Van Morrison’s main entertainment firm posted a pre-tax profit of almost £1.4m (€1.6m) last year, new accounts show.

Phil Spector's defence team today tried to show that the prosecution's key witness had trouble understanding English.

A criminalist who examined evidence for Phil Spector’s murder trial testified in a hearing that a missing piece of acrylic fingernail from shooting victim Lana Clarkson’s hand may or may not be of value in reconstructing the actress’ death at the record producer’s home.

Legendary record producer Phil Spector, charged with murdering an actress at his California mansion, told his chauffeur that night that he thought he had “killed somebody,” according to a police report.

Pop Idol finalist Gareth Gates was praised for his choice of tune today by the man who first took the record-breaking song to the top of the charts, Jimmy Young.