Some of Berlin's most famous artworks - the murals painted on what used to be the "death strip" of the eastern Berlin Wall - are under threat from land developers.

Justin Young, front man for London rockers The Vaccines, has described the songs he's written with One Direction as "awesome".

Django Unchained, Skyfall and The Dark Knight Rises are all up for best film at the Empire Awards, to be decided by public vote.

Simon Cowell has announced he is launching a new online talent contest on YouTube.

Susan Boyle is to make her big screen debut this Christmas alongside Les Miserables star, Samantha Barks.

The veteran British actress has won rave reviews for her performance in Jesse Eisenberg's new play The Revisionist, in an intimate off-Broadway production.

The prime minister has been criticised after he opposed calls to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece and the Koh-i-Noor diamond to India.

Richard Burton's star is being unveiled later on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next to Elizabeth Taylor's, the movie legend he married twice.