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Ostler replaces Grieg at Tatler magazine
It won't come as a surprise to the staff at the Tatler that their new editor is to be Catherine Ostler (pictured), editor of the London Evening Standard’s
weekly magazine, ES. Ostler, the wife of Conde Nast's general manager Albert Read, was odds-on favourite to edit the glossy... [continued]
Lebedev seeks to gloss over his KGB past 
Charles Clarke sends mixed messages to PM
Charles Clarke, the former Home Secretary, appears to be developing something of a schizophrenic obsession with Gordon Brown. Only last week he gave an interview to
the New Statesman saying that Tony Blair had wanted Clarke, not Brown, to be leader of the Labour Party, only to tell the Daily... [continued]
The Mole: Ed Balls follows in Brown’s footsteps
Stars turn out for style awards
They turned up in droves at London's Big Sky studios last night for the Elle Style Awards 2009 - the latest in a long line of recent awards ceremonies, this time voted for entirely by Elle
readers. Celebrating both style and substance, gongs went to the sartorially savvy - such... [continued]
In Town Last Night: Elle of a party
Pet Shop’s Tennant takes on Cowell
Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant (pictured) is the latest musician to attack the The X Factor. The 54-year-old accused Simon Cowell’s ITV talent show of
being too narrow in its tastes, telling the Radio Times that the show is “basically people singing Whitney, Mariah and maybe Elton”. Tennant,... [continued]
X Factor Hero video
Wrigley suspends Chris Brown over Rihanna row
More details have emerged about the arrest of the American R&B star Chris Brown. As reported here yesterday, he and his singer girlfriend Rihanna
(pictured) missed scheduled performances at the Grammys ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday after Brown was charged with attacking a woman after a party in the... [continued]
People: Coldplay and Plant lead British charge at Grammys
In pictures: the Grammy awards
Luiz Felipe Scolari says he’ll stay in London
Roman Abramovich may give his Chelsea FC managers a hard time during their brief tenures at Stamford Bridge, but it seems it doesn’t put them off the joys of living in London. The
last man to be fired, Israeli Avram Grant, decided to keep his home in the capital. Now... [continued]
The Sports Pages: Scolari sacked after just seven months
Jane Fonda returns to Broadway
Hollywood legend Jane Fonda (right) returned to the Broadway stage last night after an absence of 46 years. The 71-year-old actress, who made her name in the 1960s in films
like Barefoot in the Park and Barbarella (pictured left), is appearing in a production of 33 Variations, Moises Kaufman's play... [continued]
In pictures: Fifty years of US pin-ups
People: John Malkovich joins Bernie Madoff hit list
Photography: David Hurn's shots of Jane Fonda as Barbarella
In Brief: Mugabe seeks birthday sponsorship
Robert Mugabe’s (pictured) 85th birthday, which falls on February 21, looks like being a lavish affair. Despite the fact that seven million Zimbabweans are currently struggling to subsist on international food aid, the president's Zanu-PF party have put out a request to corporate sponsors to help fund the event. According... [continued]
Prince of Wales enters price war
The Prince of Wales (pictured) is seeking to insulate his luxury organic food company, Duchy Originals, from the chill winds of the recession by slashing the prices of many of its products. It would appear a timely move: the Daily Telegraph reports today that the latest accounts show that profits... [continued]
