Accused singer vows to clear name
Rock singer Randy Blythe, who fronts US band Lamb of God, vows to "fight to clear his good name" after being released on bail from a Prague jail.
Gary Barlow mourns stillborn baby
Take That singer Gary Barlow confirms that his fourth child with wife Dawn has been delivered stillborn.
Dung piles adorn Berlin gallery
An art installation made up of artificial dung, intended to pay tribute to a seminal work seized by the Nazis in 1937, goes on display in Berlin.
Arts & culture
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Romanian pianist Ursuleasa dies
Award-winning Romanian pianist Mihaela Ursuleasa is found dead in her Vienna apartment aged 33.
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Fringe hopes for Olympian success
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Dancer Charnock dies of cancer
Film
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Costly WWII battle to become film
A film about the battle for Monte Cassino - one of the most bitterly-fought land campaigns of World War II - is being made to coincide with the battle's 70th anniversary.
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Vertigo is named 'greatest film'
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Hawk Koch named new Oscars boss
Music
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Lady Gaga names new album Artpop
The 26-year-old reveals on Twitter that her third studio album will be called Artpop.
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Police storm Miley Cyrus's house
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Lamb of God singer out on bail
TV & radio
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Blue Peter host leaves Twitter
Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton announces on Twitter that she is closing her account after receiving criticism online.
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Ben Elton writing new BBC sitcom
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Record for BBC digital stations
Watch/Listen
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Marilyn Monroe fans pay tribute00:36
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Yoko Ono's Cut Piece still shocks02:33
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Games delivers a boost for theatres02:11
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Mike Tyson swaps boxing ring for stage01:15
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Usain's movie and more news02:15
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Mr Brainwash's tour of debut UK show04:04
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Pictures from Olympic history02:49
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Music of Jamaica's independence02:37
Features & analysis
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Replicating an icon
A Marilyn impersonator talks about her career
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Long way home
Looted art returns to Kabul with help of British Museum
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Scoring the best
Celebrating Herrmann, the composer behind Vertigo
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Brainwashed UK
Thierry Guetta puts on his first UK show in London
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Mood music
Syrians respond in hip-hop
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York Mystery
A show of Biblical proportions
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In his own words
Some of Gore Vidal's best quotes
Quote of the Day
The late Gore Vidal, who has died aged 86, has his say on the human condition“There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise.”
Programmes
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Witness: Marilyn Monroe
"The breasts would heave up and the buttocks would jut out" remembering a Hollywood icon
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Talking Movies
Martial arts action star Donnie Yen on his new film Dragon and why he doesn't need Hollywood
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The Culture Show
How more than 100 artists from 40 countries led an unusual experiment in public learning
The Strand
We talk to Tony Gilroy, screenwriter and filmmaker, about his new film The Bourne Legacy.