A well-known Londonderry jazz musician is struck on the head and robbed of instruments worth thousands of pounds.

The career of Courtney Pine who has been appointed CBE in the New Year Honours.

A guide to the contestants in the Big Brother 9 house.

A 16-year-old schoolboy is the winner of the Highland Young Musician of the Year 2008 award.

The national tree of Tanzania, the "Mpingo", used to make musical instruments, is one of the most valuable trees in the world, but it is under threat from illegal logging.

When schoolchildren pick a musical instrument to learn, they are too often influenced by gender stereotypes, says a report. So why don't boys like the flute or girls play the guitar?

Tributes are paid to Alun Hoddinott, one of Wales' leading classical composers, who has died.

Grammy-nominated Canadian guitarist Jeff Healey dies at the age of 41 after a lifelong battle against cancer.

Fionnuala Ward from Magherafelt wins the title of Northern Ireland's Young Musician of the Year

Diary entries by the BBC's John Sudworth who is travelling with the New York Philharmonic orchestra to North Korea.

Rivers Cuomo, of US rock band Weezer, talks about the recording of solo album Alone.

The story of the final of The Next Big Thing 2007, the BBC's global talent search.

The final five have been selected for the BBC World Service's search for The Next Big Thing 2007.

Police want to trace the owners of property discovered at a house in Derby.

Scotland run in six tries as they crush Romania in their World Cup Pool C clash in Edinburgh.

Musicians lead a parade in Hay-on-Wye before the funeral of a jazz clarinetist, who died aged 76.

Did Hurricane Katrina silence New Orleans' music forever?

Flowers in the Rain was famously Radio One's first song. But it's become much interesting than a mere hippy anthem.

Supporters of an historic theatre finally have enough money to buy it - after being left £140,000 in the will of a former performer.

Twenty five authors have been chosen as the future of British writing over the next quarter of a century.