Two oil paintings that gave the British public their first chance to see a kangaroo and dingo in 1773 could stay in the UK after the government introduced a temporary export bar.

US billionaire John Malone's cable group, Liberty Global, agrees to buy the UK's Virgin Media in a cash and stock deal worth $23.3bn (£15bn).

Films built around existing characters from the Star Wars universe are being developed alongside the new trilogy of films, the Walt Disney studio reveals.

BBC Cymru Wales is to take Welsh language musicians to a copyright tribunal in an attempt to resolve the dispute over royalty payments.

A Picasso portrait of the artist's mistress, Marie-Therese Walter, has been sold for £28.6m at Sotheby's.

Astrologer Russell Grant misses the opening night of his West End reunion with Strictly Come Dancing stars Flavia Cacace and Vincent Simone due to an injury sustained during rehearsals.

The stage show starring former Radio 1 breakfast show host Chris Moyles is postponed from March to October.

Les Miserables tops the UK and Ireland box office for the fourth week running, becoming the first film to pass the £30m mark this year.