Ben Affleck thriller Gone Girl tops the North America box office on its debut weekend.

The BBC is to mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz with a raft of programmes including a feature-length drama starring Martin Freeman.

Michael Goldberg, the writer, director and producer best known for his screenplay for Cool Runnings, dies at the age of 55.

Blues guitarist BB King has called off the remaining eight performances of his current tour after being diagnosed with dehydration and exhaustion.

A stage version of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time has opened on Broadway, to stellar reviews.

A Sky News report in which Colin Brazier rummaged through belongings at the MH17 plane crash site in Ukraine has escaped censure by Ofcom.

Former N-Dubz star Dappy has his sentencing for punching a man in a row over a woman at a nightclub adjourned.

Tom Stoppard's new play for the National Theatre, entitled The Hard Problem, will premiere at the new Dorfman Theatre on 28 January.