Fans of To Kill A Mockingbird author Harper Lee snap up copies of her eagerly awaited novel Go Set a Watchman as it arrives in bookshops.

One of Zimbabwe's best known writers, Chenjerai Hove, a prominent critic of President Robert Mugabe, dies aged 59 in exile in Norway.

The BBC's director general launches a robust defence of the corporation's programming amid claims that it has strayed from its public service remit.

A biopic of artist JMW Turner was the most complained-about film of 2014, the British Board of Film Classification reveals.

One of India's best known composers, MS Vishwanathan, dies in the southern city of Chennai aged 88.

Popular Mexican singer Joan Sebastian, who won many Grammy awards and was a leading figure in the Latin music world, dies at his ranch aged 64.

Almost 8 million people tune in to say goodbye to Coronation Street's Deirdre Barlow, following the death of actress Anne Kirkbride.

BBC radio listeners will soon be able to download programmes to their smart phones or tablets for the first time using the iPlayer Radio app.