Hollywood actor Sean Penn interviewed Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman when he was on the run, it is revealed after his recapture.

The latest Star Wars film takes $53m (£36.5m) in ticket sales on its first weekend in China, the country's highest ever opening weekend according to the studio.

Music legend David Bowie dies aged 69 after from cancer, his son says.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens stays at the top of the North American box office for a fourth week, beating Golden Globe winner The Revenant.

I'm A Celebrity... will not be investigated over an episode that saw contestant Ferne McCann eat a live spider, TV watchdog Ofcom says.

Oscar-tipped Taiwanese martial arts drama The Assassin wins a top international critics award at the Palm Springs Film Festival.

Sarah Howe wins the prestigious TS Eliot prize for poetry for Loop of Jade, the first debut collection to scoop the award.