British writer Sean O'Brien is among those shortlisted for this year's Forward Prize for Poetry, an award he has won on three previous occasions.

JK Rowling, stars of the Harry Potter films and thousands of fans said an emotional goodbye to the boy wizard at the world premiere of the final film in London's Trafalgar Square.

MPs are to meet later to decide whether to summon News International chief Rebekah Brooks to appear before them over the phone-hacking scandal.

A documentary about the late Beatle George Harrison - produced by his widow Olivia and Martin Scorsese - will debut on US channel HBO in October.

Daybreak's editor, who helped launch the ITV morning show less than a year ago, is to leave the programme, it is announced.

Cheers star Ted Danson is to join hit US forensic drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, replacing departing star Laurence Fishburne

A painting by the Victorian artist John Everett Millais is sold by Bolton Council for £74,400.

A rare Jane Austen manuscript has fetched £993,250 at a London auction - three times more than its estimated price tag.