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Whitehaven in Cumbria prepares to go digital, less than a day before analogue TV is switched off.

India’s nomination for this year’s Oscars best foreign film should not have been considered, the jury chairman says.

Actor Orlando Bloom escape unharmed following a car accident in Hollywood.

Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts collects the 2007 American Cinematheque award.

Georgia drafts in 1970s disco icons Boney M in its battle to regain control over South Ossetia.

Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty tells the BBC he is at a “turning point” in his battle against drug addiction.

Classic rock band The Eagles will play a one-off private gig in London’s O2 venue to a crowd of 2,300 people.

Hot Fuzz star Simon Pegg is to play Scotty in the latest Star Trek film, directed by JJ Abrams, reports say.

A judge allows Britney Spears’ children to stay one night a week with her after she lost custody of them last week.

Long-running BBC radio favourite The Archers is to be made available as a podcast, the BBC says.

Former James Bond actor Sir Roger Moore says it is a “thrill” to get a star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood.

More than £160m will be spent on music and video downloads in the UK this year, according to a forecast.

X Factor judge Louis Walsh admits that the “judges’ houses” seen in the ITV show are not their real homes.

Senior BBC executive Alan Yentob says no bogus reaction shots were used in his arts show Imagine.

A radio station is criticised by Ofcom after a prize trip to “Athens” turns out to be a restaurant.

The X Factor beats Strictly Come Dancing in the Sunday night ratings war with 7.4m viewers.

Claims that singer Pete Doherty attempted suicide while in rehab are “totally untrue”, his manager says.

The Arctic Monkeys, Kaiser Chiefs and Muse are the lead nominees at the Q Awards ceremony in London.

A US court refuses to restore Britney Spears’ custody over her two children, but grants visiting rights.

Sean O’Brien becomes the only person to win the prestigious Forward Prize for Poetry three times.