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How did Mandy raise £2.5m for house?
Attention is focused once again on the property dealings of Lord Mandelson, Labour's colourful Business Secretary, who in 1998 was forced to resign (for the first time) from
Tony Blair's cabinet after it was revealed that he had failed to declare a personal, interest-free loan given to him by... [continued]
Evening Standard article 
People: Mandelson to stay at Nat’s ski chalet
People: Mandy wants a shot at Strictly Come Dancing
People: Mandelson enjoys the high life in Moscow
‘Sooty’ leaps to defence of Prince Charles
When it was revealed at the weekend that Prince Harry had called one of his fellow officer cadets at Sandhurst "our little Paki friend" and referred to Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters
as "ragheads", it caused a mini furore. And it looked like his father, the Prince of Wales (pictured), would... [continued]
People: Prince Harry faces inquiry over film
Kate Winslet may have trouble with Oscar voters over The Reader
When Kate Winslet picked up two Golden Globes awards on Sunday, many in the media assumed she was now set fair for further triumphs at the Oscars. However, that discounts the
considerable rumblings of disquiet among Hollywood insiders about the subject matter of The Reader for which she won best... [continued]
People: Kate Winslet triumphs at Golden Globes
The Reader trailer
Obama honours his idol Abe Lincoln
Barack Obama has made no secret of his admiration for Abraham Lincoln – both, of course, were politicans from Illinois who swept to power on a promise to unite the
country in difficult times. To honour this, Obama (pictured) has requested that the lunch that follows his swearing-in ceremony... [continued]
People: Barack Obama checks into Washington hotel
American Transition: Obama and Lincoln: a warning from history
Mickey Rourke defends George Bush
Mickey Rourke (pictured), who recently said "Actors should shut up about politics, because they tend to be ill-informed finger-pointers who just cozy up to some
flavour-of-the-month liberal, you know?" , does not appear to be following his own advice. The actor, who won the Golden Globe for best actor... [continued]
People: Rourke calls Sean Penn a ‘homophobe’
Wild seducer and playboy Dai Llewellyn dies aged 62
Sir Dai Llewellyn, the London socialite, Old Etonian, gossip column staple and so-called "Seducer of the Valleys", has died aged 62. While his life had been filled with joy, his final hours were not: the fun-loving baronet ended his days wracked by cancer, cirrhosis of the liver and anaemia,... [continued]
In brief: Will Bacon tempt Roman?
A painting by Francis Bacon bought for £31,500 nearly 40 years ago is to be auctioned at Christie’s in London on February 11. Entitled Man in Blue VI (pictured), it
has an estimate of £6m – a far cry from the £43m Roman Abramovich paid for a large Bacon... [continued]
People: Shock as Christie’s fails to sell Bacon
People: Lily Allen marriage mystery
People: Leonard Cohen makes it big from X Factor
