Biffy Clyro thrill Big Weekend fans

The Scottish rockers headline Saturday night in Londonderry as Labrinth, Conor Maynard and Ellie Goulding also perform.

Lesbian drama is Cannes favourite

An intimate love story between two young women receives rave reviews in Cannes days before the winner of the Palme d'Or is announced.

BBC abandons £100m digital project

The BBC is to close its Digital Media Initiative, with director general Tony Hall saying it had "wasted a huge amount of licence fee payers' money".

West End marks 350 years of theatre

The Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables are announced as shows performing free songs to the public, to mark 350 years of West End theatre.

British hopefuls up for US TV awards

Damian Lewis and Sienna Miller are among the British stars nominated for the annual US Critics' Choice Awards.

Pensioner wins modern art award

Margaret Harrison, 72, wins the £16,500 Northern Art Prize for a recreation of the perimeter fence from the Greenham Common airbase.

BBC apologises over 'SF/IRA' label

Sinn Fein complains to the BBC after a Question Time floor plan refers to Northern Ireland's education minister John O'Dowd as "Sinn Fein/IRA!"

Amazon reveals fan fiction platform

Fan fiction authors will be able to publish and sell some titles in the US via new e-book platform Kindle Worlds.

New jewel theft hits Cannes festival

A necklace reportedly worth 1.9m euros (£1.6m) is stolen during the Cannes film festival, the second such theft to hit this year's event.

BBC shows off 'script-changing' radio

A radio that has the ability to alter scripts and other content depending on its location and other factors is being developed by the BBC.

Thousands at author Achebe's funeral

Thousands of mourners attend the funeral of renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe in his home town of Ogidi in Anambra state.

Teen Choice nominations revealed

Taylor Swift, Twilight and Justin Bieber are all nominated in this year's Teen Choice Awards.

Titanic violin real, scan suggests

A violin thought to be the one played by the band leader of the Titanic as it sank is proved to be genuine following CT scans at a hospital, an auctioneer says.

Leibovitz wins top Spanish award

US photographer Annie Leibovitz wins the 50,000 euro (£40,000) Prince of Asturias award for communication and humanities.

Constable masterpiece bought by Tate

Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows, one of Constable's "most important paintings", is bought by the Tate for a "bargain" £23.1m.

Stephen Fry to curate opera festival

Stephen Fry will curate this year's Deloitte Ignite festival at the Royal Opera House exploring the work of the Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner.

Ryan Gosling film divides critics

There are boos and walk-outs for Ryan Gosling's film Only God Forgives at Cannes, but it still earns some five-star reviews.

Fast and Furious beats Great Gatsby

Action sequel Fast & Furious 6 races ahead of Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby in this week's UK and Ireland box office chart.

Tearful Douglas hails Liberace role

Film star Michael Douglas breaks down in tears at a press conference in Cannes while discussing his role as flamboyant pianist Liberace.

King receives honour from Obama

US President Barack Obama honours "living legend" Carole King as he presents her with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

Franklin postpones June concerts

Aretha Franklin has postponed three concerts in June, a week after health issues forced her to cancel two shows in May.

French singer Georges Moustaki dies

Georges Moustaki, the French singer and composer who wrote Edith Piaf's 1958 hit song, Milord, dies aged 79.

Grimmy and Rizzle Kicks in TV deals

Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw and British rappers Rizzle Kicks are being lined up to host new music shows for Channel 4.

Shameless star to play Tommy Cooper

Shameless star David Threlfall is to play comedian Tommy Cooper in a new drama commissioned by ITV.

Emmerdale actor Richard Thorp dies

Actor Richard Thorp, who played Emmerdale stalwart Alan Turner for more than 30 years, dies at the age of 81.

VIDEO: Highlights: day one of Big Weekend

Maverick Sabre, Dizzee Rascal and Robbie Williams talk about day one of Big Weekend.

VIDEO: Urban art on streets of Bristol

Europe's largest live Urban Paint Festival takes place this weekend in Bristol.

VIDEO: Opera singer proposes on stage

An opera singer gets down on bended knee in front of 700 audience members to ask his girlfriend to marry him.

VIDEO: Excitement builds for Big Weekend

Newsbeat takes a tour backstage as Londonderry prepares to play host to Radio 1's Big Weekend.

VIDEO: Meet the Author: Simon Thurley

This week's Meet the Author is with Simon Thurley, chief executive of English Heritage, about his new book The Men from the Ministry.