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Will Dimbleby quit Question Time?
One of the BBC's biggest names, David Dimbleby (pictured), is believed to be considering quitting his job as the presenter of Question Time because of plans to
relocate the show from its base in Bristol to the corporation's Glasgow headquarters, Pacific Quay. Dimbleby, who has presented the current affairs show... [continued]
BBC’s John Simpson ‘expects to be sacked’ 
Prescott makes class war on Cherie
Cherie Blair may well be a working-class girl made good – a fact she mentions at the drop of a hat – but according to John Prescott (pictured with Cherie)
that hasn't stopped her being the most colossal snob. Despite sharing a broadly similar background, born in the north of... [continued]
Prescott snubbed by Regatta toffs
George Michael reveals his gallery plans at the Frieze Art Fair
Given the economic gloom it was perhaps not surprising that sales at the preview of London’s Frieze Art Fair yesterday were not brisk as usual. But this did not stop a cluster of celebrities from
tipping up at the preview party last night in Regent's Park. Amongst those roaming around... [continued]
In Town Last Night: pictures from Frieze party
Roberto Saviano to leave Italy
Roberto Saviano (pictured), author of the book that inspired the award-winning movie Gomorrah, is preparing to flee Italy after discovering that there is a plan to
assassinate him by Christmas. The author is taking the claim seriously because the clan said to be behind it are based at Casal... [continued]
Naples gang film entrances Italy
In brief: Wintour and Dawson at debate
American Vogue editor Anna Wintour and actress Rosario Dawson (pictured) were among the New Yorkers who travelled out to Long Island on Wednesday evening for the third and final presidential debate at Hofstra University....... Dawson was among the guests the previous night for the premiere at New York's Ziegfeld Theater... [continued]
Estelle defends Leona Lewis after she is booed at Mobo awards
Leona Lewis, the singer who came to fame on ITV's the X-Factor, received a round of boos last night from the audience at the annual Mobo awards, held at the Wembley Arena. Despite winning the best album for Spirit and best video for Bleeding Love, she made the... [continued]
The truth about Pope’s knife attack
It has long been known that the last Pope, John Paul II (pictured), was fortunate enough to survive an assassination attempt by a knife-wielding Roman Catholic priest in 1982, just one year after he was shot in St Peter's Square by Turkish gunman Mehmet Ali Agca. However, a new documentary... [continued]
