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LA Times apologises over Diddy hoax
American lawyers are rubbing their hands in glee at the prospect of a massive lawsuit following the revelation on Wednesday that the Los Angeles Times was the victim of a hoax when it
reported that the rap mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs was behind a gun attack on another rapper, Tupac... [continued]
How the LA Times admitted its mistake 
How The Smoking Gun reported the fraud
Busted madam claims Spitzer was client
A Manhattan madam whose prostitution ring was smashed by New York City vice cops has claimed that the disgraced former state governor Eliot Spitzer was a client of her call-girl
ring. Kristen 'Billie' Davis, who pleaded not guilty at the Manhattan Supreme Court on Tuesday to money... [continued]
How Spitzer made the markets tumble
Spitzer girl Ashley boosts music career
Chic Carla wows Westminster and Windsor
While French President Nicolas Sarkozy wooed Britain in his joint address to both Houses of Parliament yesterday, it was his new wife Carla Bruni who wowed MPs and
journalists alike. Looking at home in the 'bling bling' setting of the scarlet and gilt Royal Gallery, Sarkozy talked... [continued]
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Boris needs to get on track to clinch victory
If the opinion polls are accurate and he doesn't come a cropper with some scandal/gaffe or other, there is a real chance that Boris Johnson will beat the incumbent Ken Livingstone to become Mayor of London in May. And if there's one thing that will persuade Londoners... [continued]
Sheikh extends empire from Dubai to Oz
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Dubai's ruler and one of the racing world's pre-eminent forces, has bought out the largest player in Australia's thoroughbred horse breeding,
extending his grip on the 'sport of kings'. The Sheikh, whose Godolphin stable based in the UK, Ireland... [continued]
Prince Andrew's ex eyes up Anfield for Sheikh Mohammed
Scrubs actress signs up to play First Lady in Oliver Stone’s Bush biopic
Oliver Stone's biopic of President George Bush is taking shape. Elizabeth Banks, one of the busiest actresses in Hollywood right now, has been signed up to star alongside Josh Brolin as loving first lady Laura Bush in W. Having graduated through bit parts in Sex and the City,... [continued]
Clint v Arnie: stars tussle over toll road
Ever wondered what would happen if the Terminator and Dirty Harry were pitted against each other? California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has decided not to renew his old friend Clint Eastwood's position on the State Park and Recreation Commission. "I think it was just somebody got a... [continued]
In brief: Alamo star Richard Widmark dies
Richard Widmark (pictured), the Hollywood actor who played the psychopath Tommy Udo in the 1947 film noir Kiss of Death and who starred alongside John Wayne in The Alamo, has died aged 93... Peter Phillips, son of the Princess Royal and 11th in line to the throne,... [continued]
