Books, letters and drawings owned by the late Spike Milligan are to be sold off this month at an auction in London.

UK newspapers react to the BBC prank calls row which has resulted in the three-month suspension of Jonathan Ross and the resignation of Radio 2 controller Lesley Douglas.

A peacekeeper in Sudan's Darfur region has been killed in an ambush by dozens of armed bandits, a UN official says.

As a calm of sorts returns to Baghdad, Iraqis let off steam and examine the damage left by years of conflict.

US comedian Jon Stewart has politicians queuing up to appear on his satirical news programme The Daily Show. Chris Bowlby profiles his life and career.

Comedian Edward Aczel appears to be a shambles - but the award winner has worked hard at perfecting his unkempt act.

Dick and Dom are to leave BBC Radio 1 in as part of weekend schedule changes, the station announces.

Children's TV classic The Banana Splits is getting a modern makeover for the Cartoon Network.

Comedian Dan Clark talks about his new anarchic BBC Three sitcom How Not To Live Your Life.

British number one Andy Murray beats world number three Novak Djokovic to take the Cincinnati Masters series title.

A giant Batmobile drives down the red carpet and flames shoot from the cinema roof at the European premiere of Dark Knight in London's Leicester Square.

Stars Michael Caine and Gary Oldman pay tribute to the late Heath Ledger at The Dark Knight premiere in New York.

Michael Barrymore is among those who will star at this year's Edinburgh Fringe.

Facing assault from political correctness, seaside decline and apathetic children, Punch and Judy has survived against the odds. As its practitioners gather in London, how have they survived the odds?

Humphrey Lyttelton, the veteran jazz musician and chairman of BBC Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, dies.

The career of children's TV presenter Mark Speight.

A court in the Philippines jails nine military officers for a failed coup attempt in July 2003.

Harrison Ford, Cameron Diaz and Orlando Bloom are among the stars soaked with slime at the 21st Annual Kids Choice Awards.

The pirate radio stations of the 1960s are part of British pop folklore, but America had its equivalents broadcasting from the border with Mexico. And its most celebrated star DJ was the near-mythical Wolfman Jack.

Sad fans mourn Ghana's semi-final defeat by Cameroon in the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament.