France lays claim to a 17th Century painting currently being displayed by a London gallery at an art fair in Paris.

Sir Jimmy Savile's fans will be able to pay their respects at his coffin in a Leeds hotel - a day before his funeral takes place.

The Stone Roses are to headline at next year's T in the Park festival as part of their reunion tour, the band confirms.

Emmy Award-winning screenwriter Hal Kanter, who wrote films including Elvis Presley's Blue Hawaii, dies at the age of 92.

Musician and presenter Jools Holland is honoured at an awards event that sees him described as a "national treasure" by the Prince of Wales.

Singer Adele has microsurgery to stop bleeding from a benign polyp on her throat which caused her to cancel concert dates for the rest of the year.

Former Times editor Sir Peter Stothard is appointed head of the jury for the 2012 Man Booker Prize and says he will exercise his role "within its great traditions".

Steven Spielberg's Tintin film retains the top spot in the UK and Ireland box office chart, defying a challenge from Justin Timberlake's sci-fi thriller In Time.