Rachel Rice is named as the £100,000 winner of this year's Big Brother, beating bookies' favourite Mikey Hughes by a narrow margin.

The first series of Little Britain USA is to be screened on BBC One this autumn, while details of new characters are revealed.

Kanye West will close the MTV Music Video Awards, a year after complaining about failing to win a single prize at the event.

Bestival organiser Rob da Bank has said his team have been working on safety measures to prevent a mud-bath following heavy rainfall at the site.

The Jackson brothers - minus Michael and Jermaine - get a lifetime award at the BMI Urban Awards from sister Janet.

Mexican director Guillermo del Toro signs a four-movie deal with film studio Universal that will keep him busy for the next decade.

Writers from the US version of The Office are recruited to write a third instalment in the Ghostbusters franchise, Variety reports.

Festival goers could be seriously damaging their hearing, a leading charity has warned.

Londoner Joel Defries, 23, is unveiled as the latest presenter on children's show Blue Peter.

A mother of four gets a tattoo of her favourite band across her back to celebrate her 40th birthday.

Celebrations as Big Brother 9 ends after 93 days

Actress Thandie Newton on her RocknRolla role

Keane aim to save the world after saving themselves

Chanelle's verdict on Big Brother 9

How culture is an integral part of the Olympics

How Jill and Mary were banished for Zoe and Pippa

Plans for a four-year programme of cultural events ahead of the 2012 Olympics are announced in London.

Bill Melendez, the US animator behind the Peanuts movies and TV specials, dies in California at the age of 91.

Robin Hood actor Keith Allen is to play Long John Silver in a production of Treasure Island, to run over Christmas in London's West End.

Tate Britain is to hold a major exhibition of JMW Turner and the Old Masters, ranking him alongside the likes of Rembrandt.

A controversial novel about the Prophet Muhammad and his child bride, scrapped in the US, will be released in the UK.

Oscar winner Michael Moore is to show his latest documentary, Slacker Uprising, free of charge on the internet.

Actress Keira Knightley joins fellow stars on the red carpet as The Duchess receives its world premiere in London.

The European premiere of Danny Boyle's latest film, Slumdog Millionaire, will close this year's London Film Festival in October.

Don LaFontaine, who voiced more than 5,000 movie trailers in a 33-year career, dies in Los Angeles aged 68.

Two men are charged after a paparazzo was allegedly thrown into the sea while trying to photograph actor Matthew McConaughey.

Keane frontman Tom Chaplin says his drink and drug demons are buried after the "very dark period" when he went into rehab.

A report criticises a number of radio presenters for encouraging heavy drinking among their listeners.

Musical taste and style is closely related to personality type, according to new research from a Scottish university.

Entertainment retailer HMV sees sales growth fall off sharply in the last three months.

The drummer of rock band Metallica, Lars Ulrich, welcomes an online leak of their new album ahead of its release.

Actor Anthony Edwards is to appear in the final series of US drama ER, playing his deceased character Dr Mark Greene.

The BBC is accused of being "frivolous" with licence fee-payers' money after spending £10.4m on flights last year.

Mohamed and Kathreya leave the Big Brother house in a surprise midweek double eviction, three days from the end of the series.

Virgin Radio is to be rebranded as Absolute Radio as its Indian owner aims to turn it into a global business.

Co-writer and actress Ruth Jones says there could be a third series of Gavin and Stacey if they can come up with enough good storylines.