Controversial artist Damien Hirst is to design next year's Brit Awards statuette, following in the footsteps of Sir Peter Blake and Dame Vivienne Westwood.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is to make his own statement on the Leveson report to MPs after reportedly failing to agree on a response with David Cameron on press regulation.

Amadeus director Milos Forman is to be honoured with a lifetime achievement award by the Directors' Guild of America.

A Moscow court rules that websites must remove video clips of the Pussy Riot female punk band, two of whose members are in jail.

Fifa must ensure that matches in the 2014 World Cup start on time, the head of sport at UK commercial TV broadcaster ITV says.

A record number of female directors are to compete for the top honour at next year's Sundance Film Festival.

Money from the reality show's official single is to be donated to children's charity Together for Short Lives.

Former boxing champion Mike Tyson will take his autobiographical stage show on tour in the US in 2013