President Obama has joined a host of showbusiness luminaries in paying tribute to Donna Summer, following the disco star's death at the age of 63.

"Her voice was unforgettable," said the US leader. "The music industry has lost a legend far too soon."

The Broadway production of Priscilla Queen of the Desert is close after months of weak ticket sales.

Last week, audiences dipped below 50 per cent, with the show earning £337,221 from a potential £918,731.

Architect Rafael Moneo has been named the winner of the prestigious Prince of Asturias award for the arts.

Moneo, 75, is one of Spain's most respected architects. His works include the Los Angeles Cathedral and the Atocha railway station in Madrid.

Major film and television studios have lost a landmark case over illegal video downloads in Australia.

The High Court upheld a previous ruling that internet service provider (ISP) iiNet did not authorise copyright infringement among its customers.

A twelve-year-old girl who has been dubbed the real-life Rapunzel after refusing to cut her hair for her whole life is to cut it all off - and plans the 5ft 2in mane of

hair for £3,500 to be made into extensions.

Singles Mingle is a program tailored for single people (as in those not in a relationship) as well as those who are but are not married.

It will happen on the 25th of February 2012 at the College of Physicians and Surgeons. It will start at 4pm.

Sir Elton John’s husband David Furnish has taken another shot at Madonna, urging her to quit moviemaking.

Furnish said that the pop queen’s Golden Globes win was “a fluke” and told her to “stick to what she’s good at”. The Rocket Man lost out on the Best Original Song prize at the awards ceremony to the Material Girl, who took gold for her track ‘Masterpiece’, which featured in her directorial movie ‘W.E.’

Lu Qing, the wife of Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, has been detained by police in Beijing without explanation and taken to a nearby police station.

Mr Ai told the Financial Times that four Beijing police officers, one of them in uniform, arrived at his Beijing home on Thursday with a summons for Ms Lu.