BASIL Fawlty, Hyacinth Bucket and the Vicar of Dibley are among the world’s most loved BBC television characters, a survey has revealed.

BBC Worldwide polled more than 7,000 18 to 64-year-olds from seven countries including Australia, France, the US and Japan in the public vote, with Sherlock coming out on top.

Click here to see the top 10 of the world’s most loved BBC characters.

SYNTH pop duo Pet Shop Boys and grime pioneer Wiley will be recognised for their contributions to music at the VO5 NME Awards tonight.

After a disappointing evening at the Grammys on Sunday, Beyonce leads the way with five nominations and will reignite her rivalry with Adele in the hero of the year category.

The Lemonade singer is also up for best international female, best album, best video and music moment of the year.

To see who else is up for a gong, click here. 

ROBBIE Williams is set to rejoin Take That as the group come together for the final of singing show Let It Shine.

He will join the panel as a guest judge, as well as give a special performance with Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald.

The BBC show’s final, which airs on Saturday February 25, will see three groups of singers battle it out for the opportunity to star in a West End musical based on Take That’s biggest hits.

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