LATEST SHOWBIZ NEWS - BBC NEWS

AWARDS DOUBLE FOR VALENTINE BAND - Thu 29 Jul
Welsh rock band Bullet For My Valentine scoop two prizes at this year's Kerrang! Awards, including best British group for the third year running.

NO CHARGES FOR JACKSON'S DOCTORS - Thu 29 Jul
Seven doctors who treated Michael Jackson in the years before his death will not face charges, US investigators say.

CAPSULES TO MARK LENNON'S LEGACY - Thu 29 Jul
Three time capsules are to be created on what would have been John Lennon's 70th birthday, to be dedicated at a ceremony in the US.

BERTRAND SAYS VOCAL 'WAS NOT ME' - Thu 29 Jul
Musician Plastic Bertrand apparently admits to a Belgian newspaper that he did not sing on signature hit Ca Plane Pour Moi.

CHURCHILL'S PAPERS TO GO PUBLIC - Thu 29 Jul
Sir Winston Churchill's entire archive of papers is to be published electronically in libraries, allowing full public access.

SKY SET FOR 3D TELEVISION LAUNCH - Thu 29 Jul
Sky's 3D television station is to start on 1 October with a mix of films and sport, the broadcaster has announced.

COPPOLA MOVIE COMPETING AT VENICE - Thu 29 Jul
Director Sofia Coppola's comeback is among the 22 films competing for honours at the Venice Film Festival.

DAVID WALLIAMS' WIFE SUES PLAYBOY - Wed 28 Jul
Model Lara Stone, who married comedian David Walliams in May, takes legal action against the French edition of Playboy magazine.

ITV WINS RUGBY WORLD CUP RIGHTS - Wed 28 Jul
ITV successfully holds onto the UK TV rights for the next two Rugby World Cups, it is announced.

OUTNUMBERED STAR IS JUST WILLIAM - Wed 28 Jul
Outnumbered child star Daniel Roche - who plays naughty Ben Brockman in the BBC comedy - is to play the lead role in a new adaptation of Just William.

JUSTIN BIEBER FILMS CSI SCENES - Wed 28 Jul
The teen singer has posted a picture of himself appearing in an episode of US crime series CSI.

HOLLYWOOD HEADS TO BRECON BEACONS FOR SAS FILM - Thu 29 Jul
Hollywood actor Jason Statham is in Wales filming scenes for a new movie, which also stars Oscar-winner Robert De Niro.

HUNGARY SUED OVER NAZI ART LOOT - Thu 29 Jul
A Jewish art collector's heirs sue Hungary for the return of art worth more than $100m (£64.1m) seized in World War II.

PAINTER 'FINDS' LOST ADAMS PHOTOS - Wed 28 Jul
Glass photo negatives bought for $45 (£34) are in fact the lost work of Ansel Adams - and valued at $200m, claims a California painter.

YOUNG SCOT REALISES BOLSHOI DREAM - Tue 27 Jul
The first Scot to win a place at Moscow's Bolshoi Ballet Academy secures the funding to fulfil her dream.

NEESON CONDEMNS FILM COUNCIL AXE - Wed 28 Jul
The A-Team star Liam Neeson calls the government's decision to axe the UK Film Council 'deplorable'.

STRONG BRITISH SHOWING AT TORONTO - Wed 28 Jul
Movies starring British actors including James McAvoy and Keira Knightley will premiere at this year's Toronto film festival.

BRUNI MAKES ACTING DEBUT IN PARIS - Wed 28 Jul
French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy makes her acting debut in a Woody Allen film being shot in Paris.

ELVIS CELEBRATION GIG ANNOUNCED - Wed 28 Jul
A concert celebrating Elvis Presley in what would have been his 75th year is to be held in London's Hyde Park.

FRANKLIN AND RICE PERFORM AT GIG - Wed 28 Jul
Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice joins veteran singer Aretha Franklin on stage to perform at a charitable gig on Tuesday.

GILLIAM TO DIRECT ARCADE FIRE GIG - Wed 28 Jul
Film-maker Terry Gilliam is to direct a webcast of Arcade Fire's concert from New York, it is announced.

BBC NATIONS COVERAGE 'IMPROVING' - Thu 29 Jul
The BBC's news coverage of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland has improved significantly over the last year, the BBC Trust says.

CHIEF EXEC OF S4C QUITS SUDDENLY - Thu 29 Jul
The resignation of Iona Jones, the head of Welsh-language channel S4C, is greeted with shock.

CHILDREN'S TV FIRM IN LIQUIDATION - Tue 27 Jul
An animation firm which specialises in children's TV has announced plans to go into liquidation.

BOLLYWOOD VERSION OF AUSTEN'S EMMA - Thu 29 Jul
A modern Bollywood adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma is set to hit the big screen. Anna Holligan went to meet its stars.

GRAPHIC NOVEL FINDS INDIAN AUDIENCE - Thu 29 Jul
Graphic novels are finding new markets in India.

GILET ON PLAYING AN EASTENDERS MURDERER - Thu 29 Jul
Actor Don Gilet tells BBC Breakfast news why he sometimes finds it hard playing a killer.

FRANCE'S FIRST LADY IN FILM - Thu 29 Jul
Watch footage of Carla Bruni on set of the new Woody Allen film.

PRICE EXPLAINS HER LATEST NOVEL - Thu 29 Jul
Model and business woman Katie Price is releasing her fifth novel called Paradise.

GLEE'S FINN ON SERIES TWO - Tue 13 Jul
Nadine hasn't quit Girls Aloud, the Glee cast tease season two, plus the rest of the day's showbiz news

STAR WARS HITS NEW YORK SUBWAY - Thu 29 Jul
Meet New York's improvisational film makers who have been performing scenes from cult films in public places.

GLEE ON WINNING AWARDS - Thu 29 Jul
The cast of Glee spoke about winning awards on

BACK ON THE FARM - Thu 29 Jul
Author Michael Morpurgo on Hollywood and the sequel to West End smash War Horse

LIP SERVICE - Wed 28 Jul
Music's biggest miming scandals

MONEY MATTERS - Tue 27 Jul
Who will take on the Film Council's funding role?

JACKIE CHAN TALKS KUNG FU - Tue 27 Jul
Jackie Chan defines the real message behind martial arts

SONNA ON SONG - Wed 28 Jul
British Asian artist Sonna creates a buzz

AWAY WITH WORDS - Mon 26 Jul
Poet Simon Armitage sings for his supper