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Kidnapper not one of us, say Rockefellers
The Rockefellers, who made its fortune from Standard Oil and became one of American's most prominent dynasties, are on the warpath - adamant that a man calling himself Clark Rockefeller, who is being sought by federal agents after abducting his own daughter in Boston, is not a member of their... [continued]
Harvard Business School attacked
The New York-based English writer Philip Delves Broughton (pictured) has ruffled feathers with his insider’s account of Harvard Business School, where he took a masters degree. In his book, Ahead of the Curve, Delves Broughton describes HBS as a place where the stress of competition is... [continued]
Director John Maybury quits Wuthering Heights movie
More problems for the big-screen adaptation of Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights. In May Natalie Portman, who was to play Cathy Earnshaw, pulled out because she didn’t think
she could manage a Yorkshire accent. Now the film’s director John Maybury (centre), has quit, leaving the future of the... [continued]
Natalie Portman pulls out of Wuthering Heights 
Jordan attacks snobs in the Times
Katie Price, otherwise known as Jordan, the former glamour model turned best-selling novelist, has delivered a withering attack on the organisers of the Cartier Polo tournament. In
an editorial in today's Times - yes, the Times – she talks of her anger about being refused tickets to... [continued]
Cartier’s annual polo party
Boris backs Barack
London's Conservative mayor Boris Johnson has stepped over the line neither his party leader, David Cameron, nor the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, have dared to cross: he has gone against political protocol and endorsed Barack Obama for president. In an interview with Square Mile magazine, Johnson said: "John McCain has... [continued]
In brief: Carla Bruni to play on BBC music show
Carla Bruni is to make her debut TV appearance in Britain next month. The wife of the French president will perform two songs from her recently released album Comme Si De Rien
N’Etait on BBC 2’s Later... With Jools Holland...Hello! magazine has beaten its rival OK! to... [continued]
Carla Bruni sees herself as the heir to Jackie Onassis
Tony Blair and his groovy friend
Alan McGee, one of the leading figures of the 1990’s Brit pop explosion (he discovered Oasis), has revealed for the first time the curious relationship he enjoyed with Tony Blair. Talking to the music magazine Uncut, the music impresario tells of the time he was invited to Chequers... [continued]
Prince William to train with SAS
He has piloted Chinooks, executed drug busts in the Caribbean and occasionally braved the paparazzi outside Bouji’s nightclub. Now Prince William faces his greatest challenge: he is
to spend time training with the SAS, the Royal Navy’s Special Boat Squadron and the elite Special Reconnaissance Regiment.... [continued]
MoD reveals £50k bill for Wills’s joy-rides
