Gangnam Style, the dance track by South Korean pop phenomenon Psy, becomes YouTube's most-watched video of all time.

Films, actors and directors from mainland China do well at the Chinese equivalent of the Oscars - previously dominated by Hong Kong and Taiwan.

An Edinburgh house where Harry Potter author JK Rowling lived until she moved to the outskirts of the capital is sold.

The new series of TV drama Dallas is to be rewritten to reflect the death of Larry Hagman, who played JR Ewing and has passed away at the age of 81.

An academic from Manchester Metropolitan University wins a top literary honour and £10,000.

A rare photo of Hollywood star Marilyn Monroe at her school graduation is expected to sell for up to £1,500 at auction in Greater Manchester.

Foreign Secretary William Hague says ministers should "err on the side of freedom" over press regulation, as the Leveson inquiry is set to report.

Dinah Sheridan, who appeared in classic British films including The Railway Children and Genevieve, as well as the BBC sitcom All Night Long, dies.