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Artist Rachel Whiteread has criticised what she calls "plop art" as an exhibition of her work opens in London. "I'm not a great fan of what I call 'plop art', where you plop a piece of work down where it doesn't bear any relationship to anything else." The Turner Prize's first female winner, known for sculptures that often take the form of casts, said public sculpture should suit its surroundings. A retrospective of her work opens this week at Tate Britain. Whiteread's previous commissions include her Fourth Plinth sculpture in Trafalgar Square - a sculpture resembling an upside-down plinth. She also created the Holocaust memorial in Vienna and an installation of 14,000 white polythene boxes

A woman who was found dead at Bestival was the daughter of Holby City, Taggart and Coronation Street actor John Michie, his agent has confirmed. The body of Louella Michie, 25, from London, was discovered in a wooded area at the Dorset festival site. Police said they were called at about 01:00 BST amid concern for the welfare of a woman. A 28-year-old man from London has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is being questioned by police. A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out to establish the cause of death. In a statement, Michie's agent said: "Sadly, I can confirm the tragic death of John Michie's daughter Louella at Bestival. "John and his wife Carol ask that the privacy of

The pop star ends his set in Hyde Park by surfing over the audience in a Union Jack dinghy.

One in four NHS hospital trusts is failing to give antibiotics to half their patients with sepsis within the recommended time, new figures suggest. Figures from 104 trusts seen by BBC Panorama show 78% of eligible patients are being screened and 63% are getting antibiotics within one hour. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the NHS had "more to do" to stop "preventable" sepsis deaths occurring. Sepsis is a rare but serious complication of an infection. Without prompt treatment, it can lead to multiple organ failure and death. In 2015, concerned at the growing number of sepsis cases going undetected, the NHS told hospital trusts to examine how successful they were at identifying patients with the

Sleeping with the Enemy star Patrick Bergin - the man who turned towel-straightening into a sign of malevolent intent - is joining EastEnders. The Robin Hood actor will play Aidan Maguire, a prison friend of Phil Mitchell's who is described as a "charismatic old-school villain". The 66-year-old will start filming this month and will appear on screen towards the end of the year. Bergin said he was "delighted" to join a soap he had "watched and admired." "It is an iconic show that has the ability to shape the way people think, whilst also telling big explosive stories that keep the audience gripped. "I am really looking forward to seeing what they have in store for Aidan as it's bound to be dramatic."

Alison Morton was 25 years old when she started experiencing pain in her muscles and joints. Doctors removed her gall bladder - but after symptoms didn't improve, she was eventually diagnosed with fibromyalgia, a widespread condition that affects the musculoskeletal system. Four years on, it leaves her with "profound fatigue" and constant pain. "When you get diagnosed, you think that there will be something that can be done," she says. "But unfortunately there's no cure. "It literally takes over my body and I can't control it. I'm just out of it." People with the illness say it feels like their muscles are pulled or overworked. Their muscles can twitch and burn. Invisible illness Alison experiences

Deaths linked to a drug readily prescribed on the NHS have increased dramatically after claims it has flooded the black market. Pregabalin, used to treat pain, anxiety and epilepsy, is being sold illegally to addicts and taken with other drugs such as heroin, leading to overdoses. BBC News meets addict Martin Hopkins from Plymouth, Devon, as he takes the drug. In 2012 there were four deaths linked to pregabalin, last year there were 111. Filmed and edited by Patrick Clahane. Inside Out South West is on BBC One on Monday 11 September at 19:30 BST and on the iPlayer for 30 days thereafter.