Picasso work fetches record price
Pablo Picasso's Nude, Green Leaves and Bust sells for a record-breaking $106m at auction in New York.

Florence heads up Mojo nominees
Florence and the Machine leads the charge at this year's Mojo Honours List awards with four nominations.

Actress Lynn Redgrave dies at 67
Lynn Redgrave, star of film and stage, has died of breast cancer at the age of 67 at her home in the US.

Nightmare slays film competition
A Nightmare on Elm Street remake tops the north American box office after taking $32m (£21m) in its opening weekend, figures reveal.

Jail for Ramones manager's aide
The personal assistant to former Ramones manager Linda Stein is jailed for 25 years for bludgeoning her boss to death.

Ross and Boyle sign up for comic
Controversial comedian Frankie Boyle and presenter Jonathan Ross are writing comic strips for a new magazine from the creator of Kick-Ass.

Soap veteran Wagner dies at 91
US actress Helen Wagner, best known as Nancy Hughes in CBS soap opera As The World Turns, has died aged 91.

BBC chief for TV festival lecture
BBC director general Mark Thompson is to deliver the keynote address at this year's Edinburgh TV Festival.

One thousand people bare all for Tunick shoot in UK city
Hundreds of nude volunteers take part in a photo shoot marking the 10th anniversary of the Lowry art gallery.

Swiss go sci-fi
The director of Switzerland's first science fiction film

Talking Shop
Sophie Ellis-Bextor on 10 years in the spotlight