Jimmy Ruffin, the Motown performer who scored his biggest hit with 1966's What Becomes of the Broken Hearted, dies in Las Vegas at the age of 78.

Artist David Hockney says that he "works all the time" and is "still discovering things" at the age of 77.

Musician Billy Joel receives the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song at a gala in Washington DC, honouring his life's work in songwriting.

Taylor Swift becomes the first female singer to succeed herself at the top of the US Billboard Hot 100 song chart.

British director Paul Greengrass, best known for action sequel The Bourne Ultimatum, is to bring George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four to the big screen.

Detective drama Luther is making a comeback for two episodes, as part of a raft of new drama commissions on the BBC.

Mike Nichols, who won an Oscar for directing the 1967 film The Graduate, has died aged 83.

I'm A Celebrity's Craig Charles quits the jungle after being told of his brother's death.