Showbiz headlines
NO TAKERS FOR MIRO AT LONDON SALE
A 1933 work by the Spanish artist Joan Miro fails to sell in a week that has seen other pieces sold for record prices at London auctions.
MILLS 'DID NOT BACK PHONE ACCESS'
Heather Mills, ex-wife of Sir Paul McCartney, tells the Leveson Inquiry she did not authorise former tabloid editor Piers Morgan to access her voicemail.
WATTS LANDS PRINCESS DIANA ROLE
British-born actress Naomi Watts is to portray Princess Diana in a new film believed to explore her relationship with the heart surgeon Hasnat Khan.
WHITEREAD TO MAKE GALLERY FRIEZE
British artist Rachel Whiteread is commissioned to create a new work to adorn the historic facade of the Whitechapel Gallery in east London.
LIBRARY APPOINTS RESIDENT ARTIST
The British Library appoints its first artist-in-residence - a performer who will create a new character based on his research into hypnotism.
SHOCKED TV CHEF MOURNS BURNT BARN
A shocked Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall says it is impossible to imagine a fire destroying his "lovely Devon barn" at River Cottage.
MEDICAL DRAMA HOUSE TO END RUN
The show, which stars British actor Hugh Laurie, will finish after the current eighth season ends.
BERLIN TO OPEN WITH FRENCH DRAMA
A drama set around the French Revolution, starring Diane Kruger as Marie Antoinette, will launch the Berlin Film Festival later.
SINGER TABOR SWEEPS FOLK AWARDS
Veteran singer June Tabor wins four prizes at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in Salford, three of which are shared with her collaborators The Oysterband.
KATE ATTENDS LUCIAN FREUD PREVIEW
The Duchess of Cambridge carries out her first solo public engagement, attending a preview of a new Lucian Freud exhibition in central London.
