Author: BBC News - Entertainment & Arts

Mistrusted by some in the arts, the new culture secretary is said by a colleague to be "up for the fight".

Morgan Bullock from Richmond, Virginia, joins the UK touring company of the acclaimed Irish dance show.

Nathan Paulin walks along a 70m (230ft) high slackline attached to an iconic French landmark.

Oti Mabuse and Ugo Monye's rivals include the show's first all-male pair - John Whaite and Johannes Radebe.

Street artist Jim Vision had an idea for what to do with planes that have ended their flying days.

A round-up of 15 things we learned from this year's Strictly Come Dancing celebrities.

How the only female whirling dancer in Afghanistan made it out of Kabul.

Welsh rock group's 14th album, The Ultra Vivid Lament, wins re-run of 90s chart battle with Steps.

Nona Gaprindashvili files a defamation lawsuit claiming she was incorrectly portrayed in the series.

The 51-year-old British supermodel revealed that she became a first-time mother to a girl in May.