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Border skirmish can’t stop Minnelli show
At 62 years old and looking good after losing 44 lbs - her adoring fans know because it was the first thing she told them - Liza Minnelli began her first tour of Britain in more than 20 years on Sunday with a sell-out concert at the London Coliseum which... [continued]
Ted Kennedy’s wife mooted as successor
Although Ted Kennedy is still seeking medical opinions about how to treat his malignant brain tumour, moves are already underway to find his successor as Democratic Senator for
Massachusetts. First in line, according to some reports, is his wife, Victoria Reggie Kennedy (pictured with Ted), known to the family as... [continued]
Ted Kennedy: a national treasure without decency 
Bobby Sands film a Cannes winner while Palme d’Or goes to France
The 61st Cannes Film Festival came to a close on Sunday night with the top prize - the Palme d'Or - going for the first time in ten years to a home-grown film. Directed by Laurent
Cantet (pictured with the cast), Entre les Murs - or The Class - follows... [continued]
In pictures: best from the red carpet at Cannes 2008
Madonna wows Cannes with Aids documentary
Venerable physicist leaves UK
Neil Turok, one of Britain's foremost theoretical physicists, has decided to leave Cambridge University and take his talents to Canada after failing to attract funds to set up a scientific institute honouring Stephen Hawking. And, as part of the fall-out, Hawking, who is Lucasian Professor of... [continued]
Keith Who? English Heritage snubs Moon
Thirty years after his death at 32 from a drugs overdose, Keith Moon (pictured), legendary drummer for The Who, has been snubbed by English Heritage, who are refusing to honour him with one of its famous blue plaque tributes because they feel it's too early to make an assessment of... [continued]
Glyndebourne drools over opera queen Danielle de Niese
Audiences at Glyndebourne this Saturday were treated to nothing less than operatic Viagra in the lissom form of 28-year-old Californian soprano Danielle de Niese (pictured). This, at least, was the almost universal view of the critics who watched her performance in the title role of Monteverdi's The Coronation of Poppea.... [continued]
£3m mystery of Andrew’s house sale
While many in Britain are having to drastically reduce the prices of their homes in order to secure a sale, Prince Andrew has bucked the trend, selling his former marital home, Sunninghill Park in Berkshire - a wedding gift from the Queen to Andrew and his then wife Sarah, Duchess... [continued]
In brief: Wogan fed up with Eurovision
Terry Wogan has threatened to quit his annual coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest for the BBC unless something is done to stop the "fix" in which Eastern European countries vote for each other with no regard to musical quality... Amid mounting speculation that she and Prince William are to... [continued]
