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Meet The Author: Tim Butcher

56 min 15 sec ago
Nick Higham visits the Frontline Club to talk to Tim Butcher, the former foreign correspondent and veteran of danger zones all over the world.

Film 24 - the week's new films

1 hour 38 min ago
Mark Kermode reviews the latest UK film releases including Last Exorcism and The Switch.

DJs unite for Love Parade track

2 hours 33 min ago
Three of the world's most successful club DJs join forces to pay tribute to those who died at the Love Parade festival in Germany in July.

GMTV presenters say goodbye

3 hours 25 min ago
GMTV has come to an end after 17 years - it will be replaced on Monday by a new show called Daybreak.

Thompson defends BBC No 10 visit

4 hours 6 min ago
Director general denies he compromised the BBC's independence by visiting Downing Street to discuss coverage of the government's spending cuts.

Sarah Kennedy leaves BBC Radio 2

5 hours 45 min ago
Veteran broadcaster Sarah Kennedy is leaving BBC Radio 2's Dawn Patrol show - 34 years after joining the station

Fringe defends ticket sales total

6 hours 47 min ago
Edinburgh Fringe officials defend their decision to count customers of free shows in their box office returns.

Proof in the spoof

6 hours 54 min ago
A full-length version of Machete, trailed in 2007 film Grindhouse, premieres at the Venice Film Festival

T.I. released after drug arrest

7 hours 24 min ago
The American rap star has been released from jail on bail after being arrested on suspicion of possessing ecstasy.

GMTV ends after 17 years on ITV

7 hours 51 min ago
Morning show GMTV appears on ITV1 for the final time after 17 years with presenter Andrew Castle paying tribute to viewers.

Classical star on his individual style

7 hours 51 min ago
Classical music star Lang Lang speaks to BBC Breakfast about his passion for music and describes his individual form of performance style.

Joy Division designer Peter Saville tackles England kit

8 hours 7 min ago
Peter Saville, the designer behind iconic record sleeves by Joy Division and New Order, creates a new football strip for the England team.

Hirst works 'inspired by others'

8 hours 10 min ago
A group that campaigns against conceptual art claims 15 works by the artist Damien Hirst were inspired by other artists.

Harman joins Holden in Shrek show

8 hours 21 min ago
Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden lands a starring role in Shrek The Musical, which is coming to London's West End next year.

Tea and biscuits with Led Zeppelin?

8 hours 21 min ago
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.

David Grossman on life and politics

8 hours 34 min ago
Gavin Esler meets one of Israel's most celebrated authors, David Grossman.

Vidal: A history in hairdressing

9 hours 3 min ago
Vidal Sassoon revolutionised hair and created a short, sharp look that defined the 1960s.

Cheryl and Ashley granted divorce

9 hours 35 min ago
Cheryl and Ashley Cole are granted a divorce at the High Court after four years of marriage.

Usain Bolt: The man behind the image

10 hours 5 min ago
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 dies

10 hours 28 min ago
Former Gone With The Wind child actress Cammie King Conlon - who played the doomed daughter of Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler - dies aged 76.