Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei again fails in a bid to challenge a tax evasion fine he says is politically motivated.

Stars including Tony Christie and lyricist Don Black pay tribute to classic crooner Andy Williams, saying he will be remembered as "one of the greats".

The nominees for the Association of Independent Music (AIM) Awards are revealed with Enter Shikari up for three trophies.

The former X Factor boy band are to co-host a special day of shows on Radio 1 on Saturday 6 October.

The first major retrospective of French painter Edouard Manet's portraiture, at London's Royal Academy from January, is expected to be one of 2013's exhibition highlights.

The Iowa metal band are the third and final headliner announced for next year's rock festival, held at Donington Park.

Renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe publishes his long-awaited memoir, There Was a Country, about the brutal three-year Biafran war.

The Casual Vacancy, the first adult novel by Harry Potter creator JK Rowling, receives a mixed response from newspaper critics.