Pop star Adele is expected to win top prize at this year's Brit Awards, while Rihanna, Justin Bieber and Little Mix are all due to perform.

Actor Hugh Grant receives a Fellowship from the British Film Institute (BFI) at a black-tie dinner in London.

Jeremy Clarkson apologises to the Top Gear producer he punched after settling a £100,000 racial discrimination and injury claim.

Larger arts companies like Welsh National Opera and National Theatre Wales bear the brunt of funding cuts from the Arts Council of Wales.

Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan is ordered to give 6,000 euros (£4,690) to charity after head-butting a police officer.

Google starts promoting news articles at the top of its search results that have been coded to load faster than normal.

Jenny Beavan, who was the subject of Stephen Fry's "bag lady" remark at the Bafta film awards, receives an award at the Costume Designers Guild Awards.

Five people faint watching a production of Cleansed at the National Theatre - a graphic play about sadism by Sarah Kane.