The author of 1970s short story Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Richard Bach, has crashed his small plane in the US, seriously injuring himself.

US songwriter Hal David, who wrote dozens of hit songs with collaborator Burt Bacharach, dies from complications stemming from a stroke at the age of 91.

Five leading writers celebrate the tales of the Brothers Grimm in a series of readings and insights for BBC Radio 3.

A £200,000 revamp of the parks and gardens of Bowes Museum in County Durham is being officially opened by botanist David Bellamy.

Last year's X Factor winner's Little Mix go straight to the top of the UK chart with their single, Wings.