Margaret Atwood becomes the first of 100 authors to enter a manuscript into the Future Library, a project collecting works not to be published until 2114.

Actor Omar Sharif, who starred Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago in the 1960s, is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

The death of blues legend BB King is to be investigated after his daughters claim he was poisoned.

Ben Stiller pays tribute to his mother, the actress and comedian Anne Meara, who has died aged 85.

Former Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton says children do not want feminist role models in their books.

Apple promotes British designer Jony Ive to chief design officer, according to reports.

Glyndebourne boss David Pickard has been appointed director of the BBC Proms, it has been announced.

British pop star Will Young says he would not enter the Eurovision Song Contest because it is "a poisoned chalice".