A guitarist who was in rock band The Fall for 20 years stages a music festival in the playing field of the Manchester primary school where he now works as a caretaker.

Pink Floyd star David Gilmour is told to pull down a beach hut at his £3m seafront mansion in East Sussex or face prosecution.

The Beatles refused to play to segregated audiences in the US, a contract for one of the group's concerts shows.

Russian media mogul Alexander Lebedev, who owns two UK newspapers, punches a guest off his seat during a TV economic debate in Moscow.

"We should have more women on radio and television," urges Chris Patten, chairman of the BBC Trust.

Actress Sigourney Weaver will star in the sequel to sci-fi blockbuster Avatar, despite her character dying in the first instalment.

An auction of actor Tony Curtis's possessions raises more than $800,000 but angers his children, who say they were not consulted.

Drama series Mildred Pierce, starring Kate Winslet, is among the frontrunners at Sunday's Emmy Awards, with nine nominations.