In brief: Murdoch girl wins business prize

Elisabeth Murdoch (pictured), the daughter of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, has been crowned Businesswoman of the Year in the Harpers’s Bazaar 2008 Women of the Year Awards. Artist Tracey Emin took the Creative Woman of the Year category ..............Prince William’s girlfriend, Kate Middleton, has taken a lot of flak for not having a job, not least from the Queen who is said to disapprove of her apparently leisured lifestyle. But according to a “close friend” Middleton, 26, is now working for her parents’ mail order accessory business “compiling and editing” catalogues............Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg is to be a father for the third time. The politician's wife, Miriam Gonzalez Durantez, is expecting a baby in February ..............Selina Scott, the 57-year-old broadcaster, is suing the TV channel Five on the grounds of age discrimination. Scott was reportedly being lined up to provide maternity cover for the host of Five News, Natasha Kaplinsky, but then found herself overlooked ..............Coldplay lead the nominations for this year's Q magazine awards on October 6. The band, led by singer Chris Martin, are up for best album and best act in the world today…………