Inmates and prison staff will be among the audience for the first edition of the BBC's political panel programme Question Time filmed inside a prison.

Andy Warhol's first self-portrait, a four-panel acrylic silk-screen in blue hues, has fetched $38.4m (£23.5m) at an auction in New York.

Singer Pete Doherty will not face any charges over the death of actor who fell from a balcony at a party in east London in 2006.

Stage musicals could be honoured at the Classic Brit Awards from 2012 onwards, organisers have revealed ahead of this year's ceremony.

A record number of people in the UK are listening to the radio - 47.3 million each week, according to figures from industry body Rajar.

Actress Lindsay Lohan is sentenced to four months in prison for the theft of a necklace from a jewellery shop.

Critics heap praise on We Need to Talk about Kevin, the only British title in contention for the main award at the Cannes Film Festival.

ITV axes the Scottish police drama Taggart after nearly 30 years, in the wake of poor viewing figures south of the border.