Children in Need hits £20.3m mark
The annual Children in Need show - which included a dance-off between BBC newsreaders and Britain's Got Talent winners Diversity - raises £20.3m. |
Jackson glove sells for $350,000
The glove worn by Michael Jackson for his first Moonwalk dance in 1983 sells at auction for $350,000 (£212,000). |
Groves and Johnson leave Strictly
EastEnder Ricky Groves is voted off Strictly Come Dancing as Jade Johnson quits because of injury. |
Midnight record for Twilight film
The new Twilight vampire movie took a record $26.3m (£15.9m) in midnight showings in North American, its studio says. |
Lady Gaga joins royal gala show
Eccentric chart-topper Lady Gaga is to sing for the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance at Blackpool's Opera House. |
Oprah to end talk show
A tearful Oprah Winfrey announces her talk show will end in September 2011 after 25 years on the air. |
One dead in Cyrus tour bus crash
An accident involving Miley Cyrus' tour bus kills one passenger and injures several other people, US police say. |
Healthy Forsyth back on Strictly
Bruce Forsyth is well enough to host this Saturday's Strictly Come Dancing after missing last week's show because of flu. |
EastEnders festive scripts stolen
Scripts for the Christmas episodes of EastEnders are stolen in a burglary at a writer's home, the BBC confirms. |
Vatican tries to woo back the art world
Pope Benedict tries to bridge the gulf between Catholicism and the arts by gathering 250 of the world's leading artists, musicians, architects and sculptors at the Sistine Chapel. |
Herzog to chair Berlin film jury
German director Werner Herzog will head the jury at next year's Berlin Film Festival, organisers announce. |
Artist Jeanne-Claude dies aged 74
US artist Jeanne-Claude, whose dramatic installations included The Gates in New York's Central Park, has died aged 74. |
Painting in final Archers outing
Actor Norman Painting, the voice of Phil Archer, will make his final appearance on the long-running radio drama on Sunday. |
Barbie dolls get naked for art's Turnip Prize
Entries for the Turnip Prize, a spoof art competition held each year in Somerset, are invited. |
Monkey joins Hawley on stage
Richard Hawley teams up with Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner at a London gig that saw him hint at a future collaboration. |
Blur scoop top UK festival prize
Rock group Blur's Glastonbury set is named the best headline performance at this year's UK Festival awards. |
N-Dubz pair give rape statements
Two rappers from pop trio N-Dubz make statements to police as witnesses in a case of an alleged rape. |
Peas manager says sorry to Hilton
The manager of US group the Black Eyed Peas apologises to celebrity blogger Perez Hilton over a nightclub assault. |
Hudson to play Winnie Mandela
Hollywood actress Jennifer Hudson will play the controversial ex-wife of Nelson Mandela, Winnie, in a forthcoming film. |
Ferrell 'most overpaid film star'
Hollywood comedy actor Will Ferrell tops a list of film stars whose returns offer the least value for money. |
Valentino on Oscar doc longlist
A film about fashion designer Valentino is one of 15 titles eligible for the best documentary Oscar next year. |
2012 movie storms UK film chart
Disaster movie 2012 goes straight to the top of the UK and Ireland box office with takings of £6.5m in its opening weekend. |
M&S Christmas TV ad 'offensive'
Some viewers accuse the High Street retailer of sexism in its latest ad featuring Ashes to Ashes actor Philip Glenister. |
Peter Kay confirms tour dates
Peter Kay announces his first solo dates for nearly seven years, with four nights in Manchester next April. |
Nicole Richie treated in hospital
Actress Nicole Richie is responding well to treatment for pneumonia in a US hospital, her publicist says. |
'Exhausted' Dallerup quits jungle
Dancer Camilla Dallerup quits ITV1's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! after telling viewers: "My body can't take it." |
In pictures
A Sir Terry Wogan and Tess Daly double take, BBC newsreaders performing Beyonce and other highlights from Children in Need |
Television queen
Is Oprah's talk show move the end of an era? |
Queen mother
Freddie Mercury's mother shares her memories of him |
Enigma aberration
Elgar's terrible trombone playing |
Soul Power
James Brown's sax man Maceo Parker recalls his career |
Magic moments
Some of Oprah's most memorable shows |
In pictures
Helena Christensen documents climate change |
