The latest stories from the Entertainment & Arts section of the BBC News web site.

• Dickens 'beyond' modern children

  Charles Dickens biographer Claire Tomalin says children are not being taught to read with the attention span necessary to appreciate the novelist's works.

• Lana Del Rey conquers album chart

  US singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey goes straight in at number one in the UK album chart with her debut release Born To Die.

• Amanda Holden to return to BGT

  The presenter says she is to return to the TV talent show next Saturday after recovering after the traumatic birth of her second daughter.

• Phil Spector death case settled

  The mother of the actress Phil Spector murdered has settled a wrongful death case against the music producer, according to her lawyer.

• Radcliffe beaten at US box office

  Chronicle, a film about teenagers with super powers, beats Daniel Radcliffe thriller The Woman in Black to top the North American film chart.