Booker-nominated author William Boyd is taking on the mission to write a new officially-sanctioned James Bond novel.

Italian novelist Umberto Eco is among the writers in the running for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize.

The Sunday Times releases details of the 2012 rich list, with stars like Adele, Daniel Radcliffe and Jessie J all increasing their fortunes.

Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose declines his entry into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame saying he saying he does not feel wanted or respected at the ceremony.

Plans to build a wind farm on a West Yorkshire moor near to the former home of the Brontë sisters is approved.

Andrew Lloyd Webber sells the Palace Theatre in London's West End so he can continue refurbishing the London Palladium, which he also owns.

Lawyer Mark Lewis says he is taking legal action in the US on behalf of three alleged victims of phone hacking by the News of the World.

Police close their investigation into singer Whitney Houston's death, concluding no crime was committed.