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Oliver! writer Lionel Bart ‘pinched’ tunes
Rowan Atkinson (pictured) is currently winning rave reviews for his portrayal of Fagin in the new West End production of Oliver!, which has taken more than £15m in advance bookings. Because of this, attention has focused once more on the show's composer, the late Lionel Bart, and whether he... [continued]
Sir Nigel Sheinwald’s Obama angst
One person who must be twitchy about Barack Obama moving into the White House on Tuesday is Britain's ambassador in Washington, Sir Nigel Sheinwald. During last
year's presidential election campaign, when Senator Hillary Clinton was odds-on favourite to win the Democratic nomination and, indeed, the presidency, Sir Nigel (pictured)
made... [continued]
People: British ambassador calls Obama ‘aloof’ 
Winslet and DiCaprio attend Revolutionary Road premiere
Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio attended the European premiere of their Oscar-tipped film Revolutionary Road in London on Sunday night. While Winslet has
already picked up a best actress Golden Globe for her performance, the Times appeared unimpressed by the movie, only awarding it a derisory two-star review. ... [continued]
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People: Winslet may have trouble with Oscar voters
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Oprah Winfey makes Washington her own
Oprah Winfrey, who if Michelle Obama did not exist could probably now stake a claim to being America's First Lady, will be very much in evidence this week in
Washington. As an early champion of the President-elect, she has lined up a number celebrity-drenched TV shows to... [continued]
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People: Oprah Winfrey duped by Holocaust book
Bush fails to pardon Conrad Black
As the world prepares itself for a new American president, spare a thought for Conrad Black, the former proprietor of the Daily Telegraph, or Prisoner No 18330-424 as he is
known at the Coleman Correctional Center in Florida. As reported here, Black has appealed to the US... [continued]
People: Conrad Black not on Bush’s pardon list
People: The sad lament of Barbara Amiel
People: Amiel tells of Madoff effect in Palm Beach
People: Conrad Black is supported by Moonies
In brief: Obama sings along with Peter Seger at concert
Barack Obama, along with his wife, Michelle, and their daughters Malia and Sasha, attended a concert in their honour in Washington DC on Sunday. While Bono, the lead
singer of U2, made a bid to steal the show by dedicating his band's song Pride (In the Name of Love) to... [continued]
Obama concert
People: Obama honours his idol Abe Lincoln
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Hudson plane crash on CCTV
In pictures: The Miracle on the Hudson
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Biden invites Kinnock to Washington
Neil Kinnock (pictured) is flying to Washington today with his wife Glenys for the inauguration on Tuesday of President-elect Barack Obama as the guest of
Joe Biden, the Vice President-elect who famously plagiarised one of the former Labour leader's campaign speeches during his first bid for the US presidency two... [continued]
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Gordon Brown ‘similar to’ Richard Nixon
Gordon Brown (right) will not be thrilled by the observations of Peter Morgan, who wrote the film Frost/Nixon. Just when the PM is enjoying a minor renaissance in popularity with his handling of the
financial crisis, Morgan claims that he can see many similarities between Brown and Richard Nixon (left),... [continued]
People: David Frost annoyed with Nixon film
