US comedienne Joan Rivers, 81, is "resting comfortably" and with her family after reportedly going into cardiac arrest during surgery on her vocal chords.

US actor and singer Harry Belafonte is to be honoured by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.

Australian actor Bill Kerr, "the boy from Wagga Wagga" who became one of Tony Hancock's radio sidekicks in the 1950s, dies in Perth aged 92.

A revival of stage comedy Neville's Island will transfer to the West End in October, with a cast led by Adrian Edmundson.

An academic is posting millions of historic photos and illustrations to Flickr where they can be searched and copied without charge.

Midge Ure is among a number of big names who will perform at a one-off concert to mark the staging of golf's Ryder Cup in Scotland.

A web series about young people with special needs will air on Oprah Winfrey's network after backing from Game of Thrones producers.

Police are called to artist Sam Taylor-Johnson and actor husband Aaron's home after a passer-by spotted a machine gun inside the house.