Watching a tragic film could have an unexpected benefit in triggering a feel-good chemical, research suggests.

Too much testing risks killing the joy of reading for children, War Horse author Michael Morpurgo will argue in a lecture later

Writer and film director Curtis Hanson, who won an screenplay Oscar for LA Confidential, dies at the age of 71, police say.

Cliff Williams announces he is to leave AC/DC as the band's world tour draws to a close.

Actor Brad Pitt says he is "very saddened" that wife Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce and asks for privacy on their children's behalf.

A 17th-Century portrait by the first woman in Britain thought to work as a professional portrait painter in oil is acquired by the Tate.

Actress Emily Blunt speaks out against a so-called "mummy cult" she believes puts unwelcome pressure on new mothers.

Vahni Capildeo, from Trinidad, wins the 25th Forward Prize of £15,000 for best collection of poetry for Measure of Expatriation.