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Sales of rock singles have dropped 18% in the UK this year, according to figures from the Official Charts Company.

New TV versions of hit animation movies Shrek and Kung Fu will premiere on US TV later this year.

Terry Gilliam says his latest attempt to make a film about Don Quixote has stalled again after his financial backers pulled out.

An independent filmmaker has sparked controversy by making a musical about New Yorkers coming to terms with the September 11 attacks.

Firefighters spend the night tackling a fire at a disused nightclub where drummer Ringo Starr made his Beatles debut.

What Mercury Prize winners tell us about British music

Tamara Drewe explores the dark side of the countryside

Stephen Fry criticises a culture of fear at the BBC which is creating "incredibly bland" programmes

Andrea Bocelli is inviting survivors of the attacks on 11 September 2001 in New York to concerts on the Amalfi coast.

Emmerdale wins three prizes at the TV Choice Awards, with EastEnders taking the prize for best soap in its 25th anniversary year.

Charles Saatchi's plan to donate his gallery to the British public hits a stumbling block after talks with Arts Council England break down.

Charges against two people accused of trying to extort money from actor John Travolta, following the death of his son in the Bahamas, are dropped.

The director Casey Affleck told the Venice Film Festival that his fly-on-the-wall documentary of the actor Joaquin Phoenix is not a hoax.

Tony Blair cancels a planned book signing in London on Wednesday to prevent causing the police "a lot of hassle".

American Pie actor Chris Klein pleads no contest to drink-driving and will serve four years' probation.

Former member of British rock group ELO, Mike Edwards, is killed in a freak accident when a hay bale rolls on to a Devon road and crushes his van.

Contemporary artwork owned by model Jerry Hall are expected to fetch more than £1.5 million when they are sold in October at Sotheby's in London.

Bruce Forsyth quits Strictly Come Dancing's Sunday results show and is replaced by Claudia Winkleman.

George Clooney's The American is top film at the North American box office over a lacklustre Labour Day weekend.

The Brit Awards are to move to the O2 Arena in east London from Earl's Court in the west of the city.