A man identified by police as a protesting theatre director rams his car into a gate of the French presidential residence in Paris.

Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane beats fellow National Book Award winners in a public vote to find 2013's book of the year.

Veteran producer Allan McKeown, who was behind hits including Jerry Springer: The Opera at London's National Theatre, has died at the age of 67.

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has been speaking at a joint news conference in Moscow with Maria Alyokhina, the other band member who was recently released from jail.

An Italian film distributor has apologised after releasing unauthorised posters which promoted white actors over black actors in 12 Years A Slave.