Showbusiness satire Birdman leads the flock at this year's Spirit Awards after being nominated for six prizes, including best film.

The Australian drummer of rock group AC/DC briefly appears in court in New Zealand, arriving late, to face a charge of threatening to kill.

The American heavy metal band are announced as the first headliner for the festival over the bank holiday weekend.

A rare Shakespeare First Folio, regarded as the most important book in English literature, is discovered in a small French town.

Lebanese singer and actress Sabah, popularly known as the "Diva of Music" in the Arab world, dies at the age of 87.

Boyzone singer Ronan Keating calls making his West End debut in musical Once a "liberating" if exposing experience.

Oscar winning actresses Reece Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman are to star in a TV series written by Ally McBeal writer David E Kelley.

ITV's detective drama Grantchester is commissioned for a second series after an average of 6.6 million viewers watched the first series.