Oxford Professor of Poetry Geoffrey Hill is shortlisted for the Forward prize for best poetry collection for the second consecutive year.

Kitty Wells, who was the first woman solo artist on the country music charts to score a number one hit, dies aged 92.

Stars pay tribute to Jon Lord, keyboard player and a founder member of rock band Deep Purple, who died on Monday.

Critics praise Christopher Nolan's final Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises as "spectacular" and "hugely satisfying", in the film's first reviews.

The BBC is to look at the way hundreds of TV and radio freelance presenters are paid, after suggestions it is aiding tax avoidance schemes.

A presenter on consumer affairs show Rogue Traders is sentenced after illegally obtaining housing and council tax benefits.

Kate Mosse, the bestselling novelist and Orange Prize co-founder, reveals that her first full-length stage play will have major roles for actresses in their 50s and 60s.

Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank is to star alongside Brenda Blethyn in a BBC film written by Richard Curtis.