Reuters The James Bond film franchise will no longer be controlled by the Broccoli dynasty, after long-serving mastermind Barbara Broccoli and co-producer Michael G Wilson announced they are stepping down.…

A judge has ruled the tenants of The Leadmill music venue in Sheffield must leave the premises. Electric Group, the owners of the much-loved 900-capacity building, served an eviction notice…

Manslaughter charges against a friend of Liam Payne and two members of staff at the hotel where the singer died have been dropped. Rogelio “Roger” Nores and two workers from…

Ian Youngs Culture reporter BBC/Amjad Al Fayoumi/Hoyo Films The BBC has added a message at the start of the programme about the identity of Abdullah Al-Yazouri’s father The culture secretary…

Malian film director Souleymane Cissé, one of the pioneers of African cinema, has died aged 84. His daughter, Mariam Cissé, confirmed his death at clinic in the capital Bamako, expressing…

Joe Sims BBC News, Bristol BBC Vengeance Most Fowl made its debut on Christmas Day One of the animators behind Wallace and Gromit is sure there will be another film…

BBC soap EastEnders marks its 40th anniversary this week and at its centre is a special live episode. One of the characters central to the anniversary is Queen Victoria landlady,…

Museums, galleries and other cultural venues in England are to receive £270m funding to stay afloat and fix their crumbling buildings, the government has said. The money will go to…

Paul Glynn Culture reporter Getty Images Matty Healy is the lead singer of The 1975, known for tracks like Chocolate, Somebody Else and About You Individual members of The 1975…

Paul Glynn Culture reporter Getty Images Kevin Spacey was last year found not guilty of all charges of sexual assault against four men between 2001 and 2013 Kevin Spacey has…