A 110-strong collection of guitars owned by actor Richard Gere will be auctioned in New York in October, Christie's announces.

Bob Dylan, The Eagles and Tom Petty are among the music stars who are trying to gain control of their copyrights from record labels, according to reports.

Thriller writer James Patterson is the world's highest-paid author after earning $84m (£50.9m) in the past year, according to Forbes magazine.

A bookshop in Dartmouth once owned by Christopher Robin Milne - immortalised in his father's Winnie the Pooh books - is to close.

Music producer Phil Spector is again refused the chance to appeal against his 2009 murder conviction by a US court.

French actor Gerard Depardieu is removed from a flight bound for Dublin after urinating in front of passengers.

Cineworld's profits fall 42% following the release of fewer blockbuster and 3D films in the first half of the year.

After damage to the Sir Peter Blake artwork Blackpool Council is considering replacing its statues with replicas.