British rocker Ian Brown was joined by ex-Stone Roses bandmate Mani on Thursday night for a wild gig kickstarting Brown's King Monkey's US Tour.

Hopes that ITV Digital's Monkey could become the new face of Comic Relief have been dealt a blow by administrators for the failed broadcaster.

ITV Digital’s advertising symbol Monkey was today at the centre of a legal tug-of-war.

Johnny Vegas has been named Best Newcomer at the British Royal Television Society programme awards.