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Michelle Hadaway says Martin Bashir asked to get her daughter’s clothes DNA tested for a BBC programme.

John Challis, best known for starring as a second-hand car dealer in the BBC sitcom, has died aged 79.

The actor was best known for playing unscrupulous car dealer Boycie in sitcom Only Fools and Horses.

She has sold more than seven million copies of her works since swapping financial law for crime writing.

The former Oasis frontman shares an image of his bruised face after he headlined the Isle of Wight festival.

That’s one possibility at this year’s event, where Ted Lasso and The Crown are among other nominees.

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.

People with dementia sing, play instruments and dance at the music cafe, says Manchester Camerata.

Tom refuses to let cancer dominate his life after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour.

Noel Gallagher on the new film marking 25 years since his old band’s era-defining gigs.

A new film tells the story of a boy who lives on a council estate and is obsessed with drag.

Elizabeth Estensen, who played landlady Diane Sugden, says it is time to “say goodbye”.

“The more you pay attention to it, the more the cancer has control of you,” says The Wanted star.

The rapper has subverted hip-hop with his LGBT-positive lyrics, while dominating critics on social media.

The ex-BBC presenter who quit the channel says people can decide themselves if it is too right wing.

The broadcaster Andrew Neil spoke to the BBC’s Question Time about his reasons for leaving GB News.

LHG Live offered solutions in a “vacuum of ignorance” after concert interpreter request, says judge.

The BBC spoke with six singers who crossed to Pakistan illegally and are now living in hiding.

Study for Worn Out has been sitting in a Dutch family’s private collection for more than a century.

Volunteering for the suicide prevention charity helps author write inspirational wellbeing book.

The Isle of Wight Festival kicks off for four days of music in Newport.