The son of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour was merely 'posing' when he exhibited signs of violence during the student riots, the Court of Appeal heard... more
In the air: Bah! humbug! Journalists working on Christmas Day to produce the Boxing Day editions of the Sunday Mirror and People newspapers are not happy... more
The role of executive director of the ICA should have been Ekow Eshun's dream job. But after a campaign of vitriol and backstabbing, he's giving up. He tells Godfrey Barker about the ruthless politics of the art world... more
In The Air: The betting in the City is News Corp’s efforts to buy BSkyB outright will succeed but will take nine to 12 months for regulators to clear the deal... more
Video: It was evident from those who packed Southwark Cathedral for a celebration of the life of Sir John Mortimer that the playwright, barrister and creator of Rumpole of the Bailey, was very much loved by all... more
Jay-Z headlined Glastonbury 2008 and, just to show who has the last laugh, he closed his set proper by cheekily miming along to Oasis’s original Wonderwall... more
Alan Yentob is in defiant mood. After a torrid few weeks in which the BBC has come under attack for everything from sacking a 66-year-old woman to running up extravagant expense claims, Mr Yentob, one of the corporation's veteran executives, has clearly decided enough is enough.... more
The influential critic Roger Fry set up the Omega Workshops to apply his ideas about art to everyday objects — but the Bloomsbury artists he employed were woeful craftsmen... more
Paris Hilton partied, Princess Michael swanned around and Fergie turned up with Beatrice in tow - this was designer Nicky Haslam's bash for his 800 closest friends... more
The BBC is facing growing speculation that it is preparing to appoint its creative director Alan Yentob as a new northern supremo as it transfers programming out of London... more
It would be understandable if at 80 Mel Brooks was taking it easy. But at this exclusive charity gig, Brooks proved he is still an unstoppable comedy show-off.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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