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Rule, Britannia! and Land Of Hope And Glory have long been popular choices for British classical concerts – but have sparked a heated debate in recent days.

Sheridan Smith has revealed she was addicted to anti-anxiety medication and suffered seizures when she stopped taking it after feeling “humiliated” by a joke at a TV BAFTA awards ceremony.

Rapper Cardi B has clapped back at critics of her controversial and explicit hit song WAP, saying “it’s what people want to hear” – but has admitted it’s not for children.

The One Show presenter Alex Jones has paid tribute to a “hugely talented” colleague following his death at the weekend.

Beyonce has released a star-studded video for her track Brown Skin Girl, featuring cameos from supermodel Naomi Campbell, Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o – and Destiny’s Child bandmate Kelly Rowland.

“You probably haven’t been to the cinema in a long time… There’s no better place to come back to.”

Orchestral versions of Land Of Hope And Glory and Rule Britannia! will be performed at the famous Last Night Of The Proms, the BBC has confirmed.

The television industry has failed to nurture and retain a “lost generation” of black and brown people and a new body to hold broadcasters accountable on diversity and inclusion is needed, historian David Olusoga has said.

In a new case for Mulder and Scully, the cast of The X-Files have reunited – to record a special version of the hit 1990s sci-fi show’s spooky theme tune.

Boris Johnson has issued a warning to “tackle the substance of issues and not the symbols” following reports Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory could be axed from the Last Night of the Proms.