American short story writer Claire Vaye Watkins is named as the winner of the £30,000 Dylan Thomas Prize for new writers.

The Walt Disney Company announces it will release the next Star Wars film on 18 December 2015 as it reports better-than-expected earnings.

An amateur baker produces an "almost life-sized" Johnny Depp cake to star in an international competition.

Drinking glasses that were a gift from Hollywood legend Humphrey Bogart sell for more than double their expected price.

Taiwanese singer Deserts Chang could never have imagined that her small concert in Manchester last week would trigger a massive row on Chinese social media.

More than £100 million was invested into the music industry by UK brands last year, according to PRS for Music.

Nottingham Playhouse bosses ask the county council to reconsider cuts that are "equivalent to five jobs".

Film producer Harvey Weinstein has resurrected Judi Dench's M, as part of an appeal against a decision by US film censors to give Philomena an R rating.