A general strike begins in Greece in protest at the government's move to shut state broadcaster ERT with the loss of nearly 2,700 jobs.

A garden chapel in Edinburgh, a castle in Warwickshire and the Olympic masterplan are named on a list of Britain's best new building projects.

University of Glasgow gives the singer a degree for her outstanding contribution to the music industry.

Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan pays tribute to veteran highlife musician Fatai Rolling Dollar who died on Wednesday.

The world's first 24/7 3D sports channel is to close at the end of the year due to lack of customers.

Sex and the City actress Kim Cattrall earns praise for her latest stage role as a faded Hollywood star - a character, she says, that resonates with her real-life experiences.

A man is arrested after a portrait of the Queen in Westminster Abbey was defaced with spray paint.

Jennifer Lopez lobbies for more diversity in TV programming, in her new role as an executive of an English-language Latino channel.