Analogue TV signals will no longer be broadcast after 24 October 2012 as the UK converts to digital television.

An "indisputable masterpiece" by Lucian Freud depicting one of his most recognisable subjects fetches more than £3m at Sotheby's.

An Iraq war veteran, who filed a court case claiming The Hurt Locker was based on his own experiences, is dismissed by a judge.

Artist Sir Peter Blake's only public sculpture is to be replaced with a replica after the original was targeted by metal thieves.

Monty Python star Terry Gilliam defends his decision to make a short film entirely financed by an Italian pasta company.

Beyonce is being accused of copying dance moves for her Countdown video from famous Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaker.

A Florida man apologises for hacking into the private emails and personal accounts of Hollywood celebrities, including Scarlett Johansson.

Italian conductor Riccardo Muti collects the $1 million (£634,000) Birgit Nilsson Prize - the biggest prize in classical music.