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The shoe, owned by ballerina Dame Margot Fonteyn, sold at an auction near Hythe for less than its estimated sale price of £1500 to £2000. Fonteyn, who died in 1991 aged 71, was one of the best-known ballet dancers of the last century and helped to popularise the art form in the US.

A new report from London Mayor Sadiq Khan's office found the sector injects £40bn into the city's supply chains, with knock-on effects on a range of other industries. Previous figures from DCMS have indicated London's creative industries have a higher value, boosting the city's economy by £52bn.

Avoncroft Museum's Board of Trustees says it is "on the right trajectory for 2019" after losing nearly £50,000 in the past financial year, causing auditors to express doubt the museum can remain a going concern. The board blamed its financial woes on a staffing restructure and bad weather that affected visitor numbers in 2018.

Cardiff Council has not yet named the new tenant, which has secured a 25-year lease on the historic property. The deal could see the council earn up to £6.75m for the lease, and help it plug a £32.4m budget shortfall.

Fifty artists and academics have called for Scottish independence ahead of the SNP's autumn conference, saying that staying in the union means Scots forfeit the right to "decide their own destiny". A manifesto issued by the group sets out 12 principles for a new state, including a written constitution. Signatories include writer Val McDermid, broadcaster Jamie MacDougall and actor Lorraine Mackintosh.

Plans for a 1200-seat theatre, town hall and underground car park in Kent have been rejected by local councillors, one of whom described them as a "potential vampire on the neck of the finances of Tunbridge Wells for decades to come". Proponents of the £108m project said it would have generated almost £2bn for the town's economy.

The new Saturday afternoon programme will feature compositions from video games including 'Final Fantasy', 'Legend of Zelda' and 'Halo'. Host Jessica Curry, who presented Classic FM's video game music programme High Score, said that many people think video game scores are "all battle music and aggression. The show will prove that that couldn’t be further from the truth".