Is it time to scrap gender specific awards?

The MTV Movie and TV Awards have scrapped gender-specific categories after Billions star Asia Kate Dillon raised the issue ahead of this year's Emmys. Should other awards ceremonies do the same?

When Emmy Award organisers asked Asia Kate Dillon from Billions which category the female-born star wanted to be considered for, it proved a struggle because the performer identifies as gender non-binary.

Uber sued by car-share stab victim

A woman who was attacked with a knife in an Uber car is suing the ride-sharing company.

Chicago resident Jennifer Camacho says another passenger slashed her face several times while using Uber Pool.

The service lets strangers share a car to reduce the cost of a trip.

But Uber said the "altercation" did not involve the company and its insurance provider has refused to compensate Ms Camacho because the assault was not considered accidental.

Australia makes 'largest ever' crystal meth seizure

Australian police have made the largest seizure of crystal methamphetamine in the nation's history, officials say.The 903kg (1,990lb) haul of the drug, also called ice, is estimated to have a street value of A$898m (£546m; $680m), Justice Minister Michael Keenan says.The drugs were found hidden in 70 boxes of wooden floorboards at a warehouse in Melbourne, according to the Australian Federal Police (AFP).

Man loses legs to flesh-eating bug in Australia

A man has had his legs amputated after being infected with a flesh-eating disease in Australia, his family says.Terry Pareja, from the Philippines, was visiting relatives when he became ill a month ago, according to his daughter, Jeffmarey Pareja.

The Walking Dead: Season 8 'will melt people's minds'

Fans of The Walking Dead are still picking their jaws up off the floor after Sunday evening's season finale.

But there's no time for viewers to recover - as showrunner Scott Gimple is already teasing the next season.

"The first four episodes will melt people's minds and break their televisions," he told fan show Talking Dead.

Sienna Miller on why her new role is not 'just a wife'

If there's one thing Sienna Miller has in common with the character she plays in exploration epic Lost City of Z, it's that she's not afraid to air her views, loud and clear.So much so that she altered a script when she thought Nina Fawcett was appearing as too much of a stereotypical "wife" - with the director framing the scrawled-on piece of paper. 

James Van Der Beek and his awkward Dawson's Creek interview questions

It's been nearly two decades since James Van Der Beek first appeared on Dawson's Creek, so you can understand why it's not high on his list of conversation topics.But during a UK promotional tour for his latest role in British comedy Carters Get Rich, it's all anyone wants to talk to him about.Not one, but two live interviews on the same day had viewers cringing about the awkwardness of the line of questioning.