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Carluccio suicide rumours all ‘lies’
When it was reported last week that Antonio Carluccio, the multi-millionaire London restaurateur, had stabbed himself in the chest with a kitchen knife, many thought it was simply an accident. However, since then the rumour mill has been churning, with speculation about whether it was in fact a possible suicide... [continued]
Buffett buys stake in Goldman Sachs
Super-smart investor Warren Buffett (pictured), who according to Forbes magazine eclipsed his friend and sometime bridge partner Bill Gates as the
world's richest man earlier this year, with a fortune of $62bn, has taken a $5bn stake in Goldman Sachs. Given his views on corporate excess some might think it... [continued]
Goldman and Morgan risk losing star traders 
Buffett becomes world’s richest man
Miuccia Prada goes primitive in Milan fashion parade
She is not dubbed the high priestess of Italian fashion for nothing. Miuccia Prada's shows are seen by some as near-religious experiences and on Tuesday night she delivered a
collection that, the designer said, celebrated "primitivism and the clothes that women primitively want - bras and panties, gold and animal... [continued]
In pictures: Milan Fashion Week
In pictures: London Fashion Week
In pictures: New York Fashion Week
Madonna’s voice is ‘all wrong’
Quentin Blake, the artist best known for illustrating Roald Dahl's books, and one of the most revered names in publishing, has questioned the literary credentials of
Madonna (pictured), who in addition to her singing career has published a number of children’s books in the last five years. He said: "I... [continued]
In brief: Madonna likens John McCain to Adolf Hitler
Michael Moore offers new film for free
Michael Moore (pictured), the maker of the award-winning anti-Iraq war movie Fahrenheit 9/11, has released his latest documentary for free on the internet in an
attempt to encourage young people to vote - preferably for Democratic nominee Barack Obama - in November's US presidential election. Moore's Slacker... [continued]
Slacker Uprising trailer
In Brief: Kate Moss museum show
Supermodel Kate Moss's status at one of the great icons of our times will be cemented next year when a major Paris museum, the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, stages an exhibition based
on the advertising campaigns in which she has appeared. According to the curator, the show will attempt to... [continued]
Kate Moss fails to make fashion poll as Agyness Deyn takes top spot
McCartney gig prompts death threats
With his aubergine-rinsed hair and eternal desire to stick his thumbs up at cameras, Sir Paul McCartney (pictured) might have imagined that he could upset no one - except Heather, of course. However, the concert he is staging in Tel Aviv on Thursday evening, billed as Friendship First and aimed... [continued]
Frugal French are closing restaurants
Francois Simon, Le Figaro's secretive restaurant critic (right) and no stranger to controversy - he attacked Gordon Ramsay for providing "karaoke cuisine"
just before his restaurant opened in Versailles earlier this year - has this week identified a terrible truth about life in France: restaurants and cafes are going bankrupt... [continued]
Knives out for Gordon Ramsay
Francois Simon's recommended bistros
Count is panned for royal family book
Those who make a living from writing books about the British royal family are seldom given an easy ride, especially by their subjects. However, Count Alexander von Schonburg, being a nephew by marriage of Prince Philip, probably expected a warm reception for his own offering, Everything About The Royals, which... [continued]
