Seven doctors who treated Michael Jackson in the years before his death will not face charges, US investigators say.
Posted : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:58:21 +0000
Musician Plastic Bertrand apparently admits to a Belgian newspaper that he did not sing on signature hit Ca Plane Pour Moi.
Posted : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:50:04 +0000
Sir Winston Churchill's entire archive of papers is to be published electronically in libraries, allowing full public access.
Posted : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:25:58 +0000
Sky's 3D television station is to start on 1 October with a mix of films and sport, the broadcaster has announced.
Posted : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:54:10 +0000
Model Lara Stone, who married comedian David Walliams in May, takes legal action against the French edition of Playboy magazine.
Posted : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:19:30 +0000
ITV successfully holds onto the UK TV rights for the next two Rugby World Cups, it is announced.
Posted : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:45:26 +0000
Outnumbered child star Daniel Roche - who plays naughty Ben Brockman in the BBC comedy - is to play the lead role in a new adaptation of Just William.
Posted : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:00:25 +0000
A Jewish art collector's heirs sue Hungary for the return of art worth more than $100m (£64.1m) seized in World War II.
Posted : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:34:21 +0000
The resignation of Iona Jones, the head of Welsh-language channel S4C, is greeted with shock
Posted : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:06:34 +0000
The BBC's news coverage of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland has improved significantly over the last year, the BBC Trust says.
Posted : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:29:08 +0000
The teen singer has posted a picture of himself appearing in an episode of US crime series CSI.
Posted : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:06:07 +0000
104-year-old Ivy Bean, who is said to be the oldest user of social media site Twitter, has passed away in her sleep.
Posted : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:05:05 +0000
Glass photo negatives bought for $45 (£34) are in fact the lost work of Ansel Adams - and valued at $200m, claims a California painter.
Posted : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:48:00 +0000
The first Scot to win a place at Moscow's Bolshoi Ballet Academy secures the funding to fulfil her dream.
Posted : Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:22:30 +0000
Peter Carey, twice winner of the Man Booker prize, is one of 13 authors to make the longlist for the 2010 prize.
Posted : Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:21:41 +0000
The A-Team star Liam Neeson calls the government's decision to axe the UK Film Council 'deplorable'.
Posted : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:26:24 +0000
Movies starring British actors including James McAvoy and Keira Knightley will premiere at this year's Toronto film festival.
Posted : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:09:39 +0000
French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy makes her acting debut in a Woody Allen film being shot in Paris.
Posted : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:50:27 +0000
A concert celebrating Elvis Presley in what would have been his 75th year is to be held in London's Hyde Park.
Posted : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:12:18 +0000
Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice joins veteran singer Aretha Franklin on stage to perform at a charitable gig on Tuesday.
Posted : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:27:10 +0000
Film-maker Terry Gilliam is to direct a webcast of Arcade Fire's concert from New York, it is announced.
Posted : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:33:49 +0000
An animation firm which specialises in children's TV has announced plans to go into liquidation.
Posted : Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:43:10 +0000
James Bond actor Daniel Craig will star in the US film version of best-selling novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, it is confirmed.
Posted : Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:46:56 +0000
Don Gilet says his role as murderous preacher Lucas Johnson is not meant to be anti-Christian and that he's just playing a very 'warped' character.
Posted : Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:00:45 +0000
Actor Don Gilet tells BBC Breakfast news why he sometimes finds it hard playing a killer.
Posted : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:37:08 +0000
Meet New York's improvisational film makers who have been performing scenes from cult films in public places.
Posted : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:46:58 +0000
A British schoolboy has stunned the art world by producing paintings that look like Picasso's.
Posted : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:03:39 +0000
Carla Bruni's acting debut with Woody Allen, the A-Team has it's UK premiere, plus the rest of the day's showbiz news
Posted : Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:02:12 +0000
The stars of the A-Team movie have hit the red carpet at the London premiere. The BBC's Lizo Mzimba caught up with Liam Neeson, Sharlto Copley, Bradley Cooper and Jessica Biel.
Posted : Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:31:22 +0000
Condoleezza Rice and Aretha Franklin performed together at a concert in Philadelphia.
Posted : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:21:32 +0000
Star conductor Antonio Pappano has just finished a three-day recording session in Rome, working on a rarely-heard choral piece by Rossini.
Posted : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:13:48 +0000
Actors Robert Duvall and Sissy Spacek talk about their latest film, Get Low
Posted : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:57:21 +0000
Author Michael Morpurgo on Hollywood and the sequel to West End smash War Horse
Posted : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:22:45 +0000
Who will take on the Film Council's funding role?
Posted : Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:29:44 +0000
Jackie Chan defines the real message behind martial arts
Posted : Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:57:56 +0000