US TV host Jay Leno has taken a pay cut to save the jobs of other members of staff working on his late night talk show The Tonight Show.

New York state officials will make a decision on Mark David Chapman's request for release later this week.

The opening episode of the ninth series of X Factor averages 8.7 million viewers, the lowest launch audience since 2006.

Artists who performed at the Olympics closing ceremonies are rewarded with a strong surge in sales.