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Cherie tells of her rift with Alastair
Moderation and probity are not words usually associated with Alastair Campbell (pictured), yet remarkably this is how the former Downing Street spin-doctor appears in the
light of Cherie Blair's "too much information" autobiography, Speaking for Myself, serialised in the Times. According to Mrs Blair, tensions between herself... [continued]
Cherie reveals Leo's right royal conception 
Film and video artists dominate Turner
Not a single painter has made the shortlist for the 2008 Turner Prize, which is dominated by filmmakers and video artists, three of whom are women. The four competing for the £25,000 prize, which has
been won in the past by Damien Hirst and the... [continued]
Wallinger aims high for Kent sculpture
Shoes, seafood and screaming fans: London’s Sex and the City premiere
Amid puzzlement as to why London and not New York should have been chosen for the world premiere of Sex and the City: The Movie - Manhattan must wait another two weeks for its Radio City premiere - London did its best on Monday night to ensure that it will... [continued]
Chavez quits bitter divorce battle
Many and varied are the problems faced by the socialist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, but none has been so great as the very public battle he has been fighting with his former first lady, Marisabel Rodriguez (pictured together in 2001), to win custody of their 10-year-old daughter,... [continued]
Retiring Abramsky wins Sony award
Jenny Abramsky (pictured), the BBC's out-going director of audio and music, has hit the jackpot again. At the annual Sony Radio Academy Awards, hosted by Paul Gambaccini, she was awarded a lifetime achievement award. The award was given for her groundbreaking career in BBC radio (she was... [continued]
Richard Serra gives Barack Obama his steely support
Richard Serra (pictured), the American sculptor and video artist, appears confident that Hillary Clinton will soon abandon her bid to become the Democratic
nominee. Indeed, he is already planning to petition Senator Barack Obama to create, for the first time in US history, a Secretary for Culture. Talking... [continued]
US election: latest news, gossip and analysis
In brief: Sophie Dahl writes cookery book
Supermodel Sophie Dahl (pictured), the grand-daughter of children's author Roald Dahl, is to publish a cookery-cum-slimming book; called Miss Dahl’s
Voluptuous Delights, the former plus-size model says it will be "a memoir about food, a recipe book that gets over the message that you don't have to... [continued]
Cherie Blair on her rift with Alastair Campbell
Cherie reveals Leo's right royal conception
