The star announces he will play scientist Hank Pym in the upcoming Marvel superhero film.

Orange is the New Black actress Michelle Hurst wakes up after being put into a medically-induced coma following an accident.

The three original members of the Birmingham reggae band, UB40, announce they are reforming to record a new album.

Veteran actress Suchitra Sen, who was known as Greta Garbo of India, dies in the eastern city of Calcutta, aged 82.

Wolf Hall author Hilary Mantel turns her attention from Thomas Cromwell to Margaret Thatcher for her next book - a collection of short stories due in September.

Singer Morrissey signs a deal to release two new albums, five years after his most recent record.

Oscar nominees gather at the Critics' Choice Awards in Los Angeles, which saw Gravity win a record seven prizes.

The former X Factor winners are recording this year's Sport Relief single, a cover of Cameo's Word Up.