James Corden, Lee Evans and Jason Manford are among those in the race for a top slot on the Christmas book best-seller lists.

The Lost in Translation star has spoken out for the first time about the nude photos leaked online, calling the invasion of her privacy "unjust".

Legendary singer Tony Bennett becomes the oldest living performer to score a US number one album, hitting the top spot for the first time in his 60-year career.

The largest ever collection of Roman coins found in Britain in a single container will go on display to the public in Somerset later.

A wild bear whose birth was shown live around the world on the internet is believed to have been shot and killed by a hunter in Minnesota, US.

Hit Broadway musical Rock Of Ages, which has opened in London's West End, receives mixed reviews from critics.

A Jack Yeats masterpiece is bought in Dublin for one million euros, making it the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction in Ireland.

The Lacemaker, one of Dutch master Johannes Vermeer's most admired masterpieces, is to be exhibited at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge.