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DPP clears Damian Green of all charges
Damian Green, the Tory MP who was arrested in his office at the House of Commons last year amidst allegations that he had masterminded a number of Home Office leaks, will not face
prosecution. Nor will Christopher Galley, the civil servant Green (pictured) was said to have groomed in order... [continued]
The Mole: Brown tries to bury Damians Green and McBride as he finally mutters 'sorry' 
Sir Clement Freud dies aged 84
Sir Clement Freud, grandson of Sigmund Freud and the brother of the painter Lucian, has died aged 84. In a statement issued today, his family said
that Sir Clement, who at one time was a Liberal MP, had died on Wednesday evening at his London home. Renowned for... [continued]
People: Lucian Freud will not forgive Clement
Cecil Beaton’s Marilyn Monroe photo goes on show in London
"She romps, she squeals with delight, she leaps on to the sofa," the photographer Cecil Beaton wrote of Marilyn Monroe after he photographed her at the Ambassador
Hotel, New York, in 1956. "She puts a flower stem in her mouth, puffing on a daisy as though it were a cigarette.... [continued]
Businessman snaps up Monroe sex tape
Amazing photos go under the hammer in New York
BBC trust raps Bowen over Israel reports
Jeremy Bowen, the BBC's veteran Middle East editor, is buttoning up his flak jacket this morning following damning criticism of his news reports about Israel by the BBC Trust. In a
report published on Wednesday, the Trust claimed that Bowen (pictured) had breached the Beeb's guidelines on... [continued]
People: Jon Snow claims his blogs are censored
Cindy Sherman’s private view
Last night saw Cindy Sherman's long-awaited return to London's contemporary art scene with the launch of her new photographic exhibition at the Spruth Magers gallery, Grafton Street.
An American artist with world-class credentials, Sherman's private view and after-party dinner at Bellamy's Bruton Place drew some of the capital's trendiest inhabitants,... [continued]
In Town Last Night: Cindy Sherman returns
Blagojevich heads for reality TV jungle
Rodney Blagojevich, the former Governor of Illinois who was removed from office in January after trying to extract payments from anyone who wanted to replace Barack
Obama as senator, is taking the path travelled by Neil Hamilton and his wife - to a career in television light entertainment after political... [continued]
Alexander Cockburn: Blagojevich scandal raises some seasonal cheer
Obama backs down on Burris appointment
Castro calls Brown racist against Obama
It hasn't been an easy week for Gordon Brown, what with the resignation of his former aide Damian McBride over the Tory smear scandal. Now Fidel
Castro (pictured) has joined the Prime Minister's critics. Penning his thoughts on the global economic downturn and the state of Europe's energy requirements... [continued]
The Mole: Brown tries to bury Damians Green and McBride
Damian McBride: my days with Michelle Obama
Salman Rushdie’s ex Padma Lakshmi reveals bedroom secrets
Padma Lakshmi (pictured), the former wife of Sir Salman Rushdie, has decided to remind him what he is missing in the latest edition of Allure magazine. Posing for a photograph that would not look out of place in a soft pornography magazine, the Indian-born model turned cookery writer revealed... [continued]
People: Rushdie hits the clubs as Padma finds love
Calls for Derek Draper to stand down
The fallout from the Damian McBride smear scandal could result in Derek Draper, who had planned to run the former Downing Street spin doctor's scurrilous attacks on
both David Cameron and George Osborne’s wife, Frances, on his website, being expelled from the Labour Party. Leading the band of MPs... [continued]
People: Frances Osborne goes to Press Commission
People: Damian McBride: my days with Michelle Obama
People: Derek Draper squares up to Guardian man
Millionaire Obama reveals his earnings
Like those before him, Barack Obama (pictured) is certainly reaping the benefits of high office. According to annual tax returns released by the White House today, he and
his wife Michelle earned $2.66m in 2008, a figure that dwarfs the $400,000 salary he receives as president. Most of the... [continued]
The Obama White House
Ron Dennis quits McLaren and Formula 1
One of the biggest characters in motorsport, Ron Dennis, announced today that he is standing down as the chairman of McLaren. His decision follows the disqualification of the team's
star driver, Lewis Hamilton, from the Australian grand prix in March after it was discovered McLaren had breached the rules.... [continued]
Ron Dennis fights gay dismissal claim
