Sir Paul McCartney is to release his first ballet with the record label Decca, half a century after the Beatles were famously rejected by the company.

The University of Salford is granted planning permission to build a £38m arts centre.

The singer has already recorded her voice-over for the long-running American cartoon show.

British model Twiggy attempts to revive her music career with an album of romantic cover versions featuring tracks by Bryan Adams, Neil Young and others.

US actress Anne Hathaway says she turned to TV soap Emmerdale in an attempt to master a Yorkshire accent for her new film One Day.

The London revival of Rogers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific opens to mixed reviews from critics.

Singer Tony Bennett is to introduce a tribute to the late Amy Winehouse at the MTV Video Music Awards this weekend, organisers announce.

This year's London Film Festival will open with 360, an ensemble drama from Brazil's Fernando Meirelles starring Jude Law and Sir Anthony Hopkins.