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Demo planned against Ross and BBC
Jonathan Ross's (pictured) return to the BBC is unlikely to be a quiet affair. For while the presenter has apologised for his part in the so-called ‘Manuelgate’ affair, and
has assured corporation executives that he will cut down on his swearing while on air, the Daily Telegraph reports that... [continued]
People: Sachs turns down Jonathan Ross invite 
Opinion: Ross & Brand’s sadism isn’t public service broadcasting
George Osborne: two reasons to be upset
One of the first senior Conservatives to leap to the defence of Tory MP Damian Green (pictured), controversially arrested on Thursday by police investigating the leaking of
Home Office information, was the shadow chancellor, George Osborne. Speaking on BBC1's Question Time, he described the arrest as "extraordinary",... [continued]
The Mole: Whiff of deniability at No 10 over Damian Green’s arrest
People: Osborne drawn into Deripaska row
Trailer for new Harry Potter film released on internet
When it was announced that the planned autumn of the release of the sixth film Harry Potter film was to be delayed until next summer, there were predictable howls of outrage directed at Warner Bros,
the makers of the movies, from fans of the boy wizard.... [continued]
People: Fans strike back over Harry Potter delay
Harry Potter trailer
Caine reveals Italian Job ending
Sir Michael Caine (pictured) has solved the mystery of what happens at the end of the cult 1960s film, The Italian Job, when the gang, led by Caine's character
Charlie Croker, find themselves and their getaway coach full of gold teetering over a precipice. The last words in the film,... [continued]
Will Michael Caine’s Italian Job get new ending?
Gordon Brown’s X Factor letters
Gordon Brown has been writing individual letters to all 12 of the finalists of ITV's The X Factor. In what could be interpreted as a craven bid to garner favour with the
general public, Brown not only wishes each contestant good luck but also offers some criticism of the... [continued]
People: Johnson: Gordon Brown is ‘like a drunk’
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... [continued]
Hadid and Foster up for Mecca redesign
Two of Britain's most accomplished architects, Norman Foster and Zaha Hadid (pictured), are in the running for the single most audacious renovation in history: the redevelopment of Mecca. The plan, which is backed by Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, involves a complete redesign of... [continued]
Sean Penn meets Raul Castro in Cuba
Sean Penn has a new role: international peacemaker. The Hollywood actor (pictured) recently travelled to Havana to interview the Cuban leader Raul Castro,
Fidel's brother, for the US periodical The Nation. In the course of their conversation, Castro revealed that he would like to meet the president-elect Barack Obama... [continued]
Features: Raul Castro: close, but still no cigar
