Red or Black?'s TV presenters Ant and Dec have denied rumours that the show has been dropped from ITV.

A judge dismisses a copyright claim by US rock band The Velvet Underground to stop their famous Andy Warhol banana image being used on other products.

Actor Tom Hanks is among the mourners at the Los Angeles funeral of Michael Clarke Duncan, his Green Mile co-star.

The BBC is to dedicate a year of performances and programming to the centenary of the birth of Benjamin Britten, one of the UK's most celebrated composers.

Man Booker-winning author Hilary Mantel is shortlisted for the £50,000 literary prize again, for her sequel to Wolf Hall, which won the award in 2009.

Brad Pitt says actors can no longer expect multi-million dollar salaries, as studios are "challenged because of the economic downturn".

The second film in the Hunger Games trilogy has started filming in the US state of Georgia.

Comedy writer Armando Iannucci says the BBC should do more to fight back against its critics in government and the press during a Bafta television lecture.