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Australian fantasy pop duo Empire of the Sun come fourth on BBC new music tips list

Andrew Lloyd Webber reveals the six finalists bidding to represent the UK at the 2009 Eurovision

State-run French TV stations stop showing ads in prime time as part of President Sarkozy's plans to

The BBC is to replace a doll based on a character from CBeebies show In the Night Garden after

Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs is to appear in Coronation Street later this year, ITV confirms.

Oscar-nominated actor Sam Shepard is arrested for allegedly drinking and driving in the US state of

About 150m pairs of 3D glasses are being distributed in the US so Super Bowl viewers can watch a

Comedy Marley and Me tops the US box office chart for a second consecutive week, pushing takings

Actor John Travolta says he and his wife are "heartbroken" following the death of their 16-year-old

Colourful London synth duo La Roux come fifth on the BBC Sound of 2009 list of the brightest new

One of the co-founders of tGerman electronic group Kraftwerk has left the band, according to its

Apple has announced at Macworld that music on its iTunes store will now be DRM free

Pop singer Leona Lewis signs a book deal to tell the story of her journey from pizza waitress to

Former footballer Graeme Le Saux and X Factor runner-up Ray Quinn are among the 13 celebrities

Turkey is to restore the citizenship of one of its most illustrious writers, the late Nazim Hikmet.

Cuba opens up electronic access to thousands of documents belonging to writer Ernest Hemingway.

Author Sebastian Barry and 91-year-old Diana Athill are among five authors shortlisted for the

A sculpture by Degas of a young ballet dancer is expected to fetch up to £12m when it goes up for

US actor Mickey Rourke took to the red carpet in London's Leicester Square on Monday night to

Blockbuster The Dark Knight is among the films nominated for best picture by the Producers Guild of

Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese publicly endorses an Italian drama about organised crime in

Actor Josh Brolin, who starred in Oliver Stone's movie about George Bush, will not face charges

Amy Winehouse drops her appeal against a fine for possession of cannabis in Norway.

A 66-year-old woman from Norfolk accused of harassing the actor Martin Shaw sent him offensive

Jim Carrey comedy Yes Man stays top of the UK box office chart, with Adam Sandler's Bedtime Stories

Guitarist Ron Asheton, who helped found Iggy Pop's band The Stooges, is found dead at his home in

Ulrika Jonsson and Lucy Pinder are nominated for eviction from the Celebrity Big Brother house on