It's been a long day for Doctor Who fans.

Glasgow born star revealed as latest actor to play iconic role

Spanish stars Penelope and Monica Cruz are behind the beautiful new lingerie line from Agent Provocateur, says Rebecca Gonsalves

Movie blockbusters, including  Man of Steel, Les Miserables and Iron Man 3, helped box office takings at British cinemas to smash expectations and rise 8.5 per cent to £578.7m in the first half of this year.

One of the City's best-known financiers has called for the UK to withdraw from the European Union, describing Brussels red tape as a "drain on the economy".

Personally, I'd say that the biggest obstacle to my working in the adult entertainment industry would be telling my mum, "I'm, er, giving up journalism, to go into ...." No, I just couldn't do it.

The movie star is dead: that's the recurring lament currently gaining credence once more this summer following a string of flops from supposed A-listers such as Will Smith, Johnny Depp and Channing Tatum. Flying in the face of such a prognosis, however, comes The Heat, a hit blockbuster in the US whose appeal derives from nothing so much as its lead duo's scorching screen presence.

The 'Drive' star and Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn reteam to empty effect

"Less is more" is generally a good aesthetic whatever the creative endeavour, as is never looking back.

Fresh faces, sex, class and period costume ... it's the 'Abbey' habit

A 1920s building where Marilyn Monroe once lived provides Kirsty Hathaway with a prime spot for Venice people-watching

More rumours about a movie sequel?

Soot-covered, sexually abused child slaves getting their limbs lopped off by looms – it really is grim up North

Amazing to think of how much an audience never sees during an opera performance – or never used to see. Live cinema relays from the world's leading opera houses can now convey a level of close-up detail rarely visible in a theatre. But that, says the soprano Danielle de Niese (pictured), brings challenges of its own. Especially if the costumes are none too substantial.