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Amanda Holden will be joined by ex-EastEnder Nigel Harman and Four Lions actor Nigel Lindsay in Shrek the Musical.

Robert Plant speaks to BBC Breakfast about the artists he works with on his new album, what he thinks of Led Zeppelin covers, and the possibility of the legendary band reforming again.

Gavin Esler meets one of Israel's most celebrated authors, David Grossman.

Vidal Sassoon revolutionised hair and created a short, sharp look that defined the 1960s.

Cheryl and Ashley Cole are granted a divorce at the High Court after four years of marriage.

Usain Bolt tells the BBC's Leon Mann how he's coping with intense media attention prompted by his book launch.

Gone With The Wind actress Cammie King Conlon, who played the daughter of Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler, dies aged 76.

Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan reaches an agreement with tax authorities in Australia allowing him to return to his home in the US.

TV comedienne Jennifer Saunders is to write the original story for musical Viva Forever - based on the songs of the Spice Girls.

X Factor's Olly Murs takes the plunge into pop music

In the latest in the BBC News Meet The Author interviews, Sir Terry Pratchett discusses I Shall Wear Midnight, the latest in his best-selling Discworld series.

UK singer-songwriter Sami Yusuf, billed as "Islam's biggest rock star", is donating profits from his new single to flood victims in Pakistan.

Some of musician Bob Dylan's artwork, never seen before by the public, is to be displayed at Denmark's National Gallery.

Musician using London Bridge to create a 24-hour composition

The UK's first talent show to make music available for download immediately propels a little known act called Pepper and Piano into the charts.

Tony Blair's memoirs, based on his time as the prime minister, break sales records, booksellers say.

A Britain's Got Talent hopeful claiming discrimination at an audition fails to get her case taken to an employment tribunal.

Natalie Portman graces the red carpet for the premiere of new movie Black Swan, which opens the Venice Film Festival.

In a bid to go beyond the confines of the auditorium, the Old Vic company - run by Oscar winner Kevin Spacey - is putting on a season of work in a tunnel.

Ex-This Morning host Richard Madeley presents the first five minutes of the show while Eamonn Holmes is stuck in traffic.