American comedian Bill Cosby admitted trying to pay women to keep quiet after having sex with them, in testimony found by the New York Times.

Ex-AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd is arrested in New Zealand, less than two weeks after being sentenced for drug possession and making threats to kill.

Strictly Come Dancing is an example of where the BBC took a risk on a show that was not guaranteed to be a hit, Culture Secretary John Whittingdale says.

James Bond director Sam Mendes says he does not want to make any more 007 films after the forthcoming thriller Spectre.

Fourteen mausoleums in Timbuktu in northern Mali are rebuilt, three years after they were destroyed by Islamist extremists.

Singer Ed Sheeran delights fans at the Latitude Festival in Suffolk by playing two surprise sets.

Marvel's miniature superhero Ant-Man makes a big impact at North American cinemas, with his film earning $58m (£37m) in its first weekend.

A man is found drowned in the swimming pool of US actress Demi Moore's Los Angeles home, local officials say.