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Bobby Fischer, chess genius, dies
Bobby Fischer, the grandmaster who became the first and only American chess world champion of the modern era by beating the Russian Boris Spassky in 1972 against the
background of the Cold War, has died aged 64. Fischer grew up in Brooklyn where he learnt chess from the age of... [continued]
Video: Fischer remembered 
In Brief: Kylie Googles celeb men
Kylie Minogue has admitted that she Googles celebrity men to see if they are single... Pop star Lily Allen is 'distraught' after suffering a miscarriage and losing
her baby with Chemical Brothers frontman Ed Simons... Former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Lord Condon was accused at the Diana inquiry yesterday as being... [continued]
24 star does time for drink-driving
Torture works on 24, but not for real
In Town Last Night: Kevin Lynch’s fighting exhibition
Last night saw Hamiltons Gallery, West London host their private view of Octagon, an exhibition of Kevin Lynch's pugnacious new photographs of UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship)
contenders. There may have been muscle-bound tough guys adorning the walls but the event drew a slightly daintier crowd including Tamara Mellon, Tim Jeffries,... [continued]
More photographs
Strike deal looms as writers risk backlash
Hopes of an early end to the crippling 11-week-old writers' strike were raised yesterday after the Directors Guild of America reached a tentative agreement for a new three-year contract with the
Hollywood studios, which includes compensation for programmes offered on the internet, the key issue for writers. There was cautious... [continued]
The kings of chat are back on TV
Kiefer escapes jail with immaculate timing
Just like Jack Bauer, the counter-terrorism agent he plays in the TV show 24, Kiefer Sutherland's timing is impeccable. He is due to be released from jail on Monday, just as there's hope that the Hollywood writers' strike will be settled and he can return to work. A model... [continued]
No peace and love for Joan & Joni
As two of the leading musician-activists of the 1960s, Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez strummed their way through paeans to peace-and-love, spreading the gospel of tolerance and understanding. But no longer. In an interview with music magazine Mojo, Mitchell, now 64, says she Baez was so competitive with her that... [continued]
Now the Stones threaten to leave EMI
With rumours swirling that the Rolling Stones are planning to leave EMI, their home for 20 years, the troubles of the stricken label's boss Guy Hands just keep on piling up. The
Stones, whose contract with EMI expires in May, are making eyes at other labels, most notably Universal, who... [continued]
People: New boss apologises to EMI stars
Tax raid threatens Fabio’s collection
Fabio Capello's first match in charge of the England football team is a friendly, against Switzerland on February 6. But there is nothing amicable about the increasingly serious
investigation into his tax affairs back home in Italy. Members of the Guarda di Finanza, the Italian equivalent of Customs and Excise,... [continued]
Fabio in hot water over tax evasion
Capello: Italians baffled by UK press
Fabulissimo: Capello becomes new England boss
