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Merkel says nein to President Blair
Tony Blair's plans for a good life after Downing Street have been going well so far - the £5m book deal, the big-bucks meet-and-greet sinecures with international corporations. But
his plan to get himself installed as President of Europe - a job that has opened up under the EU's controversial... [continued]
Blair's new job boosts his earnings to £7m a year 
Armani’s surprise attack on Wintour
Bemused fashionistas spent their lunch break in Milan today trying to digest what on earth Giorgio Armani was on about at a morning press conference when he dared to criticise the
queen of fashion journalism, Anna Wintour. Armani was supposed to be addressing the troops about an exhibition called... [continued]
Salvatore Ferragamo's sexy Seventies look
In Pics: Milan Fashion Week
Ortiz raids Seventies for Salvatore Ferragamo’s sexy new look
The Italian fashion label Salvatore Ferragamo, once worn by Marilyn Monroe, became so conservative by the 1980s that even Margaret Thatcher took to
wearing its loafers and brandishing its handbags. But on Tuesday at Milan Fashion Week, under their new creative director Cristina Ortiz, Ferragamo unveiled a... [continued]
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Armani's surprise attack on Anna Wintour
Black is back, Armani decrees
In Pics: the best of London Fashion Week
Brown plays catch up with Obama
With Barack Obama surging ahead in the race for the White House - his wins in Wisconsin and Hawaii on Tuesday were his ninth and tenth on the trot - it seems Gordon
Brown is rueing the day he turned down a meeting with him at Downing... [continued]
US election latest
No costume dramas for Johansson and Portman on red carpet
The latest royal costume drama, The Other Boleyn Girl, made its London debut on Tuesday night, with the American actresses Scarlett Johansson and Natalie
Portman braving chilly conditions on the red carpet. The film, which tells the story of Henry VIII's ill-fated second wife Anne Boleyn (Portman)... [continued]
Portman steps out with vegan shoes line
Trailer: The Other Boleyn Girl
How to review Rambo, by the Burmese junta
Newspaper and magazine publishers in Burma are being instructed to carry an article written by a regime official lambasting the latest Rambo film, which depicts a rescue mission undertaken
into Burma by Rambo, played once again by Sylvester Stallone (pictured). The article describes the character of Rambo... [continued]
Rambo takes on the Burmese junta
Video: Rambo trailer
DJ Grooverider jailed in Dubai
The BBC Radio 1 disc-jockey Grooverider - real name Raymond Bingham - has been jailed for four years in Dubai after admitting to possessing a small amount of cannabis which he had "forgotten" he had in his trousers when he entered the country. He was given the strict sentence despite... [continued]
