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It’s almost 30 years since the 25 year old star of the hip-hop music scene, Tupac Shakur, was murdered by a gunman firing into the window of the car the rapper was travelling in. Now, a former gang leader has been charged with his murder. Duane ‘Keefy D’ Davis has been arrested and is in…

Claudette Johnson is one of the founding members of the Black British Arts Movement formed in the 1980’s, and is best known for her large scale portraits of Black people. 

Sir Ian McKellen and Roger Allam are two of the country’s best loved actors – and they’re starring together in a story of middle aged romance on the London stage. 

The writer Naomi Klein has taken a more personal turn with her latest book Doppelganger – exploring how she’s regularly mistaken for another writer, Naomi Wolf.

In some developing news tonight, Scotland Yard say they’ve received a number of sex offence allegations, following claims in news reports about Russell Brand – although no arrests have been made. 

The Scottish artist Rachel MacLean has showcased her provocative work in venues around the world. Now she’s bringing her art onto the nation’s high streets.

Almost 25 years after they first formed,the original Sugababes are back, with a one night comeback show at London’s O2. The band had to fight to win back the rights to their name – but they’ve never been shy of speaking their minds. Our culture correspondent Minnie Stephenson has been speaking exclusively to the Sugababes…

Some of the 2,000 artefacts which are thought to have been stolen from the British Museum are starting to be recovered, according to the chair of trustees George Osborne. The former chancellor apologised on behalf of the museum, but admitted more could have been done to prevent the thefts. An unnamed member of staff suspected…

A-list were out to show solidarity with their counterparts in the US who are on strike.

For centuries, western art has objectified black women, depicting them as exoticised and enslaved. Challenging that is a new photography exhibition at Somerset House called ‘Black Venus’.

The rap artist best known for the Streets made his name in the early 2000s, taking on the garage scene and making it relatable to swathes of Britain’s disaffected young people. 

Cathy is joined by Alastair Campbell, journalist and former Downing Street director of strategy and communications under Tony Blair, who has interviewed Huw Edwards about mental health.

We spoke to Roger Bolton, who worked for 50 years as a producer, editor and presenter at the BBC, and now hosts the Beeb Watch podcast. 

The BBC presenter Huw Edwards is being treated in hospital, as his wife says he’s suffered another serious episode of depression after what she called “five extremely difficult days” for their family.

We spoke to Irish Times columnist Fintan O’Toole about the Ryan Tubridy scandal, and began by asking him whether parliamentary inquiries are always so popular they’re played in pubs in Ireland.