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‘Poodle’ Blair stars in Barney Cam
Tony Blair has risked reviving the old mantra that he was "the President's poodle" by agreeing to join George Bush and his best friend, Barney, a Scottish terrier,
in their annual Christmas video. The former PM makes a cameo appearance in Barney Cam, now an annual White... [continued]
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Hello Fabio, arrivederci WAGs?
Does the arrival of England manager-in-waiting Fabio Capello spell the end of an era for the WAGs? Under Sven Goran Erikkson, football players' wives and girlfriends
were allowed to run riot and the press were able to blame the antics of Victoria Beckham, Steven Gerrard's partner Alex... [continued]
Fabio England coach - but for how long?
In pictures: Fabio's career
Diana’s letters to Dodi revealed
Two intimate letters from Princess Diana to her lover Dodi Fayed were revealed on Friday at the High Court inquest into the couple's deaths. In a letter from
Kensington Palace dated 6 August 1997, Diana thanks Dodi for a six-day holiday on the Fayed family yacht "with all the love... [continued]
'Acid Raine' sweet on Diana and Dodi
Baseball drugs scandal hits home
The reputation of one of America's most popular and lucrative sports was in tatters yesterday after dozens of present and former major league baseball stars were named and shamed over widespread drug use. Some of the sport's biggest heroes have been linked to the use of performance-enhancing... [continued]
David Hare refuses lese-majeste request
The uncomfortable relationship between the BBC and the Royal Family will not be improved by the revelation from the playwright David Hare that he was once asked by the corporation to
provide negative comments for a programme being prepared for broadcast on the night the Queen eventually dies. Writing in... [continued]
BBC hopes for less drama over Queen doc
Madonna enters Hall of Fame
Pop singer Madonna has made it into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame after a career spanning three decades. The 49-year-old signed her first US record deal in 1982, and scored her first hit with Holiday in the UK two years later. Since then she... [continued]
Will Smith wins over the world
The same way he tackles zombies or aliens, action star Will Smith is taking head-on the long-held assumption in Hollywood that black performers can't sell as many movie tickets
internationally as their white counterparts. Audience tracking surveys indicate that I Am Legend – Smith's latest film,... [continued]
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In Brief: Ferrari sues over Sarko claims
Laurence Ferrari, 41, one of France's best-known current affairs TV presenters, is suing Closer magazine for 30,000 euros for allegedly breaking the country's strict privacy laws by spreading a rumour that she had started a relationship with President Nicolas Sarkozy; Ferrari and her husband of 14 years, fellow presenter Thomas... [continued]
