LATEST SHOWBIZ NEWS - BBC NEWS

TAKE THAT STAR SORRY FOR AFFAIRS - Thu 11 Mar
Take That star Mark Owen says he is "deeply sorry" for cheating on his partner of five years before they married in 2009.

COREY HAIM WAS 'TORMENTED SOUL' - Thu 11 Mar
Lost Boys actor Corey Haim was a "tormented soul", his friend and fellow actor Corey Feldman says.

PINK FLOYD WIN EMI COURT RULING - Thu 11 Mar
Pink Floyd tracks may be removed from digital music services like iTunes after a High Court ruling.

DOCTOR'S GIRL NERVOUS OVER DEBUT - Thu 11 Mar
Karen Gillan - who plays Doctor Who's new companion - says she's feeling the butterflies ahead of the start of the new series.

LUCAS QUITS SHOOTING STARS QUIZ - Thu 11 Mar
Little Britain star Matt Lucas says he is too busy to return to the forthcoming series of BBC show Shooting Stars, it is announced.

'ZERO VIEWERS' FOR WELSH TV SHOWS - Thu 11 Mar
Welsh TV channel S4C aired almost 200 TV shows last month that officially attracted zero viewers, according to reports.

MORE BBC SERVICES FACING REVIEW - Thu 11 Mar
The BBC Trust announces it will review how well some radio services perform in terms of their quality, distinctiveness and value for money.

DOHERTY BANNED OVER CRASH - Thu 11 Mar
Musician Pete Doherty is banned from driving after admitting allowing his manager to use his car without insurance.

TAIO CRUZ SCALES BILLBOARD CHART - Thu 11 Mar
R&B star Taio Cruz sets the record for the biggest jump to the top of US Billboard Hot 100 for an act's first charting single.

MALKOVICH TO TREAD LONDON BOARDS - Thu 11 Mar
Oscar-nominated actor John Malkovich is to play a Josef Fritzl-style Austrian psychopath at the Barbican, in London, next year, it is announced.

ANNA NICOLE STORY MADE INTO OPERA - Wed 10 Mar
The Royal Opera House is to stage the world premiere of an opera about the life of former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith, who died in 2007.

ARTS WOMEN TO WATCH LIST REVEALED - Wed 10 Mar
A list of 50 women to watch in the arts over the coming years has been compiled by leading arts organisations.

NAKED PHOTO SHOOT FOR SALFORD GALLERY - Mon 8 Mar
Hundreds of people are being asked to shed their clothes to celebrate a Greater Manchester art gallery's 10th birthday.

BLUE PETER DOG TAKES FINAL BOW-WOW - Thu 11 Mar
Blue Peter dog Mabel, one of the show's longest-serving pets, is to retire after 14 years, it is announced.

DREAM, BUT WORK HARD, SAYS ALESHA - Thu 11 Mar
Reporters Cara and Olaiton from Catford High School, Lewisham quizzed pop star Alesha Dixon about her life and work and identified Strictly Come Dancing as an important moment in her career.

FLORENCE GETS FIRST HEADLINE SLOT - Wed 10 Mar
Florence and the Machine is to headline her first festival, topping the bill at Latitude in Suffolk in July.

TEMPAH 'TO STAY' NUMBER ONE - Wed 10 Mar
The first official midweek singles chart shows that Tinie Tempah is due to hold on to the number one spot for a second week.

CHURCH SIGNS DEAL TO FUND ALBUM - Wed 10 Mar
Singer Charlotte Church agrees a £2m deal with a music investment company to finance the recording of her next reccord, it is confirmed.

WALL STREET 2 PUSHED BACK - Thu 11 Mar
Oliver Stone's sequel to 1987 hit Wall Street will not be in cinemas for another six months after film studio bosses push back the release date.

ACADEMY DEFENDS FAWCETT SNUB - Wed 10 Mar
Actress Farrah Fawcett was not in the Oscars memorial segment because she was more known as a TV star, the Academy says.

WONDERLAND FILM BREAKS 3D RECORD - Tue 9 Mar
Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland enters the UK and Ireland box office at number one, with record opening takings for a 3D movie.

OSCARS 'MOST WATCHED SINCE 2005' - Tue 9 Mar
This year's Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles was the most watched in the US for five years, early figures suggest.

DALY 'FIGHTING' TO SAVE MARRIAGE - Wed 10 Mar
Strictly Come Dancing presenter Tess Daly says her marriage to fellow presenter Vernon Kay is "worth fighting" for.

STREET ACTRESS REVEALS DEPRESSION - Wed 10 Mar
Coronation Street actress Beverley Callard reveals she has been receiving treatment for a "serious breakdown" and depression.

SIR TERRY PICKS UP RADIO HONOUR - Wed 10 Mar
BBC Radio 2 presenter Sir Terry Wogan is named digital radio personality of the year at the annual Tric Awards ahead of successor Chris Evans.

ACTOR SHEEN 'SET FOR TV RETURN' - Wed 10 Mar
Actor Charlie Sheen is expected to return to the set of Two and a Half Men after a spell in rehab, his publicist says.

DIGGING FOR SUCCESS - Thu 11 Mar
How rock band Spoon became the best-reviewed band of the last decade without selling millions.

IN PICTURES - Thu 11 Mar
Blue Peter's most loved pets, past and present

HOODWINKED? - Thu 11 Mar
Were rumours of Sarkozy's infidelity a media hoax?

IN PICTURES - Thu 11 Mar
Works devoted to Indian portraits go on show

GOMP/ARTS - Thu 11 Mar
Keeping up with the theatrical Joneses

LEGACY AND LEO - Wed 10 Mar
Scorsese on seeking posterity and DiCaprio

PHANTOM RETURNS - Wed 10 Mar
The critics' verdicts on Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies