Coronation Street actor Marc Anwar is sacked for allegedly posting tweets about Indians which ITV says are "entirely unacceptable, racially offensive comments".

Matt LeBlanc will return to host Top Gear for a second series next year, following the departure of Chris Evans.

Mary Berry has "absolutely no plans to retire", her agent says, after some reports suggest she only intends to work for one more year.

Fans of Victoria Wood will be able to choose the character for a planned memorial statue of the star in her home town of Bury.

Star Wars' Daisy Ridley and Bridesmaids actress Rose Byrne join TV star and actor James Corden to voice a live action film adaptation of Peter Rabbit.

Ofcom launches an investigation launched into comments about bisexuality made by Christopher Biggins on Celebrity Big Brother.

Journalist Martin Bashir, famous for his interviews with Princess Diana and Michael Jackson, is rejoining the BBC as its religious affairs correspondent.

At least 200 original props, costumes and models used in the filming of the Star Wars franchise will go on show to the British public later this year.