Thousands pack the banks of the River Foyle in Londonderry for a spectacular finale to Frank Cottrell Boyce's 30-hour performance, Return of Colmcille.

Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet is pregnant with her first child with her new husband Ned Rocknroll.

Shadow dance act Attraction win the Britain's Got Talent final, after a woman ran on stage to throw eggs at the judges.

A judge overseeing the guardianship of Michael Jackson's children orders an inquiry in Paris Jackson's wellbeing after she attempted to kill herself.

Comedian and actor Russell Brand is to appear on Question Time, it is announced.

The Wasp Factory author Iain Banks dies aged 59, two months after announcing he had terminal cancer, his family says.

The Bolshoi will not renew the contract of dancer Nikolai Tsiskaridze, who was in conflict with the theatre after an acid attack on its artistic director.

Alan Cumming and Blythe Duff have won the Best Actor Awards at the Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland (CATS).