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Natasha Richardson dies in New York
The actress Natasha Richardson, who suffered a head injury in a skiing accident in Canada on Monday, died on Wednesday afternoon after being flown from Montreal to New York amid
reports that she was brain dead and/or suffering a rare condition known as "talk and die syndrome". Accompanied by... [continued]
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Alexander Lebedev: a new challenge to Putin
Alexander Lebedev (pictured), the former KGB spy who recently brought the London Evening Standard, has announced his intention to stand for mayor of Sochi, the
sleepy Black resort which is to stage the 2014 Winter Olympics. It is a move that is unlikely to please Prime Minister Vladimir Putin who,... [continued]
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In Town Last Night: contents of Versace’s villa go up for auction
Twelve years after the murder of fashion designer Gianni Versace, the contents of his Lake Como villa are about to go on sale at Sotheby’s, Bond Street. A host of browsers and
potential buyers (including, from left to right, Ginta Siceva, Reme Sattler and Aiga Siceva) flocked to... [continued]
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In brief: Brown denies Stone Roses rumours
Reports that the Stone Roses, the legendary Manchester band, are to reform have met with a swift denial by the lead singer Ian Brown (pictured). Responding to a Daily Mirror story that the group was planning a 21-night comeback tour of Britain and America, a spokesman for Brown said: "We... [continued]
OK! mag presumes Jade Goody’s death
The excesses of the popular press regarding Jade Goody, the cancer-stricken reality television star, know no bounds. The publishers of the celebrity magazine OK! put out a
“tribute edition” on Tuesday which ignored the minor inconvenience that Goody (pictured) was still alive, and simply presumed her death with the cover... [continued]
How Jade Goody became the new Princess Diana
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Will Self: Count me out of the tawdry Jade Goody freak show
Andrea Riseborough and Devil’s Whore clean up at RTS Awards
Rising young British star Andrea Riseborough (pictured) picked up the best actress award at the Royal Television Society awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Tuesday night, for her role as the rebellious English aristocrat in Channel 4’s bodice-ripping take on the English Civil War, The Devil’s Whore. The drama... [continued]
Bob Dylan in row over portaloo
The mega news that at 67 Bob Dylan (pictured) is to release a new album - it was announced yesterday that Together Through Life will be in the shops on April 28 -
has been momentarily eclipsed by an unseemly dispute over a portable lavatory the veteran singer has installed... [continued]
People: Greer: Dylan ‘not fit to tie Guthrie’s laces’
Obama to appear on Jay Leno show
Desperate times call for desperate measures. In a break with precedent, Barack Obama (pictured) is to appear on Jay Leno’s The Tonight Show, usually the preserve of
Hollywood starlets, rock stars and comics, in a bid to reassure Americans about the worsening economic crisis. While this would... [continued]
The Obama White House
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CNBC’s Rick Santelli defends AIG bonuses
Doesn't CNBC learn? It was only last week that Jon Stewart railed against the network's cosy stance with the financial services industry in his now famous interview with Jim
Cramer. But CNBC's financial pundits are still siding with Wall St against Main St. Yesterday, Rick Santelli, who reports... [continued]
Jon Stewart slams Jim Cramer on Daily Show
Ruth Madoff flees to Florida to save house
Ruth Madoff, wife of the convicted fraudster Bernie Madoff, still holds a personal fortune of some $823m - though $700m of that is attributed to her husband's
business, for which there are said to be potential buyers. Needless to say, she is very keen that... [continued]
Bernie Madoff's luxury lifestyle revealed
Varun Gandhi accused of Muslim hate speech
Still only 29 and campaigning for a seat in parliament this year, Varun Gandhi (pictured) was the brightest young star in Indian politics. He had the best surname in the business, and the novelty of belonging to the other side. Many were saying that Gandhi was a potential... [continued]
