In brief: Penelope Cruz and the Captain Corelli war crime trial

The Hollywood actors Penelope Cruz (pictured in the film Captain Corelli's Mandolin) and Nicholas Cage are likely to loom large in an attempt to bring to justice a former Second World War German officer accused of ordering the execution of 5,000 Italian soldiers on the Greek island, Cephalonia, in 1943. The reason being is because this horrific act was portrayed in the film Captain Corelli's Mandolin, in which they both starred. The Italian military are attempting to indict the man allegedly responsible for the crime, Otmar Muelhauser, who is now 88. However, he claims that he was only obeying orders………. Amy Winehouse, the troubled singer, has met with divorce lawyers to discuss a separation from her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, according to the Sun………...A document said to contain clues as to the identity of Eleanor Rigby, the subject of one of the Beatles' best-loved songs, was sold for £115,000 at auction on Thursday, despite the fact that Sir Paul McCartney (pictured), who wrote the lyrics, claims the song was not based on a real person...........