India's NDTV network halts programming for an hour, in protest at the banning of a controversial BBC documentary about the Delhi rape case.

The Vatican says it rejected a ransom demand for the return of a letter by Renaissance artist Michelangelo that went missing in 1997.

A remix of Sam Smith's Lay Me Down is recorded with John Legend for Comic Relief.

A musical version of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ opens as a tribute to the book's author Sue Townsend.

South Africa police arrest a woman for allegedly stabbing and killing a well-known local rapper, Nkululeko Habedi, popularly known as Flabba.

Clint Eastwood's American Sniper beats The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 to become the highest-grossing US release of 2014.

Dame Helen Mirren is lauded by critics for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in the Broadway transfer of The Audience.

Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan demands action to preserve the film medium in the face of digital domination.