A small-format Francis Bacon triptych of his lover George Dyer sells for £26.7m at a London auction.

The sixth series of Community, which was cancelled by NBC earlier this year, will now air online on Yahoo Screen.

The US actor Robert Downey Jr has thanked police for arresting his 20-year-old son on suspicion of cocaine possession.

Artist Dame Zaha Hadid's Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan, wins the Design Museum Design of the Year Award.

Author Denise Mina could make it a hat-trick win as she finds herself again in the running for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award.

The mother whose books helped ill children tackle fear

The embroiderers who finished the Bayeux Tapestry

Artist Tracey Emin on what her most famous work means to her

A Saturn-shaped vacuum cleaner - and other Soviet classics

The Who have announced they are doing one final tour to mark the 50th anniversary of the band. Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey spoke to BBC News.

Pop star Beyonce tops the Forbes celebrity power list for the first time since her debut appearance on the list in 2004.

The Who announce they are planning to record some new songs ahead of a 50th anniversary UK tour.

Sir Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones film a sketch to help promote the Monty Python team's reunion shows at London's O2 Arena.

Former NoW journalists Andy Coulson and Clive Goodman are to face a retrial on a charge they bought royal telephone directories from police officers.

Channel 4 documentary series Benefits Street did not breach broadcasting rules following complaints the show was offensive, Ofcom says.

Monty Python team describe their stage show revival ahead of the 10-night run at London's O2 Arena

Girls Aloud Star Kimberley Walsh joins BBC Breakfast to talk about singing the official Tour de France song that marks the start of the race which begins in Leeds

Revellers still revelling as Glastonbury draws to a close

US actor Meshach Taylor, best known for his roles in the 1980s film comedy Mannequin and the US show Designing Women, dies aged 67.