An artwork by Impressionist painter Edgar Degas is stolen from a museum in Marseilles, local authorities have said.

An artwork by Impressionist painter Edgar Degas is stolen from a museum in Marseilles, local authorities have said.

Stage and Star Trek actor Patrick Stewart leads the world of arts in the New Year Honours list with a knighthood for services to drama.

Charlie Sheen and his wife Brooke Mueller Sheen – who last week accused him of putting a knife to her throat – want to reconcile.

Michael Jackson’s Thriller becomes the first music video to be added to the US national film archive, as a mark of its cultural significance.

New Zealand’s honours list makes Lord of the Rings film-maker Sir Peter Jackson, and honours former PM Helen Clark.

Movie director Quentin Tarantino is to be honoured for his career achievements at the Palm Springs Film Festival in the US.

Irish rock band U2 had the most successful North American tour of 2009, according to music trade publication Pollstar.

An ex-police chief is jailed for nearly three years for scheming to sell items from the home of Sarah Jessica Parker’s surrogate.

Status Quo rockers Rick Parfitt and Francis Rossi are appointed OBEs in the New Year Honours list for services to music and charity.