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MP’s niece held over ‘copycat’ killing
The multi-millionaire Tory MP for Grantham and Stamford, Quentin Davies, who defected to Labour in June much to Gordon Brown's delight, is in the headlines again. His 28-year-old niece, Jessica Davies, is in jail in Paris after allegedly slashing the throat of her lover in a crime thought to be... [continued]
Acting is easy for comedian Bill
Bill Clinton has taken another star turn in the latest comic video promoting his wife Hillary's bid for the White House, and the critics are impressed. This film,
which follows the mock-Sopranos spot where he shares onion rings with Hillary in the diner where the Mob-based TV... [continued]
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In town last night: a glittering diamond launch party
Last night, glossy private members club Annabel's was the setting for the launch of Crosley Diamonds – a new service run by jewellery designer Harriet Crosley (above, left)
and her husband which specialises in bespoke diamond stud earrings. Cristina Odone and Eve Pollard were among the journalists and broadcasters who... [continued]
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In brief: Owen Wilson hooks up with Le Call
Comedy actor Owen Wilson, who attempted suicide this summer after breaking up with Kate Hudson, has a new blonde girlfriend to keep his spirits alive - the stunning New York model Le Call (right)... Conrad Black has had the potential start of his jail sentence delayed by ten days... [continued]
New spymaster is a Deadhead
An obsession with secrecy might be considered paramount in a spymaster, but Britain's new chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee, Alex Allan, responsible for assessing reports from MI5, MI6 and GCHQ, has a personal website that lists his interests - complete with photographs - for the whole... [continued]
Saudi ambassador’s lavish lifestyle laid bare
Court papers filed in London give an insight into the colossal spending power of Prince Mohammed bin Nawwaf bin Abdul Aziz, the Saudi ambassador to London, who is a nephew of King Abdullah. The Prince's taste for luxury has come to light because his former private secretary, Walid El Hage,... [continued]
Dolphin-lover Hayden is no hero in Japan
Hayden Panettiere, who plays a high school cheerleader in the hit TV show Heroes, says she's a wanted woman in Japan. An arrest warrant has been issued for the 18-year-old (right) after she surfed into Japanese waters with Save the Whales activists to stop a dolphin hunt.... [continued]
Prince Charles dragged into Israel row
Prince Charles has been drawn into a row over his attitudes to Israel after one of his closest aides appeared to make disparaging remarks about the prospects of a visit to the country in an email exchange leaked to the Jewish Chronicle. Sir Michael Peat, the... [continued]
