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Russell Brand to host MTV Awards - Comedian Russell Brand is to present this year's MTV Video Music Awards show, which will be held in Los Angeles in September.

The Office to be remade in Russia - Fly-on-the-wall comedy show The Office, which originally starred Ricky Gervais, will be remade for Russian television.

Womad acts fail to get UK visas - The cancellation of three acts who failed to obtain UK visas will not spoil the Womad festival in Wiltshire, organisers say.

Giant public screens for Olympics - Twenty-eight giant screens will be erected in towns and cities across the UK to televise live action from the London 2012 Olympics.

Doctor Who signing ban at Hamlet - Fans are banned from having sci-fi merchandise signed by David Tennant and Patrick Stewart while they star in Hamlet.

Rapper DMX denies identity theft - US rapper DMX pleads not guilty to two theft charges, including one of attempting to steal somebody else's identity.

McCartney presents artist awards - Actor John Hurt is joining a host of music industry figures to receive an award from Sir Paul McCartney's performing arts school.

Ofcom allows more TV film adverts - TV channels will be allowed to show adverts more often during films, under new Ofcom rules.

No council seat for Blur drummer - Dave Rowntree, the drummer with indie band Blur, loses his bid to become a London councillor.

Is Simon Cowell a hero or a villain to US TV viewers? - Simon Cowell is crowned the favourite reality TV villain in America in a poll of 1.3 million people.

Dark tale - How a new twist was given to the latest Batman film

More than smut? - Do Carry On films have a deeper meaning?

So much better? - Franz Ferdinand get experimental

'Why am I gay?' - John Barrowman on his quest to know more about himself

Sparro's rise - Sam Sparro on follow-up singles