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Prescott snubbed by Regatta toffs
John Prescott (pictured), the socially sensitive former Labour deputy prime minister, is making a documentary for BBC 2 about one of his pet obsessions - the British class system, or more accurately how the toffs have conspired to make his life a misery. Needless to say, and... [continued]
Jesse Jackson gaffe: is there more to come?
Film director Spike Lee has attempted to play down inflammatory comments made by Rev Jesse Jackson (pictured) about Barack Obama which have
cast a shadow over the Democratic candidate's campaign. In throwaway remarks made in front of a live microphone on the Fox and Friends morning talk show on Thursday,... [continued]
Watch the video: Jackson wants Obama's nuts 
Ronnie Wood runs off with cocktail waitress
Ronnie Wood (pictured here with his wife, Jo), 61, has had a "life in the old dog yet" moment. According to the Sun newspaper, he has apparently left his wife for a 19-year-old Russian cocktail waitress, who he has whisked off to his home in Ireland. The... [continued]
Dominatrix no-show at Mosley trial
Max Mosley's breach of privacy case against the News of the World took a dramatic turn at the High Court yesterday when the dominatrix who filmed his sex session with five girls on behalf of the newspaper failed to turn up. 'Women E' - none of the girls has been... [continued]
Lady Thatcher to miss gay Tory wedding
When it was announced that Tory MP Alan Duncan was to marry his long-term partner, James Dunseath – what he called his "big fat gay wedding" – it was thought that the event would be attended by a host of Tory grandees, among them David Cameron. But despite talking of... [continued]
In brief: Brinkley pays hubby £1m
Christie Brinkley (pictured), the former supermodel, has agreed to pay her fourth husband more than £1 million in an out-of-court divorce settlement. Both sides claimed it as a victory, but Brinkley, who instigated the divorce proceedings after her husband had an affair with an 18-year-old will get custody... [continued]
Labour sets police on journalist
The Labour Party, or at least one of its number, Huddersfield MP Barry Sheerman, does not appear to be aware of the concept of freedom of speech. On Wednesday, he spotted Peter Oborne, the political commentator and broadcaster, handing out a pamphlet about his current bugbear,... [continued]
