Madonna’s film about King Edward VIII’s romance with American divorcee Wallis Simpson will have its world premiere at this year’s Venice Film Festival.

W.E, which the singer directed, screens out of competition at the event, which runs from 31 August to 10 September.

British actress Andrea Riseborough plays Mrs Simpson in the film, which . . . → Read More: Madonna royal drama to screen at Venice Film Festival

The police are to fix a date later for the post-mortem examination into the death of Amy Winehouse.

The singer’s body was found on Saturday afternoon at her home in Camden, north London, where hundreds of fans gathered over the weekend to pay tribute.

They laid flowers, cards and photos outside her home, as . . . → Read More: Singer Amy Winehouse post-mortem date to be set

Realist painter Lucian Freud, one of Britain’s most distinguished and highly regarded artists, has died aged 88.

New York dealer William Acquavella said Freud had died at his London home on Wednesday after an unspecified illness.

Freud, a grandson of the psycho-analyst Sigmund Freud, was born in Berlin in 1922 and fled to Britain . . . → Read More: Painter Lucian Freud dies aged 88

The story of Batman has been told on stage for the first time at the premiere of an arena show that could tour the world for the next five years.

Batman Live opened in Manchester on Tuesday and appeared to go smoothly after the Batmobile crashed on stage during rehearsals last week.

A spare . . . → Read More: Batman Live show on track after crash

The final Harry Potter movie has shattered box office records in the US and Canada, taking $168m (£104m) over its opening weekend.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 had already made $92.1m (£57m) on its opening day, said the film’s distributor, Warner Bros.

The previous opening weekend record was held by Batman . . . → Read More: Harry Potter film takes $168m to break ticket records

A man was in custody yesterday after allegedly trespassing at Halle Berry’s property in the Hollywood Hills, two days after he was first spotted spying on the movie star, Radar Online reported.

The suspect, identified as 27-year-old Richard Anthony Franco, was detained by Berry’s private security guards when he jumped over the back wall . . . → Read More: Intruder arrested at Halle Berry’s home