A marketing chief is suing German toy maker Steiff for $80m (€58m) , accusing the company’s chief executive of raping her in a car during a campaign of unwelcome advances that she said went on for years.

Veteran rocker Bob Dylan will delight fans by exposing details of his 40-year career in his memoirs - which will consist of three separate volumes.

US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright plans to write her memoirs after she leaves public life later in the month.