BBC News Lana Del Rey conquers album chart US singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey goes straight in at number one in the UK album chart with her debut release Born To Die. 051812

BBC News Depardieu to star as Strauss-Kahn Gerard Depardieu is to star in a movie about the sex scandal that caused IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn to resign. 053012

BBC News Dickens 'beyond' modern children Charles Dickens biographer Claire Tomalin says children are not being taught to read with the attention span necessary to appreciate the novelist's works. 053012

BBC News Film-maker Zalman King dies at 70 Film-maker Zalman King, best known for writing and producing the hit movie Nine and a Half Weeks, dies aged 70. 050512

BBC News Gibb says he feels 'fantastic' Bee Gees star Robin Gibb says he is making a "spectacular" recovery from cancer and that he is feeling "fantastic". 055912

BBC News VIDEO: Iran 'intimidating BBC Persian' The BBC's director general Mark Thompson has accused the Iranian authorities of intimidating those working for its Persian service. 052512

BBC News Acting veteran Ben Gazzara dies US film and Broadway actor Ben Gazzara has died in New York at the age of 81. 042712

BBC News Vettriano's Butler in rare show One of the most famous paintings by Fife artist Jack Vettriano has gone on public display for the first time in two decades. 041612

BBC News Gruffalo author pens protest poem Children's laureate and Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson writes a poem in protest at planned library closures across the country. 031112

BBC News VIDEO: Film 24 - the week's new films Mark Kermode reviews the latest UK film releases including Martha Marcy May Marlene, Man on A Ledge and Young Adult. 032112

BBC News BBC accuses Iran of intimidation The BBC's Director General, Mark Thompson, accuses the Iranian authorities of intimidating those working for its Persian service. 030012

BBC News AUDIO: 'How I got to play Sigmund Freud' Actor Viggo Mortensen told Radio 5 live how he got the part of Sigmund Freud in new film A Dangerous Method. 031912

BBC News £18m arts centre shows revealed Belfast's new £18m Metropolitan Arts centre - MAC - is prepares to open its doors in the city's Cathedral Quarter. 031512

BBC News Residents say no to film-makers The residents fed-up with movie stars and camera crews 031412

BBC News Artist set for Facebook windfall A US graffiti artist who painted Facebook's offices is set to become a millionaire when the social network begins trading as a public company. 031312

BBC News Grant 'on board' for Jones film Actor Hugh Grant will star in the third Bridget Jones movie, despite recent reports that he had pulled out of the sequel 032612

BBC News Calvin Harris named top hitmaker Pop star Calvin Harris was the most successful songwriter in the UK singles chart in 2011, according to research from trade magazine Music Week. 032012

BBC News Noises Off transfers to West End Michael Frayn's comedy Noises Off is to transfer to the West End after breaking box office records at the Old Vic. 030112

BBC News VIDEO: Behind the scenes with The Queen Andrew Marr is presenting a new documentary to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. 030112

BBC News Connolly ends shows after heckles Comedian Billy Connolly is criticised for ending two of his stand-up shows early in the past week due to hecklers. 033112