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Tributes pour in for Heath Ledger
An autopsy has failed to reveal whether Heath Ledger, the Brokeback Mountain star found dead in Manhattan on Tuesday, died from an overdose of drugs, possibly accidental. It
will now take about 10 days to determine the cause of death, said a spokeswoman for New York's medical examiner. "We have... [continued]
Heath Ledger found dead aged 28 
See Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain (clip courtesy of Entertainment Video)
Robert Tchenguiz loses fortune but yacht safe
The flamboyant property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz may be one of London's highest-profile victims of the global credit crunch so far after losing an estimated £560m in the last 12
weeks. Happily, however, his yacht is safe, remaining at its Monaco mooring. Iranian-born Tchenquiz, whose fortune, shared... [continued]
Vincent Tchenguiz gives it all away
Nick Leeson loses his ‘rogue’ crown
One man whose reputation has been dented by the discovery of a €4.9bn fraud at the Societe Generale bank is Nick Leeson, who has lost his crown as the world's number one rogue
trader. Today Leeson's agent was doing his best to keep his client's value up, running an auction... [continued]
Employee who cost French bank €4.9bn
Valentino bows out in Paris
He has dressed every Hollywood A-lister from golden age stars like Audrey Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor to modern-day Oscar winners Julia Roberts, Cate Blanchett and Jessica Lange. But yesterday the
end of a fashion era came to a close as Valentino finally bowed out after 45 years... [continued]
Valentino's Italian farewell
News in Pics: Valentino's final ready-to-wear show in Paris
Putin unleashes judo master on foreign press
It may be out of the Cold War but post-Soviet Russia's image abroad has been tarnished once more under the regime of President Vladimir Putin. Events such as Russia's 2005 shutdown of gas supplies to Europe, its policy among neighbouring countries, its record on human rights and... [continued]
Dunst’s designs on the fashion biz
Meet Kirsten Dunst, fashion designer. The star of Spiderman and Marie-Antoinette is to release her own 'capsule' fashion range, in collaboration with cashmere label Lutz + Patmos. The actress, who is known for her off-beat and quirky style, will launch the range at New York's New Museum in... [continued]
Steve Coogan takes Sundance by storm
Actor Steve Coogan, star of television's Alan Partridge comedy series and of a number of low-rent British movies in recent years, is the unlikely star of the Sundance Film
Festival. Just when the stock market crisis looked set to spoil the chances of any big deals being... [continued]
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Oliver Stone to turn camera on Bush
Polanski film makes waves at Sundance
Rickman film leaves nasty taste
Robert Peston lashes out at fat cats
The BBC's business editor Robert Peston - the journalist who broke the story of Northern Rock and arrival of the credit crunch on Britain's doorstep - has attacked the investors who have caused the crisis. "Many of the bankers who created this poison trousered massive rewards, running... [continued]
In Brief: Emma et al go to Davos
Actress Emma Thompson, who campaigns on behalf of refugees and against sex trafficking, is one of the delegates attending the World Economic Forum at Davos. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and cyclist Lance Armstrong are also there and, of course, no such international gathering would be complete without U2’s... [continued]
