storms to the top of the US box office in a weekend affected by the East Coast snow storm.

The first episode of ITV fantasy drama Jekyll and Hyde was broadcast too early to be suitable for young children, Ofcom rules.

A life-sized sculpture of Shakespeare as a young man by an American artist to mark the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death is offered as a gift to Stratford-upon-Avon.

A Banksy artwork criticising the apparent use of teargas on refugees in the Calais "Jungle" camp which was opposite the French Embassy is boarded up.

Sir Ian McKellen is adding a new role to his impressive CV - that of a London bus tour guide showcasing locations seen in Richard III.

Critics are divided in their opinion of the return of the cult sci-fi series The X-Files, which premiered in the US on Sunday.