Former X Factor boy band One Direction take home three awards from this year's MTV Europe Music Awards.

Comic actor Matt Berry is in the running for a clutch of British Comedy Awards for his sitcom Toast, as well as for two other roles.

Pop singer Cheryl Fernandez-Versini becomes the first UK female solo artist to have five UK number one singles.

The lead singer of Irish band The Cranberries, Dolores O'Riordan, is arrested following an alleged attack on an air hostess and a police officer.

Animated robot tale Big Hero 6 beats star-studded space movie Interstellar into second place at the US box office.,

The Rolling Stones are facing a battle to win a $12.7m (£7.9m) insurance claim for the concerts they postponed when Mick Jagger's girlfriend died.

BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat programme is found in breach of the broadcasting code over a news item about Islamic State (IS) fighter Abu Summayah.

Eddie Redmayne is to receive an honorary award at the Palm Springs Film Festival for his role as Stephen Hawking in the Theory of Everything.