18 May 2012 Last updated at 16:27 ET Germany’s leader has had telephone contact with the Greek president, amid continuing speculation that his country may have to leave the eurozone. Greek officials said Chancellor Angela Merkel had suggested Greece could hold a referendum on the euro when it votes in national elections next month....
17 May 2012 Last updated at 16:30 ET Facebook has priced its shares ahead of one of the most eagerly-anticipated share flotations in recent stock market history. The social network said on Thursday that it valued shares at $38 (£24) each, and they would begin trading in New York on Friday. The share price...
13 May 2012 Last updated at 15:20 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The BBC’s Will Grant in Mexico City: “This drug conflict is still very, very brutal” Forty-nine mutilated bodies have been found dumped by a roadside near the city of Monterrey in northern Mexico. Security officials said the...
This series ripped up the idea of heroes and villains and left a deep impression – but what did you make of it? SPOILER ALERT: This blog is for people watching Homeland on Channel 4. Don’t read on if you haven’t seen episode 12 – and if you’ve seen...
5 May 2012 Last updated at 16:52 ET The first appearance of five leading 9/11 suspects before a military tribunal at the US base at Guantanamo Bay has been marked by hectic scenes. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others accused of plotting the 2001 attacks refused to respond to questions. One launched into a...
The Cosby Show broke the mould for US sitcoms – but 20 years after it went off air, where are its successors? Twenty years ago this week, the final episode of The Cosby Show aired. At its mid-80s peak, the sitcom spent four years as the most-watched programme in...
The Wanted have broken a golden rule by slagging off other stars in public. But it’s child’s play compared with the undisputed master, Bronson Pinchot Cross yourselves, stardustologists, for we begin with the mortal showbiz sins of the Wanted. If you’re not familiar with the Wanted, they’re the other...
3 May 2012 Last updated at 12:50 ET Newly released papers from Osama Bin Laden’s hideout reveal a frustrated al-Qaeda leader struggling to control an unruly network, the US military says. The documents seized during the raid on the Abbottabad compound were posted online by the research wing of the US military academy, West...
As the US remake of The Killing returns to Channel 4 and a British version of The Bridge is mooted, Mark Lawson asks why broadcasters are so attracted to remaking foreign-language shows A Scandanavian wind is blowing into English language television. With reports that Spooks production company Kudos is...
2 May 2012 Last updated at 15:49 ET The News Corporation board says it has “full confidence” in Rupert Murdoch. In a statement, the board of directors said it supported Mr Murdoch to continue “to lead News Corporation into the future as its chairman and CEO”. On Tuesday, a government media committee in the...
