London South Bank

An international campaign to support the end of FGM opens on the South Bank and Nairobi, Kenya today. The Girl Generation: Together to End FGM is an African led movement to support the social and behavioral changes needed to stop violence against women and girls.

The campaign in the South Bank Center will gather together experts from human rights charities, the media, ambassador programmes and Government programmes to support the end of FGM

The musicians of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra swapped their violins and flutes today for water glasses. And if you're keen-eared you may have noticed that they also dropped Mozart and Beethoven - in favour of the likes of Katy Perry.

The special performance on the South Bank - dubbed the "H2 Orchestra" - was in benefit of the charity Water Aid.

Instead of cutting the grass this winter, gardeners who work on top of the Queen Elizabeth Hall, have invited some goats to do the job.

Four of the animals from Vauxhall City Farm provided the more eco-friendly alternative!

Stage and film director Rufus Norris, whose works have included a collaboration with Blur star Damon Albarn, is to be the head of the National Theatre, succeeding Sir Nicholas Hytner.

Norris has been an Associate Director of the National for the past two years and worked with Damon Albarn on the opera Doctor Dee. He said:

"The National is an extraordinary place, full of extraordinary people, and I look forward with relish to the task ahead - that being to fill our theatres with the most exciting, accessible and ground-breaking work our unique and broad community of artists has to offer."

Rufus Norris will take over in April 2015.

The biggest lava lamp in the world has gone on display on the South Bank. The 200-litre version was created to mark the 50th anniversary of the company that manufacturers them.

Cressida Grainger, the Managing Director of Mathmos, says the super-size lamp will go on display as part of the London Design Festival.