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Hot Tuna, the surfwear business best known for its piranha logo, suffered further heavy losses as it admitted it needs a buyer to rescue the brand.

Rochelle Wiseman has resolved not to make any New Year's resolutions - because she can't keep them.

Tamsin Egerton has revealed that she was "heartbroken" when her fantasy drama series Camelot was axed.

Billie Faiers has revealed who she wants to make a cameo on The Only Way Is Essex - fellow reality TV star Kim Kardashian.

Eddie Marsan has revealed he knew the indie film Tyrannosaur would be a hit.

Stellan Skarsgard has revealed how impressed he was that Joss Whedon packed so many characters into The Avengers.

David Fincher has said he takes pleasure in the fact that something as grim and prickly as The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo can spawn a global sensation.

Shaun Evans says he wasn't intimidated by taking on the role of a young Inspector Morse.

Benedict Cumberbatch says one of the joys of playing Sherlock Holmes on the small screen is that it allows him to be really rude to people.

Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish wants Stephen Ireland to start generating headlines on the field rather than off it.

Phil Jones is confident Blackburn's fortunes will improve - but not until 2012.

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is ready to test the depth of his squad as they begin their tough January schedule with two games in three days.

Defender Jose Enrique believes Liverpool are good enough to secure Champions League qualification this season and re-establish themselves as one of Europe's top sides.

Prime minister Margaret Thatcher secretly discussed issuing firearms to the police amid fears riots could disrupt the wedding of the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer, according to official papers made public for the first time.

Take a look Carl Jones’s review of his top five films of 2011 – and let us know what you think in our comments section below.

Fabio Capello has questioned Germany's use of players with Turkish origin at last summer's World Cup and called upon football's rulers to end the "theft of talent" that goes on between national teams.

England winger Chris Ashton could spark a summer transfer scramble, with Northampton coach Jim Mallinder claiming he is reluctant to discuss a new contract with the Aviva Premiership club.

Gary Anderson marked himself out as the man to beat with a slick 4-1 win over Colin Lloyd to reach the quarter-finals of the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship.

Nine out of 13 regions in the UK recorded a house price rise over 2011, in a year of contrasting fortunes ranging from a 5.4% increase in London to an 8.9% drop in Northern Ireland, Nationwide said.

Police investigating the "horrific" Boxing Day murder of an Indian student have offered a £50,000 reward as it emerged that the victim's father learned of his son's death from Facebook.

Asian stock markets have strengthened on the last day of a tumultuous trading year, after Wall Street posted gains following a spurt of positive US economic data.

The social care system has been branded "not fit for purpose" after figures revealed elderly people are paying up to £7,000 a year for home care services.

The Italian Job, starring Sir Michael Caine, has the best driving scenes in films, according to a survey.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace has been voted the favourite television moment of 2011 in a new poll.

People plan to donate an average of £35 to charities during December, despite the squeeze on household budgets caused by high living costs and unemployment, research has found.

Offenders given community sentences went on to commit 50 violent or sexual attacks a day, figures have showed.

Truth may be stranger than fiction but it's seldom more entertaining, especially when projected onto a big screen at 24 frames per second.

The Government should look to farming as one of the sectors which can kick-start growth and rebalance the economy, it has been urged.

Dancers, driving instructors and chartered surveyors are among workers who have suffered a 25% fall in the value of their earnings in the past four years, new research has revealed.

A second-hand bookshop has secured a new chapter in its life after a local community helped to raise thousands of pounds to save it from closure.