Trevor Bolder, the bassist in David Bowie's legendary 1970s backing band Spiders From Mars, has died from cancer at the age of 62. ...

There were emotional scenes well as much laughter as Michael Douglas, Matt Damon and Steven Soderbergh held a press conference at the Cannes film festival for their new film which details the relationship between the fla ...

To the Playgronud...     ...

All the signs...     ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar winner Ang Lee cancelled his plans to direct the pilot of new U.S. television series "Tyrant," saying on Tuesday that he needed to rest after spending four years working on 3D fantasy-advent ...

A BBC documentary will investigate the death of the most astonishing woman of her age. Historian Dan Jones reports.     ...

Holland's primetime TV isn't like modern British TV. It's more like British TV of the seventies, especially the stars involved in Operation Yewtree...     ...

It was Eddie Braben's clever scripts that made Morecambe and Wise such a lovable act, believes David Quantick     ...

The Hangover Part III is a lame, non-alcoholic caper movie, says Tim Robey.     ...

Sir Elton John, Ray Davies and Elvis Costello will headline a celebration of British songwriters during the British Summer Time Festival in Hyde Park, which includes Nick Lowe, Del Amitri's Justin Currie and Thea Gilmore ...

(Reuters) - U.S. actress and comedienne Carol Burnett will be honoured with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the top award for American comics, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts said on Tuesday. ...

Damon Lindelof promises to be "more mindful in the future" after complaints from fans.     ...

CANNES (Reuters) - Paolo Sorrentino's "The Great Beauty," a nostalgic, melancholic ode to the eternal city Rome, is one of several films that touch on the unravelling of contemporary Italy in official selection at the Ca ...

Does accusing Israel of apartheid reduce the history of South African blacks and demonise Israel? Yes, says The Rev. Dr. Kenneth Meshoe, a member of the South African Parliament and president of the African Christian Dem ...

Sir Elton John is to headline a new Hyde Park festival celebrating British songwriters - Ray Davies and Elvis Costello will also play. ...

Novelist Iain Banks has posted an update to his fans, saying he has revived his love of fast cars and is considering chemotherapy following his cancer diagnosis.     ...

Russia's foreign minister calls Azerbaijan's failure to award any Eurovision points to Russia "outrageous" and promises a response. ...

The BBC announces a new £5m investment package to help boost its coverage of the Scottish independence referendum. ...

Police have taken a call from an Orange County, Florida, hotel room. A woman tells the police:

Just your everyday sexual assault...     ...

Oscar-winning director Ang Lee pulls out of his first TV project, because he needs "some rest", after spending more than four years making and promoting Life of Pi. ...

George Michael, the singer, fell from his vehicle on to the carriageway of the M1 motorway, an eyewitness to the accident has claimed.     ...

Sylvie Guillem is stupendous in the return of this specially pieced-together triple bill, says Mark Monahan.     ...

Sylvie Guillem is stupendous in the return of this specially pieced-together triple bill, says Mark Monahan.     ...

CANNES (Reuters) - The relationship between the flamboyant pianist Liberace and his young lover dazzled at the Cannes film festival on Tuesday and threw the spotlight on gay rights at the movie industry's largest annual ...

Comedy writer Eddie Braben, who provided gags for Morcambe and Wise and Ken Dodd, has died aged 82.     ...

Video: Ricky Gervais has again revived David Brent, this time for the first epsiode of Learn Guitar with David Brent.     ...

Azerbaijan's Eurovision votes have been recounted on orders from the President after they snubbed neighbour Russia.     ...

LONDON (Reuters) - British singer George Michael remains in hospital under observation for head injuries, five days after a car accident, his publicist said on Tuesday. ...

Former N-Dubz singer confirms that she will not return as as a judge for the next X Factor series. ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - A monkey which belonged to popstar Justin Bieber has become German national property after the singer failed to provide authorities with the documents needed to reclaim the pet seized by customs offici ...

Obama stuffed up...     ...

Let's honour the memory of Morecombe and Wise writer Eddie Braben by airing some of the immortal gags what he wrote, says Dominic Cavendish.     ...

Steven Soderbergh, the director of a new film about Liberace, has said that legalising gay marriage would be good for society.     ...

Film star Michael Douglas breaks down in tears at a press conference in Cannes while discussing his role as flamboyant pianist Liberace. ...

The singer will appear with Simon Cowell and Demi Lovato along with newcomer Paulina Rubio. ...

The musical world will come together on Wednesday to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of composer Richard Wagner with a series of programmes and events. ...

A tweet by the Swedish Academy has started a guessing game about this year's Nobel Prize for Literature.     ...

Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean announce that ITV's ice skating competition Dancing On Ice will be axed after next year's series.     ...

Singer George Michael is being kept in hospital for treatment after sustaining head injuries in a traffic incident, his spokesman confirms. ...

It must have been utterly terrifying...     ...

Other parents - our occasional look at bad parenting - presents Stephanie Redus, the mother who tried to sell her three-year-old son Conner Danger Redus on Craigslist...     ...

Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean announce that ITV's ice skating competition Dancing On Ice will be axed after next year's series.     ...

Dancing On Ice is to be axed after one further series, it has been announced.     ...

Barbra Streisand is to receive an honorary doctorate of philosophy from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Dutch author Gerbrand Bakker has won the 2013 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize awarded by Britain's Booktrust charity for "The Detour", a tale of infidelity, exile and isolation. ...

Matilda the Broadway show wins five awards at New York's Drama Desk awards while Pippin, Cinderella and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf were also multiple winners. ...

Foxwoods Theatre, Broadway's biggest venue has been bought by Britain's Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG). ...

You've seen women breastfeeding other animals. How about a Shetland pony udder-feeding an orphaned lamb?...     ...

Local news special...     ...

Neil McCormick pays tribute to Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist and founding member of The Doors who has died at the age of 74.     ...

A pilot for a Star Wars animated TV series is in production at Lucasfilm, set in the gap between Episodes III and IV.     ...

Eddie Braben, the writer behind comedy duo Morecombe and Wise, dies at 82. ...

The ice skating TV series is to be axed after one further series. ...

A contemporary sculpture gallery opens a new exhibition space later in the summer. ...

Naughty Boy is stepping out of the shadows in his role as a producer to release his debut album with the help of Emeli Sande and Ed Sheeran. ...

Mooning larks...     ...

Parenting tip of the day...     ...

The singer was travelling at 70mph down the M1 when the accident occurred...     ...