Enid Blyton's Magic Faraway Tree books are being adapted for cinema for the first time.

Late actress Lynda Bellingham had shared her hopes for a final Christmas in a special edition of Loose Women being broadcast today.

The Dominican Republic declares Wednesday an official day of mourning for Dominican-born fashion designer Oscar de la Renta, who has died at 82.

Ben Bradlee, the editor of the Washington Post during the Watergate scandal that toppled President Nixon, has died aged 93, the newspaper says.

Django Unchained actress Daniele Watts, who alleged she was detained by Los Angeles police because of racial profiling, is charged with committing a lewd act in public.

Singer Kate Bush says her recent run of 22 comeback concerts was "one of the most extraordinary experiences" of her life.

Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Mike Read requests a song he wrote in support of UKIP be withdrawn from sale following complaints it was racist.

Pop group S Club 7 are to reunite for the first time in more than a decade for the BBC's Children in Need next month.