| Strictly stars support Sergeant |
| Stars of Strictly Come Dancing give their backing to ex-contestant John Sergeant. |
| Actress Ryder taken ill on flight |
| Actress Winona Ryder is admitted to a west London hospital after being taken ill on a flight to Heathrow. |
| £10m boost for Titian masterpiece |
| The campaign to keep Titian's masterpiece Diana and Actaeon on public display is given a £10m boost. |
| Director hosts Terminator preview |
| The director of the new Terminator Salvation film promises the movie will "reinvigorate" the sci-fi series. |
| Britain 'leads digital TV uptake' |
| Digital television is spreading faster in Britain than in France, Canada, the US, Germany, Italy and Japan, according to research by Ofcom. |
| Cooke's Letters in public archive |
| Nearly 3,000 scripts from Alistair Cooke's BBC radio show Letters From America are to be placed in a public electronic archive. |
| Foo Fighters to play Grammy gig |
| Foo Fighters, John Mayer and BB King are lined up to perform at the first Grammy Nominations Concert. |
| Rapper P Diddy to take CSI role |
| Rap star Sean "Diddy" Combs is to play a prosecutor in the Miami edition of hit US crime show CSI. |
| India 'film villain' Nambiar dies |
| Veteran Indian film star MN Nambiar dies at home after a brief illness aged 89. |
| More people find buried treasure as use of metal detectors rises |
| An increase in the the popularity of metal detectors helped boost the number of treasure finds last year. |
| Men dominate Costa shortlist |
| Male writers dominate this year's shortlist for the novel prize at this year's Costa Book of the Awards. |
| Controversial UN artwork unveiled |
| A ceiling painting worth £15m is unveiled at the United Nations in Geneva amid controversy over how it was paid for. |
| 'Bang' row settled out of court |
| The team behind Manchester's troubled B of the Bang sculpture pays the city council £1.7m in an out-of-court settlement. |
| Is he having a laugh? Or is Ricky Gervais bringing back Extras? |
| Comedian Ricky Gervais admits he is planning a one-hour special of his hit TV comedy Extras. |
| Sir Paul gears up for The Fireman |
| Ahead of the release of Electric Arguments under the alias of The Fireman, Sir Paul McCartney talks about his latest offering with cohort Youth |
| Suge Knight charged with assault |
| Rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight is charged with assault and drug possession in Las Vegas. |
| Jackson 'too sick' for court case |
| Michael Jackson could be made to attend the High Court in London, despite his doctor saying he is unfit to travel. |
| Springsteen album due in January |
| Rock icon Bruce Springsteen announces plans to release a new album in January. |
| Jolie's tears for her late mother |
| Angelina Jolie fights back tears as she pays a tribute to her late mother at a London press conference. |
| Bond is UK top gun for third week |
| Bond film Quantum of Solace is still the UK's top movie, making five times more than its closest competition last weekend. |
| Australia debuts in rainy Sydney |
| Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman attend the premiere of their period epic Australia in a rain-soaked Sydney. |
| Queen meets with Amateurs |
| The Queen and Prince Philip attend the Royal Film Performance in London of British comedy A Bunch of Amateurs. |
| Gaunt 'disappointed' over sacking |
| Talksport host Jon Gaunt says he is "disappointed" by the decision to sack him over remarks he made on air. |
| ITV1 to launch healthy campaign |
| ITV1 is to launch a campaign to help fight obesity and get the nation healthy after Christmas. |
| BBC bosses face grilling by MPs |
| BBC bosses face fierce questioning from MPs over Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross's crude phone calls. |
| Drug driving charge for Locklear |
| Heather Locklear is charged with driving under the influence of prescription medication in California. |
| Who wants an Oscar? |
| It's three months until the Oscars and the frontrunners are beginning to emerge |
| Sitcom quiz |
| How well do you know classic TV characters? |
| Generous gesture |
| Is a £10m donation to save a Titian money well spent? |
| Back into time |
| Newly-released documents reveal Dr Who's origins |
| Local Hero |
| Director Bill Forsyth returns to Pennan after 25 years |
| 'Good friends' |
| Leonardo DiCaprio on reuniting with Kate Winslet |
| Treasure Island |
| The critics' verdict on Keith Allen's turn as Long John Silver |