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Black trades seaside mansion for jail
Conrad Black will not, after all, have to serve his time in a tough federal penitentiary, sharing a cell with a serial killer. Instead, Judge Amy St Eve, sentencing
him to six and half years in jail yesterday, recommended that he when he turns himself in to the prison authorities... [continued]
In Pictures: The life Conrad has left behind ![]()
In Brief: Camilla is finally a smash hit
The Duchess of Cornwall has launched Cunard's new liner the Queen Victoria, after initially failing to break a bottle of bubbly on the £300m, 19,000-ton ship's hull... California's
movie star turned governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is under fire for failing to disclose the full costs of lavish trips to Japan, Canada,... [continued]
Heigl's original comments on 'Knocked Up' ![]()
St Trinian’s belles come out to party
The belles of St Trinian's came out last night, as the film's stars Tamsin Egerton (left), Amara Karan (right) and Girls Aloud strode a pink carpet for the premiere of an updated version of the 1950s classic in London's Leicester Square. The schoolgirl outfits for the film had been swapped... [continued]
Colonel Gaddafi pitches up in Paris
It's payback time in Paris as Nicolas Sarkozy hosts a five-day official visit by the Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi - a trip the French president promised him in July
as a reward for his help in securing the release of Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor who had been convicted... [continued]
Cecilia Sarkozy escorts nurses to freedom ![]()
Whole lotta love for Led Zep reunion
The iconic rock band Led Zeppelin wowed fans and critics alike in a storming reunion at London's O2 Arena, their first gig in 20 years. The band played a 90-minute set to 18,000
people who now count themselves very lucky. The internet rush to buy £125 tickets to see... [continued]
See video: Robert Plant and Allison Krauss ![]()
Beckham shoot scores big for Giorgio Armani campaign
David Beckham's first advert for Giorgio Armani's latest international billboard campaign is causing quite a stir. The photo of a reclining Beckham in close-fitting white underwear has been splashed across the UK national press, including the front page of the Sun, under the headline 'Swollenballs' - a... [continued]
Indy limbers up with a little help from friends
Months after an extra incurred the wrath of Steven Spielberg by revealing the super-secret details of the upcoming Indiana Jones sequel, one of the film's producers has at
last offered a few crumbs about the fourth installment of the series and answered concerns about the age of... [continued]
How Spielberg lost the plot with an IJ extra ![]()
NY critics boost Coens’ Oscar chances
The Coen brothers' No Country for Old Men has been named best film of 2007 by the New York Film Critics Circle, adding to the crime drama's haul of awards ahead of the Oscars.
Ethan and Joel Coen (pictured) also won for their direction and their screenplay, which... [continued]
The Los Angeles critics’ awards ![]()



















