A 1969 documentary by Ken Loach, made for and later banned by Save the Children, is shown to an audience of critics and colleagues in London.

Comedian David Walliams is set to swim the entire length of the River Thames in just eight days for Sport Relief.

US musician David "Honey-Boy" Edwards, described as the last of the great pre-war bluesmen, dies at his home in Chicago aged 96, his manager says.

The Edinburgh Fringe announces another record breaking year for ticket sales as it draws to a close.

The judge in the forthcoming trial of Michael Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray bars the singer's dermatologist from giving evidence in his trial.

Novelists including Ian Rankin and Will Self take part in a play to help close the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

More than 250 letters and cards sent by John Lennon to family and friends are to be published for the first time by Beatles biographer Hunter Davies.

Janet Jackson will not be attending her brother Michael Jackson's tribute concert in Cardiff, the singer confirms in a statement.