Two self-portraits by Francis Bacon are going on public display for the first time after being rediscovered in a private collection, before being sold.

Speight Jenkins, the former general director of Seattle Opera, wins the lifetime achievement prize at the International Opera Awards.

Amy Winehouse's father distances himself from a documentary about the singer, saying it's 'misleading'.

Supernatural horror Penny Dreadful wins three Bafta Television Craft Awards, while BBC One's Sherlock wins two and Mackenzie Crook wins his first Bafta.

Furious 7 tops the US and Canada's box office for a fourth week, as Avengers: Age of Ultron tops the international chart a week ahead of its US release.

Broadcaster and campaigner Ruby Wax is to be awarded an OBE for her services to mental health.

The series finale of BBC One's costume drama re-make Poldark is watched by 5.9 million people, just over a quarter of the TV audience.

Six writers, including Michael Ondaatje and Peter Carey, boycott a major US literary event over plans to give French magazine Charlie Hebdo a freedom of speech award.