British observational documentary maker Richard Leacock, who filmed John F Kennedy on his 1960 presidential campaign, dies at the age of 89.

Madonna, Barbra Streisand and many others pay tribute to Dame Elizabeth Taylor following her death in Los Angeles at the age of 79.

Lady Gaga urges fans in Malaysia who are annoyed the lyrics of her single being censored to "make their voices heard".

A mini-series about the Kennedy family that its US broadcaster refused to show is to be screened later this year on BBC Two.

Philanthropist Dame Vivien Duffield gives a total of £8.2m to 11 galleries, theatres and museums to create learning areas for children and young people.

Hollywood star Johnny Depp is to guest star in Ricky Gervais's new sitcom, Life's Too Short.

Six letters written by Frederic Chopin, thought to be lost in 1939, are found and donated to a Warsaw museum dedicated to the Polish composer.