Entertainment News

• BBC licence fee announcement 'will be the last', culture secretary says

  The culture secretary has said the next announcement about the BBC licence fee "will be the last", amid reports it will be frozen for the next two years.

• Rapper Wavy Navy Pooh fatally shot 'in front of two children' while driving

  Rapper Wavy Navy Pooh has been fatally shot while reportedly "driving with two children and a woman" in Miami.

• Ed Sheeran submits plans to build burial chamber under chapel on his country estate

  Ed Sheeran appears to have been doing some life planning, after submitting an application for a burial chamber on his property in Suffolk.

• BAFTAs get an Aussie host - as Critics Choice Awards plan to air on same day

  Pitch Perfect actress Rebel Wilson will host the BAFTA Film Awards in March from the Royal Albert Hall, the academy has announced.

• Single page of Spider-Man comic sells for more than three million dollars

  A single page from a 1984 Spider-Man comic book has sold for $3.36 million (£2..45m) at an auction in Texas.

• Kanye West under investigation after complaint of battery filed against him

  Rapper Kanye West is under investigation after a report of battery was filed against him, Los Angeles police have said.

• Cosmopolitan UK features trans woman on cover for first time

  Model Munroe Bergdorf has become the first transgender woman to be featured on the front of Cosmopolitan UK in its 50-year history.

• 'Lived life with a twinkle in her eye': Ronnie Spector dies after 'brief battle' with cancer

  Singer Ronnie Spector has died at the age of 78 following a "brief battle" with cancer, her family has confirmed.

• Celebs back campaign to promote arts at university amid govt focus on STEM

  A group of creatives are backing a university campaign to talk up the value of arts courses, amid worries that there could be limits on those who can study such subjects in the future.

• 'We are parting ways': Jason Momoa announces split from wife Lisa Bonet

  Game of Thrones star Jason Momoa has revealed he is splitting from his wife Lisa Bonet, but said the love between them "carries on".