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  1. Goodbye and Cheerio

    Well, we've run out of time for today's coverage. Scroll down for reaction to Val Doonican's death; thoughts on Rihanna's latest video; Ai Weiwei's Andy Warhol exhibition and the destruction of Amy Winehouse's demos.

    We'll be back again tomorrow at 08:30 BST.

  2. Studio dices with Monopoly

    Screen Daily

    Screen Daily

    Monopoly board

    Film studio Lionsgate is "promising to bring Monopoly to life on the big screen".

    The studio has struck a deal with toy manufacturer Hasbro, with Andrew Niccol (The Truman Show) on board to write the screenplay.

    The script - which takes the US version of the game as its template - will follow a boy from Baltic Avenue "who uses Chance and Community on a quest to seek his fortune".

    Cluedo and Battleship are among the Hasbro board games that have previously been adapted for film - with poor results. So the pressure is on Niccol.

    "Monopoly is one of the most popular games of all time, and it will translate into a film with tremendous global appeal and marketability based on a script being deftly written by the remarkable Andrew Niccol," says Screen Daily.

    Let's hope he has a 'get out of jail free' card, just in case...

  3. Best of Glastonbury

    The Libertines

    For those of you who were there, Glastonbury probably seems like a distant memory now, as the real world brings you crashing back down to the ground.

    But luckily the BBC's coverage will hang around for the rest of the month and the good people* at BBC Music have put together a couple of pages of highlights.

    The best of Glastonbury's guest appearances features Mary J Blige singing Uptown Funk and the Dalai Lama appearing with Patti Smith.

    The best of Glastonbury's secret sets showcases The Libertines' unbilled appearance on the Pyramid Stage and Rae Morris surprising fans at the Introducing Stage.

    You can also see an index of all the sets in the BBC archive. We recommend The Vaccines, Jessie Ware, Alt-J and The Staves (pictured below).

    The Staves

    (* They might be awful people, we've never met them.)

  4. Doonican: 'An all-round entertainer'

    Daniel O'Donnell

    Irish singer and presenter Daniel O'Donnell has joined in the tributes to Val Doonican, sharing his personal memories of the star.

    Quote Message: I remember him from the TV shows when I was a child – we watched them religiously – it was a big part of our week to watch Val’s show.
    Quote Message: He had great charisma and a great, easy way of putting across the show. I think that’s what people liked, and certainly what drew a lot of people to him.
    Quote Message: He was an all-round entertainer. He had a great voice and [he] had the big hits with the songs we remember, but there were also the funny songs that captured people’s imaginations too. He certainly was able to entertain in the widest possible sense.
    Quote Message: It’s a very sad day for the music industry to lose somebody that made such an impression and created so much within that industry.
  5. William Tell gets 15 rating

    Guillaume Tell

    Earlier this week, a new staging of Guillaume Tell prompted an unprecedented response at the Royal Opera House, as a controversial gang-rape scene with full-frontal nudity prompted fury in the auditorium.

    The company's director of Opera, Kasper Holten, said he was surprised by the reaction - but insisted there would be no apologies or changes to the scene.

    His production has now been certified for a live cinema screening, receiving a 15 rating from the BBFC.

    Separately, the Royal Opera House has averted strike action by some of its backstage staff after offering them a new pay deal.

  6. Downey Jr pulling Pinocchio's strings?

    The Hollywood Reporter

    The man who brought us Magnolia and Boogie Nights is working on a new version of... Pinocchio?

    Screenwriter Paul Thomas Anderson, who won an Oscar nomination for writing and directing of There Will Be Blood, is understood to be writing a new draft of Carlo Collodi's tale about a wooden puppet who wants to become a human boy.

    For some time, Robert Downey Jr has been lined up to play Pinocchio's creator, Geppetto, in a live action film version. However, the film has been stuck in the proverbial pipeline for a number of years.

    Downey Jr was due to work with Anderson on Inherent Vice, but had to drop out due to Avengers commitments. The pair are good friends.

    Film studio Warners are hoping to cash in on the trend that has seen children's stories such as Cinderella and Alice in Wonderland recreated into live action movies.

    Dumbo, Beauty and the Beast and two versions of The Jungle Book are all currently in development.

  7. Suchet's Bracknell "majestically funny"

    David Suchet appears to have won the critics' hearts with his portrayal of Lady Bracknell on the opening night of Adrian Noble's production of The Importance of Being Earnest, at London's Vaudeville theatre.

    "I have never seen the role played live with a more formidable poised ferocity nor heard Bracknell's ex cathedra utterances delivered with such swooping dogmatism," wrote the Independent's Paul Taylor .

    The Guardian's Michael Billington praised Suchet's "majestically funny performance" which reminds us that "even Lady Bracknell contains a certain impishness beneath her elegantly frocked hauteur".

    "Suchet - with the attitude and determination of a battleship sailing into choppy waters - sets his face and body in full gorgon battleaxe mould, and makes a harsh but convincing portrait that feels in equal parts Margaret Thatcher and Patricia Routledge, opined The Stage's Mark Shenton.

    While Quentin Letts, writing in the Mail, called the production "a peachy Earnest", hailing Suchet's "delightfully camp battleaxe".

  8. Chris Martin gives surprise show in Delhi

    Chris Martin

    It was just a regular night at the Summerhouse Cafe in New Delhi... then Chris Martin walked up and gave an impromptu concert.

    The Coldplay frontman walked into the venue with Bollywood musician Vishal Dadlani and played to a "stunned" crowd - including Slumdog Millionaire star Frieda Pinto.

    The gig was captured on video by some of the customers.

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  9. Robin Thicke 'careless' in Gaye trial

    Robin Thicke

    Robin Thicke has said he was "careless" when giving evidence in court during the Blurred Lines trial.

    The musician was found guilty of plagiarising Marvin Gaye's Got To Give It Up for his hit song Blurred Lines earlier this year.

    Thicke and his co-writer Pharrell Williams were ordered to pay $7.3m (£4.8m) to Gaye's family following the ruling.

    In his first interview since the verdict, Thicke said he had been "surprised. Very surprised" by the jury's conclusion.

    "I know the difference between inspiration and theft.," he told the New York Times. "I would never steal. And neither would Pharrell."

    He admitted his own testimony - in which he distanced himself from the writing of the song - had been unhelpful.

    "I didn't give my all to the trial. It simply wasn't as important to me as what was going on in my personal life," he said, referencing his divorce from actress Paula Patton. "I was lost at the time. I had lost my way."

    Read the interview.

  10. Brucie: 'Val Doonican was a one-off'

    Bruce Forsyth and Val Doonican

    Bruce Forsyth has paid tribute to Val Doonican, calling the singer and TV host "a one-off".

    Quote Message: There was nobody more popular. He'd sit there with his guitar and sing so nicely. You knew you were seeing somebody who was very genuine, who loved his work and who loved people.
    Quote Message: It's not simple to do what he did. You can't go in front of millions of people on television and be that relaxed and that good. To be relaxed as he was is an art.
    Quote Message: This is a very sad day.

    Here's our obituary of Val Doonican.

  11. The great ape escape

    Deadline

    King Kong

    Kong: Skull Island was shaping up to be an interesting take on the big ape.

    A King Kong origin story, it was set to star Michael Keaton and JK Simmons, hot from the success of Birdman and Whiplash respectively.

    Now, though, both actors have pulled out of the picture citing "scheduling conflicts". Only Tom Hiddleston remains attached to the film.

    Read more on Deadline.

  12. Roy Walker pays tribute to Val Doonican

    Roy Walker

    Comedian and Catchphrase host Roy Walker spoke to the BBC about "all-time good guy" Val Doonican, who has died at the age of 88.

    Quote Message: He was an example to everybody - the way he conducted himself, he was the consummate professional. He was 20 years on the BBC - live - and he never made a mistake introducing the biggest stars of the world. In the early days I was his opening comedian and he was one of the most generous people on stage. He would go out and do 10 minutes before you at the top of the show and introduce you - even though you were nobody - as his ‘very special guest’. He was a joy to be with, a pleasure to work with and one of the all-time good guys in showbusiness.
  13. Chris Pratt's crystal ball

    In a behind-the-scenes extra for the DVD of season two of Parks And Recreation, filmed in 2010, Jurassic World star Chris Pratt appears to foretell his future...

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  14. Hunger Games comes to Times Square

    Jennifer Lawrence at premiere of Mockingjay - Part 1

    An exhibition on the blockbuster film franchise The Hunger Games has opened in the Times Square museum in New York.

    It features costumes and props from the Jennifer Lawrence film, including the Girl on Fire costume from the first film, Katniss's bow and the gamemaker's control table.

    "It was really emotional. I didn't expect that," said Lawrence, who plays the series' heroine Katniss Everdeen, when she visited the exhibition.

    "There is a lot of stuff I'd like to keep."

    The exhibition will remain open until January, when it will travel to San Francisco.

    The third and final film in the franchise, Mockingjay - Part 2, is due to be released in November.

  15. Suchet dons his crinolines

    Neil Smith

    Arts reporter

    The Importance of Being Earnest

    Spare a thought for David Suchet, who had to endure Wednesday's baking temperatures while wearing the Victorian crinolines of Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest.

    Suchet is by no means the first actor to play Oscar Wilde's formidable matriarch. But he's certainly one of the best-known, his many years as TV's Poirot having earned him household name status.

    What, then, did he make of the offer to play Lady B, a role more readily associated with the likes of Edith Evans and Dame Judi Dench? "My immediate reaction was silence," he admitted.

    "But then I went back to the play and I realised it's a role you can't turn down, irrespective of her being a woman. It's just so beautifully written."

    The 69-year-old conceded last night's performance "had its challenges", adding that wearing Lady Bracknell's ornate costumes had given him a deeper understanding of the Victorian woman's lot.

    "You can't get into Victorian underwear, not to mention overwear, and not have a greater appreciation of what women went through at that time," he told the BBC.

    And what of "A handbag!", the character's most famous line? "You can feel the expectation every night," he said. "You can feel the audience almost saying, 'what are you going to do with it?'

    "It's such a famous role; it's like Hamlet and those other great parts," he went on. "You've just got to be true and, hopefully, acceptable."

    The Importance of Being Earnest runs at London's Vaudeville Theatre until 7 November.

  16. Ora-inspiring

    Rita Ora

    We sat down with Rita Ora recently to talk about her new album, the Oscars, the X Factor and woollen underpants.

    But the star also talked - at length - about double standards in the media.

    The 24-year-old's love life is rarely out of the headlines, but she says her male counterparts get off scot-free.

    "They get praised for how many women they've slept with and we get scrutinised," she said.

    "There's no need for discrimination of sexes. There's no need for judgment, or making people feel bad for their personal choices. It's a very weird, uncontrollable thing."

    But Ora was keen to stress she was "all about tradition."

    "I'm a very traditional lady. I like to be asked on a date."

    Here's the full interview.

  17. When Weiwei 'met' Warhol

    Andy Warhol/Ai Weiwei

    Melbourne's National Gallery of Victoria will stage a major international exhibition exploring the influence of Andy Warhol and Ai Weiwei - two art behemoths "known for their keen observation and documentation of contemporary society and everyday life".

    The Chinese artist has referred to Warhol as a significant influence on his work - most evidently in a photographic self-portrait (taken in New York in 1987) in which Ai Weiwei poses in front of Warhol's multiple self-portrait, adopting the same gesture.

    Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei, which features more than 300 works including sculpture, painting and photography, has been developed by the Australian gallery in conjunction with the Warhol museum in Pittsburgh.

    ''I believe this is a very interesting and important exhibition and an honour for me to have the opportunity to be exhibited alongside Andy Warhol," said Ai. "This is a great privilege for me as an artist."

    The exhibition opens in Melbourne in December and in Pittsburgh in June 2016.

  18. Bruce Forsyth tribute to Val Doonican

    Bruce Forsyth has paid tribute to Val Doonican, who has died aged 88.

    "I'm very, very shocked because Val was, in his day, one of the biggest ever stars on British television," he told ITV News.

    "With his famous sweater and his lovely relaxed style... there was nobody bigger than Val."

  19. Rihanna video: Critics respond

    Rihanna's video

    The 18-rated video for Rihanna's new single set Twitter on fire overnight.

    It sees the Bajan star kidnap and torture the wife of her accountant (Hannibal's Mads Mikkelsen); with copious amounts of nudity and gun violence.

    Now critics have had time to digest the clip, here's what they had to say.

    • "Could black pop culture make a more powerful statement than a black woman committing extortion and bloody torture against one of America's emblems of success - a beautiful rich white woman?" [Sydney Morning Herald]
    • "It serves to show that females can be confident within their bodies, enough so to get nude for a music video while being completely empowered." [FemaleFirst]
    • "Rihanna has always struck us as someone never to mess with, but she's revealed an even scarier side to herself in the video for her new single." [Huffington Post]
    • "With graphic content including — but not limited to — nudity, violence and torture, this video isn't for the faint of heart. (Or, probably, your work computer.)" [Time]
  20. No bunny is safe

    Deadline

    Fatal Attraction (1987)

    Paramount is rebooting its iconic movie thriller Fatal Attraction into a one-hour event TV series.

    The original 1987 film, about a happily married lawyer and his ill-advised affair with a publishing executive, starred Michael Douglas and Glenn Close and gave birth to the term "bunny boiler".

    It is understood the "reimagining" will explore how a married man's indiscretion comes back to haunt him.

    The project is the brainchild of Paramount's fledgling TV division, who have a number of spin-off film shows currently in development, including Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island, as well as an American Gigolo series, created in collaboration with Jerry Bruckheimer.

  21. Prince withdraws music from streaming services

    Prince

    Prince has removed his back catalogue from music services including Spotify and Rdio and Apple Music.

    A message on the Spotify website explained: 

    Quote Message: Prince's publisher has asked all streaming services to remove his catalog. We have cooperated with the request, and hope to bring his music back as soon as possible.

    At the time of writing, Deezer and Tidal still have access to tracks like Purple Rain and Raspberry Beret. It is not clear whether they have escaped Prince's opprobrium, or have just been slow to comply with the removal request.

    The mercurial musician has a habit of pulling songs off the internet. He deleted his NPG Music Club website in 2006; and erased his YouTube channel earlier this year.

    Speaking to the Guardian in 2011, he explained his distrust of online music providers.

    Quote Message: We made money [online] before piracy was real crazy. Nobody’s making money now except phone companies, Apple and Google … It’s like the gold rush out there. Or a carjacking. There’s no boundaries.

    But simultaneously with his old music disappearing from subscription streaming services, Prince uploaded a new song to Soundcloud.

    HardRockLover is, as the name suggests, one of his heavier efforts. "You'd better cover your ears," he screeches as he launches into a blistering guitar riff.

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  22. Indy goes live in London

    Indiana Jones

    Indiana Jones is heading to the Royal Albert Hall.

    Raiders of the Lost Ark Live includes a screening of the film - which marks its 35th anniversary next year - accompanied by the John Williams score, played in full by a symphony orchestra.

    The one-off performance will take place on 12 March next year - the first time a complete Williams score has ever been played at the Albert Hall.

    "Raiders is one of the most purely enjoyable movies in cinema history, with one of the greatest, most instantly recognisable scores," said Lucy Noble.

    "We've wanted to bring Indy to the Hall for years and we're delighted to announce that it's finally happening."

    The 1981 film stars Harrison Ford, Denholm Elliott and Karen Allen in a race to stop the Ark of the Covenant from falling into the hands of the Nazis.

    Tickets will go on sale this Friday.

    The announcement comes ahead of Saturday's performance of Back to the Future Live, also at the Royal Albert Hall. More about that on Monday's live page.

  23. Channel crossing

    Charles Aznavour

    Gallic crooner Charles Aznavour is returning to the Royal Albert Hall for one final performance in November.

    The 91-year-old French singer-songwriter will become the oldest artist to headline at the London venue when he returns on 3 November - the third time he has played there in the past 18 months.

    Aznavour's career spans more than 70 years and 294 albums, with tracks including the legendary She - used in the Notting Hill soundtrack - and Dance in the Old Fashioned Way.

    "My first concert in London was at the Albert Hall in 1966! Since then it has always been a great pleasure to perform in London," said Aznavour.

    Tickets go on sale tomorrow.

  24. Val Doonican - in video

    YouTube is surprisingly light on Val Doonican clips - possibly because his TV show ended in 1985, just as video recorders became affordable.

    But there are a few worth watching - including this duet with Cliff Richard.

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    In 1985, he dedicated the following song to a young girl, Lucy O'Toole, even though - in a sign of the changing times - she preferred Duran Duran.

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    And you can also see one of the crooner's last interviews, on the Alan Titchmarsh show in 2010. 

    In it, he recalls how his TV show was initially commissioned for six episodes. It went on to run for 20 years.

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  25. BBC cuts 'the right thing to do'

    BBC director-general Tony Hall has said he realises the announcement of a further 1,000 jobs cuts to the BBC will be difficult "but it's the right thing to do".

    Lord Hall said he was focused upon building a BBC that's "internet-first" by "merging divisions, simplifying structures" and "creating one outstanding team".

    He added that the BBC would "stop doing some things that up to now we have taken for granted" but that the cuts were intended to ensure the BBC offered the "maximum value to audiences, in a very challenging financial situation".

    "We're facing a very difficult, testing time and I haven't chosen this path lightly. I care greatly about this organisation and the people in it."

  26. Val Doonican's career

    Val Doonican

    Michael Valentine Doonican was rarely out of the UK Singles Chart in the 60s and 70s, with songs like Walk Tall and Elusive Butterfly.

    Born into a musical family in Waterford, Ireland he joined The Four Ramblers in the 1950s appearing regularly on BBC Radio.

    He met his wife, the dancer Lynnette Rae, while both were touring with Anthony Newley who persuaded him to go solo.

    After a performance on Sunday Night at the Palladium he was given a show on television that lasted over 20 years.

    He would croon songs like Paddy McGinty's Goat from his rocking chair in trademark bright cardigans and jumpers. He also sang the theme to the film Ring of Bright Water.

    Doonican stopped performing in 2009, spending time between Buckinghamshire and Spain. He was also a keen golfer, talented watercolour painter and cook.

  27. BreakingBreaking News

    Val Doonican dies, aged 88

    Val Doonican

    Singer and TV presenter Val Doonican has died at the age of 88.

    The Irish musician was a regular fixture on television screens with The Val Doonican show, which ran from 1965 to 1986, and featured Doonican's own performances and guest artists.

    His album Val Doonican Rocks, But Gently knocked The Beatles' Sgt Pepper off the top of the albums chart in 1968.

  28. Tony Hall explains restructure

    Speaking to staff about the latest round of cuts, BBC director general Tony Hall says: "Before we do anything else that affects our programmes and services, we have to make sure were running the place as effectively [and] as simply as possible."

  29. BBC job cuts confirmed

    David Sillito

    Arts Correspondent

    BBC

    The BBC is to cut 1,000 jobs because of a £150 million shortfall in its licence fee income, director general Tony Hall has confirmed.

    The downturn is blamed on the increasing number of people saying they do not watch live television, and therefore do not need to pay the licence fee.

    The jobs are mostly going in professional and support areas. Layers of management will be removed and the number of divisions will be reduced to create a simpler BBC.

    This will save around £50 million, but there are more cuts to come.

  30. Down the rabbit hole

    Wonder.land

    From Parklife to Wonder.land (that's 'Wonder dot land').

    Blur frontman Damon Albarn has been talking about his new musical, inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, which kicks of the Manchester International Festival on Thursday.

    The singer, who wrote the music alongside playwright Moira Buffini, told the BBC he took his lead from "the idea of arriving somewhere where nobody makes sense and the world is really askew".

    Described by Albarn as "proper family entertainment", it sees Tweedledee and Tweedledum as "pageant queen twins from middle America".

    He called the music "pretty strange in a hopefully joyous way", but added: "It's not conventional."

    Read the full story.

  31. Amy Winehouse demos destroyed

    Amy Winehouse

    Amy Winehouse's posthumous album, Lioness: Hidden Treasures, will definitely be her last - because the head of her record label has destroyed all her demos.

    Speaking to Billboard, David Joseph said he took drastic action because he didn't want anyone to exploit the star's legacy.

    "It was a moral thing," he explained. "Taking a stem or a vocal is not ­something that would ever happen on my watch. It now can't happen on anyone else's."

    Reviews for Lioness suggest that could be a blessing. One review called the album a "cash-in, thin on new songs, that confirms Winehouse was still a long way from finishing [the] follow-up to Back To Black".

    But what do you think? Should those demos have seen the light of day? Or do you find posthumous albums - like those released "on the behalf of" Michael Jackson and 2Pac ghoulish?

    Send us your thoughts on entertainment.news@bbc.co or @BBCNewsEnts

  32. Colbert interviews Eminem on public access television

    Stephen Colbert and Eminem

    US talk show host Stephen Colbert still has two months to go before he replaces David Letterman on the iconic Late Show - but he's not resting on his laurels.

    Last night, he turned up on a late-night public access show in Michigan. He started his stint on "This is Monroe" by delivering some dubious facts about the city. 

    "The city is located on the scenic Brest Bay," he observed. "There's nothing locals like more than heading out on the lake and motorboating the Brest."

    After speaking with the show's regular hosts Michelle Bowman and Kaye Lani Rae Rafko Wilson (Miss America 1988), he also interviewed another Michigan resident, Marshall Mathers, aka Eminem.

    It's a surreal watch. They keep up the pretence that Eminem is an aspiring musician, with Colbert asking: "Are you one of those slow-talking rappers or one of the fast-talking rappers?"

    The show debuted at midnight, but has since done the rounds on YouTube. You can watch the Eminem interview from 22 minutes onwards.

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  33. Ant-man gets Hollywood star

    Paul Rudd and family

    It's one for the family album...

    Ant-man Paul Rudd was joined by his family when he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday.

    The actor, known to millions as Phoebe's fiance in Friends, makes the transition to superhero when he steps into the title role in the new Marvel blockbuster later this month.

    He was presented with the honour by his Ant-man co-star Michael Douglas, who plays scientist and mentor Dr Hank Pym.

    "I can't believe that I worked with him and that he knows my name and that he is here today," gushed 46-year-old Rudd.

  34. Rihanna's new video goes viral

    Rihanna's Better Have My Money video

    It's four months since Rihanna released Better Have My Money (that's the censored title) but she's finally got around to making a music video for it.

    Not for the faint-hearted, the 8-minute clip sees the star kidnap and torture her accountant's wife, after he leaves her bankrupt (allegedly a true story, except for the kidnapping bit).

    The video comes with a TV-MA rating, meaning it's unsuitable for anyone under the age of 17 - so we won't be linking to it here.

    But the clip is the top trending topic on Twitter (where fans refer to it via the abbreviated title BBHMM). Here's what people have been saying.

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  35. Wanted: Another Wicker Man

    Crowdfunding campaign for The Wrath of the Gods

    The Wicker Man director Robin Hardy is calling on fans to raise money for a sequel to the original 1973 sleeper hit.

    The 85-year-old director has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise $210,000 for the movie, which he hopes to start shooting this year.

    The Wrath of the Gods, the third instalment in the franchise, follows the underwhelming 2011 sequel The Wicker Tree.

    A press release says the film will be partly inspired by Shetland's annual Viking celebration Up Helly Aa and the 19th century Wagner opera Twilight of the Gods.

    Contributors are being offered the chance to appear in this follow-up as one of the perks.

    And you might even get a Razzie for your troubles. Neil LaBute's 2006 remake of The Wicker Man picked up five nominations...

  36. 'Hundreds' of BBC jobs to go

    The BBC is expected to announce a huge round of job cuts this morning - as the corporation suffers a £150m budget shortfall.

    Unnamed sources quoted in today's papers say the cuts will be "astonishingly painful" with hundreds of jobs to go.

    We'll know more when director general Tony Hall speaks to staff at 10:30 BST.

  37. Steve Jobs movie trailer

    The latest movie from Danny Boyle sees Michael Fassbender in the role of Apple boss Steve Jobs, alongside Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen and Jeff Daniels - with a script by the West Wing's Aaron Sorkin

    It charts Jobs' rise to computer king and world-feted genius and it opens in the UK on 13 October. But - on the evidence of the new trailer - it doesn't portray him in the most flattering light. 

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  38. Manchester's museum win

    Whitworth Gallery

    Manchester's Whitworth has been named as Museum of the Year 2015, picking up a cheque for £100,000.

    The judges said the Whitworth was "an impressive institution" that had "cemented its place at the centre of the cultural national stage".

    The museum underwent major redevelopment in 2014, doubling in size and connecting the building with its surrounding park.

    "Our vision was that we would make our gallery relevant for everybody that lives in Manchester," said Whitworth director Maria Balshaw.

    Read the full story.

  39. Good morning!

    Mark Savage

    Entertainment reporter

    Hello!

    Coming to you live from the heart of the heatwave, we're looking out over a hazy London skyline as we trawl the worlds of entertainment, culture and media for today's best stories.

    There's a big BBC cuts announcement coming at 10:30am, and we'll be looking at reaction to Rihanna's new video (hint: don't watch it in the office).

    In the meantime, you can catch up with yesterday's live page, which features news on John Noakes, the Magic Mike XXL premiere and responses to Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner's divorce.