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Boris’s deputy Ray Lewis faces inquiry
Trouble for London mayor Boris Johnson. Ray Lewis, his deputy mayor for young people, has been accused of unspecified sexual harassment and financial irregularities, misdemeanours that relate to his time as a Church of England vicar in the 1990s. The allegations were made yesterday on Channel 4... [continued]
In brief: Streep does it on Abba’s shagpile
Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep, who stars in the cinema version of the Abba-inspired musical Mamma Mia, has talked about her experiences recording the film's soundtrack. "There we were in the recording studio where the group recorded Dancing Queen in the 1970s. And I was standing at the... [continued]
Wheeler of the BBC dies aged 85
Sir Charles Wheeler, one of the BBC's longest-standing foreign correspondents and the father-in-law of London mayor Boris Johnson, has died at the age of 85. The veteran journalist, who was suffering from lung cancer, was based in the US for a decade from 1965, covering race riots (he is pictured... [continued]
Katie Holmes set for Broadway flop
In two months’ time, Katie Holmes, the wife of Tom Cruise, will make her Broadway stage debut in the Arthur Miller play All My Sons. However, detractors are already saying the production is destined to flop, citing poor advance bookings. Michael Riedel, one of the New York’s... [continued]
Robert Graves accused of stealing lover’s work
Robert Graves, one of Britain's foremost First World War poets, has been accused of stealing ideas, literary criticism and poetry from his one-time American mistress Laura Riding Jackson and passing them off as his own. The claim is made by Dr Mark Jacobs, a research fellow at... [continued]
Wimbledon shorts: Sharapova stalks the Paris catwalks
When Russian tennis princess Maria Sharapova went out in the second round of Wimbledon, many commentators attributed her loss to the tennis apparel she had chosen for the tournament
- a pair of shorts and a restrictive-looking tuxedo-style jacket - claiming that she appeared more devoted to her appearance than... [continued]
In pictures: Valentino and the other haute couture shows 
Mystery over Michael Gove’s cash resolved
Among the many fascinating revelations spotted by The First Post’s Westminster Mole in the latest MPs’ register of interests was that Tory Michael Gove, a leading light in
David Cameron’s Notting Hill set, had received a donation to the expense of running his Surrey Heath constituency office... [continued]
The Mole: members' interests reavealed
Sir Antony Jay rounds on BBC
Sir Antony Jay, co-creator of the peerless political comedy show Yes, Minister, has turned his attentions to the BBC. He believes, apart form BBC1 and Radio 4, the corporation is a complete waste of taxpayers’ money and should be dismantled forthwith. "The BBC spends over... [continued]
