Actors Peter Mullan, Ford Kiernan and Martin Compston are among those nominated for this year's Scottish Baftas.

The US zombie drama is to return to TV screens after becoming a hit on both sides of the Atlantic.

British actor Nigel Davenport, who appeared in Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire and BBC TV series Howards' Way, dies at the age of 85.

DVD and games rental chain Blockbuster is to go into administration for a second time, says its owner, private equity firm Gordon Brothers Europe.

Bruce Springsteen and his E Street Band will perform in South Africa for the first time, almost three decades after the group campaigned against apartheid.

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is to play Sebastian Coe in a film drama about his rivalry with fellow Olympian Steve Ovett.

Newspaper and magazine publishers are seeking a last-minute injunction to stop the proposed royal charter on press regulation being approved later.

A Jane Austen biographer criticises the Bank of England for selecting an "airbrushed" image of the author for its new £10 note.