The BBC apologises after Jeremy Clarkson said he would like to see striking public sector workers "shot".

A copy of the first issue of Action Comics, featuring Superman's debut, becomes the world's most expensive comic, fetching $2.16m (£1.4m).

Government-sponsored museums that dropped charges in 2001 have seen combined visitor numbers more than double since, figures show.

Singer Madonna settles a dispute with her neighbour who took legal action against the star over the noise she made in her New York apartment.

Rock star Lenny Kravitz is presented with one of France's highest cultural awards at a ceremony in Paris.

Adele is up for six Grammys, including song and record of the year, for Rolling in the Deep, and best album, for 21.

A charity set up in memory of singer Amy Winehouse donates £10,000 to an Essex children's hospice.

The award-winning production of Green Day's musical American Idiot, which played on Broadway for a year, is to tour the UK.