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Unidentified gunmen attack the office of a Western aid agency, killing up to five people, police say.
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When Diddy hit Blighty for an extraordinary seven-hour booze bender there was a very strong smell of excess.
cheryl cole househunting after ashley split
Cheryl Cole is to move out of the home she shares with cheating husband Ashley.
happy mondays singer shaun ryder gets married on a sunday
Former Happy Mondays wildman Shaun Ryder made it a really happy Sunday – as he tied the knot with his long-term girlfriend.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber and stars of Love Never Dies have received a standing ovation at the world premiere of the stage musical.
daly: marriage worth fighting for
Tess Daly has said her marriage to fellow TV presenter husband Vernon Kay was "worth fighting for" after he admitted sending explicit messages to a string of women.
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Celebrities have attended the world premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies - the follow-up to The Phantom Of The Opera.
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Chris Evans lost out to his Radio 2 predecessor Sir Terry Wogan at an awards ceremony.
jls condoms and top 10 weird celebrity merchandise - robert pattinson pants, anyone?
With the news that JLS are considering launching their own range of condoms, we thought we'd show you some of the more bizarre examples of other stars expanding their brand in ever curious ways.
michael jackson brothers planning tribute gig at wembley to the late singer
Michael Jackson is to be celebrated at a memorial concert marking the one year anniverary of his death.
tess daly, terry wogan and more winners at the prestigious tric broadcasting awards - see pics
Tess Daly was putting her best foot forward again this afternoon at the latest awards bash of the season - but this time without husband Vernon Kay.
shaun ryder gets married and smartens up his act - we’ve never seen him look so dapper
Shaun Ryder, the wide-eyed, floppy-haired gurning Happy Mondays singer of old, has cleaned up his act (and got himself a sensible pair of specs) and tied the know in a surprise ceremony.
bbc 6 music axed in 'public flogging' says dj steve lamacq
BBC 6 Music DJ Steve Lamacq has claimed the threatened station is being sacrificed merely as a "public flogging" to satisfy BBC critics. The presenter, one of the digital service's best-known names, broke his silence to say he is still none the wiser over the reason 6 Music is facing the chop. In a blog the host, renowned for championing up and coming bands, said the axing would be "disastrous for the British music scene". There has been a chorus of disapproval over the BBC's proposal to cut the service, along with another digital service, Asian Network. The stations face the scrap as part of a strategic review which would see the money refocused elsewhere. In the case of 6 Music - which plays mainly archive and non-mainstream tracks - this would see £9 million saved to fund other digital output. But Lamacq claimed the arguments for closure "don't all stack up". "One argument is that the BBC should be allowing space in the 'market' for commercial stations to operate. But what commercial outfit is ever going to replicate 6 Music?" He pointed out that BBC audio and music director Tim Davie had said nine stand-alone stations was too many, but Lamacq said he was convinced this was "sleight of hand". "I think what he means is there's 'too many brands' and losing a couple will make it easier to market what they have left - while also putting on a show for people who are demanding the BBC's blood. We are a radio station up for a public flogging." His claims come as former operations director of GCap Media - now part of Global Radio - Steve Orchard said the commercial radio world would "gain nothing" from 6 Music's closure. "Commercial radio can never replicate 6 Music's cultural value - it's not viable for us to do so," said Orchard, who now heads radio group Quidem. "We will gain nothing from this closure yet the music industry will lose much." Radiohead, Keane and Jarvis Cocker are among the music acts who have voiced their concerns about the proposed closure.
lewis hamilton will be defined by this f1 season
When Lewis Hamilton presses down on the throttle at the start of Sunday’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, he will hurtle towards a career crossroads.
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Former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan made a fool of himself by attacking Neil Warnock last week.
tennis is losing the class war
A close friend of mine is a producer at the BBC. His wife is a doctor. Their eight-year-old twin boys are talented tennis players.
peter shilton still saving penalties
I scored a few penalties in my illustrious playing career in the Macclesfield and District Sunday League, although one of the goalkeepers I beat had been sick by the side of the pitch on a blasted heath next to the Congleton Road before the game started.
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Arsenal fans got plenty of stick for their disgraceful treatment of Emmanuel Eboue last season when they booed his every touch, forcing Arsene Wenger to substitute him.
black football bosses still much too rare
One of the many shocking things about the tragically early death of Macclesfield Town boss Keith Alexander last week was the reminder that it took until 1993 for English football to appoint its first black manager.
david beckham will shine further than old trafford tonight
Plenty of people are saying that David Beckhamís long awaited return to Old Trafford tonight may represent a kind of final bow for the formerEngland captain.
robben strike sends bayern through
A stunning strike from Arjen Robben fired Bayern Munich into the quarter-finals of the Champions League at the expense of an unlucky Fiorentina who won 3-2 on the night but lost on away goals following a 4-4 aggregate scoreline.
Steven Whittaker's impressive goalscoring form continued as Rangers restored their 13-point advantage at the top of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League with a 2-0 win at Kilmarnock.
Birmingham gained revenge for their weekend FA Cup exit against Portsmouth after sending the Premier League's bottom club closer to relegation with a 2-1 triumph at Fratton Park.
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Sunderland's Darren Bent served up a priceless hat-trick for watching owner Ellis Short as their 4-0 win over Bolton finally ended their wait for a Barclays Premier League victory at the 15th attempt.
bendtner inspires five-star gunners
Nicklas Bendtner's hat-trick helped Arsenal make history in emphatic style at the Emirates Stadium by overturning Porto's first leg lead to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a 5-0 (6-2 on aggregate victory) win.
Steven Pienaar has dismissed reports suggesting he may be on his way out of Everton as "speculation".
fergie expects supporting role for becks
Sir Alex Ferguson expects David Beckham to be consigned to the AC Milan bench for his emotional Old Trafford return.
grand slam stands out for o'driscoll
Brian O'Driscoll collects his 100th cap for Ireland admitting his career has been invigorated by last season's Grand Slam triumph.
Recalled Wales forward Gareth Delve is weighing up the possibility of joining England castaway Danny Cipriani in Australia next season.
robinson demands performance in grudge match
Andy Robinson insists inside knowledge alone will not be enough for Scotland to beat his native England in Saturday's Calcutta Cup clash at Murrayfield.
difficult dilemmas for johnson
England manager Martin Johnson described his selection decision for Saturday's Calcutta Cup showdown with Scotland as the toughest of his 18-month tenure.
klitschko brothers keen to face haye
Vitali Klitschko will defend his WBC heavyweight title against London-based Pole Albert Sosnowski on May 29 - and then flip a coin with brother Wladimir to decide who fights Britain's David Haye.
shaun ryder's top 10 craziest moments
Following on from the news that Happy Mondays hellraiser Shaun Ryder has married in a surprise ceremony, here we list ten classic Ryder moments that illustrate just how tough a task taming the wildman of baggy will be be for his lucky new wife Joanne.
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Lewis Moody has been dropped for England's Calcutta Cup game against Scotland on Saturday.
Plymouth plan to sell Home Park to their holding company in order to reduce debts after revealing a loss of £2.8million.
Nick De Luca has been recalled to the Scotland team for Saturday's Calcutta Cup clash with England at Murrayfield.
skipper jones ruled out for wales
Wales captain Ryan Jones has been ruled out of the RBS 6 Nations clash against Triple Crown-chasing Ireland in Dublin on Saturday.
brown out for four to six weeks
Manchester United have confirmed defender Wes Brown will miss the next four to six weeks through injury.
o'driscoll set for ireland milestone
Brian O'Driscoll will win his 100th cap for Ireland in Saturday's RBS 6 Nations clash with Wales at Croke Park.
lindsay parts ways with ungaro
Lindsay Lohan is not involved in the latest Ungaro collection.
miley cyrus: i have a boyfriend
Miley Cyrus has finally confirmed she is dating Australian actor Liam Hemsworth.
george clarke is knickers target
Restoration Man host George Clarke has revealed he gets knickers thrown at him on stage.
simon cowell grilled over ring
Simon Cowell blushed as he was grilled by Jay Leno about his relationship with Mezhgan Hussainy.
christine bleakley and frank lampard go public with their relationship
Christine Bleakley and Chelsea star Frank Lampard have finally been photographed together.
sir cliff richard following in robbie williams' footsteps to release jazz album of swing covers
First came Robbie Williams foray into jazz with Swing When You're Wining - now Sir Cliff Richard is to release an album of swing covers, it's been announced today.
amanda too busy for another baby
Amanda Holden has admitted she's too busy to think of having another baby.
pink floyd in royalties battle
Pink Floyd have launched a High Court action against EMI in a dispute over the calculation of online royalty payments and marketing of their music.
quentin tarantino sued over kill bill movies after missing out on oscar
Quentin Tarantino is being sued over his movie Kill Bill Vol I and Kill Bill Vol II.
peaches geldof goes public again with inglourious basterds star eli roth
Peaches Geldof and actor director boyfriend Eli Roth have been spotted out and about again fuelling rumours they're dating.
lady gaga - see sneak preview of new single telephone featuring beyonce
Lady GaGa goes through her biggest number of costume changes yet in a mammoth nine-minute long video for new single Telephone, featuring her pal Beyonce - and you can see them all here.
posh sends cheryl comforting words
Victoria Beckham has spoken of her sympathy for Cheryl Cole.
dexter fans set for ending shocker
Dexter fans in the UK are set to be shocked by the end of season four.
sir cliff swings into jazz at 70
Sir Cliff Richard is moving into jazz with an album of swing covers.
flower still expects kp to blossom
Andy Flower watched a number of players enhance their Test credentials in the drawn warm-up against Bangladesh A but is still anticipating a major contribution from the man who conspicuously did not.
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To celebrate the release of Magic Johnson: Always Showtime, Clearvision are giving five lucky people the chance to win copies of this amazing DVD.
England team venues will have to be swept for listening devices on a regular basis to maintain confidentiality, security experts said on Tuesday.
lamacq speaks out over 6 music plan
BBC 6 Music DJ Steve Lamacq has claimed the threatened station is being sacrificed merely as a "public flogging" to satisfy BBC critics.
julie benz steals housewives tips
Julie Benz has admitted she is enjoying "stealing" acting tips from her Desperate Housewives co-stars.
gaga turns wonder woman in video
Lady Gaga transforms into Wonder Woman for her new music video, Telephone.
Oscars 2010: brits carey mulligan and colin firth leave empty-handed
British hopefuls Carey Mulligan, Dame Helen Mirren and Colin Firth walked away empty-handed at last night's Oscars.
Ryan o’neal slams oscar bosses over farrah fawcett snub
Farrah Fawcett’s long-term lover Ryan O’Neal said Academy Awards organisers made a ‘terrible’ choice to snub the Charlie’s Angel from its ‘In Memoriam’ montage.
Robert pattinson’s remember me premiere: win tickets
Fancy rubbing shoulders with Twilight hunk Robert Pattinson? Of course you do!
Tron legacy trailer released on the internet
Tron Legacy, aka Tron 2, the sequel to the 1982 hit film Tron, is out this December – watch the trailer!
Oscars 2010: ben stiller dresses up as avatar na'vi
Sacha Baron Cohen was sensationally axed from the Oscars for threatening to spoof James Cameron's Avatar - but that didn't stop Ben Stiller.
Ben stiller watches as porn stars simulate sex at independent spirit awards 2010
Ben Stiller shocked the cream of Hollywood at the Independent Spirit Awards by inviting three porn stars to covort on stage.
Oscars 2010: who is kathryn bigelow?
Kathryn Bigelow may not be the most productive director in the movie business, but she is one of the most accomplished.
Iron man 2 trailer hits the internet
A brand new trailer for the sequel to Iron Man has premiered online.
Oscars 2010: sandra bullock's acceptance speech
Best Actress Sandra Bullock’s full Oscar acceptance speech.
Oscars 2010: elinor burkett hijacks roger ross williams' speech
The Oscars had its own Kanye West moment when journalist Elinor Burkett stormed the stage to hijack best documentary winner Roger Ross Williams' speech.
Gabriella cilmi and goldfrapp are this week's best new singles
Gabriella Cilmi, Goldfrapp, McLean, Goldheart Assembly and Noisia are this week's best new singles.
Oscars 2010: kathryn bigelow makes history as first woman to win best director for the hurt locker
Kathryn Bigelow has made history by becoming the first woman ever to win the best director gong at the Oscars while British hopefuls Carey Mulligan and Colin Firth left empty-handed.
Oscars 2010: farrah fawcett snubbed from 'in memoriam' montage
Farrah Fawcett was sensationally snubbed at this year's Oscars after she was left off the annual tribute to stars that have passed away.
Oscars 2010: full list of winners
A complete list of all the winners from the 2010 Academy Awards.
Oscars 2010 ceremony: reviews round-up
Oscars 2010: Was this year's ceremony any good?
James cameron: i don’t blame kathryn bigelow for vote scandal
Avatar director James Cameron said he did not blame ex-wife and rival Kathryn Bigelow for the e-mail vote scandal ahead of Oscar night.
Jls' aston merrygold denies dating former wag sophie houghton
JLS heartthrob Aston Merrygold is batting away love-life rumours again, this time concerning former WAG Sophie Houghton.
Daly: marriage worth fighting for
Tess Daly has said her marriage to fellow TV presenter husband Vernon Kay was "worth fighting for" after he admitted sending explicit messages to a string of women.
Standing ovation for phantom sequel
Andrew Lloyd Webber and stars of Love Never Dies have received a standing ovation at the world premiere of the stage musical.
Celebrities at phantom follow-up
Celebrities have attended the world premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies - the follow-up to The Phantom Of The Opera.
Lara stone shows off her curves
Lara Stone shows how she snared ladies’ favourite David Walliams, posing in swim and gym wear for Vogue.
Lindsay lohan spotted out with pete doherty's ex irina lazareanu
Lindsay Lohan is stepping out with Canadian model Irina Lazareanu, the exgirlfriend of druggie Pete Doherty, at Paris Fashion Week.
Duncan bannatyne: how my father's death made me stop smoking
Duncan Bannatyne, 61, is one of the entrepreneurs on BBC1’s hit investment show Dragons’ Den. He initially became a successful businessman with his chain of nursing homes and nursery schools. Now worth about £320million, he is also president of No Smoking Day today.
Wogan beats successor evans to gong
Chris Evans lost out to his Radio 2 predecessor Sir Terry Wogan at an awards ceremony.
Crawford photo blackmailer jailed
A blackmailer who threatened supermodel Cindy Crawford over a photo of her seven-year-old daughter bound and gagged was jailed for two years.
Peter andre: 'i wanted to kill myself'
Peter Andre has revealed he thought about killing himself after a series of terrifying panic attacks.
Johnson: i like being versatile
Aaron Johnson has told how his role in new movie Kick-Ass helped him take his career in a different direction.
Clunes up for men behaving badly
Martin Clunes has revealed he'd be up for a Men Behaving Badly reunion.
Gaga turns wonder woman in video
Lady Gaga transforms into Wonder Woman for her new music video, Telephone.
Coleen's career hopes for daughter
Coleen Nolan has admitted she wouldn't mind her daughter deciding against a career in showbusiness.
Money makes jessica alba happy
Jessica Alba has admitted making so much money in her career has made her happy.
On-screen romance for dexter's sis?
Desmond Harrington has hinted that his Dexter character could hook up with Debra Morgan.
Blake record is earth hour song
Blake's track, Beautiful Earth, has been announced as the anthem for WWF's Earth Hour in the UK.
Posh sends cheryl comforting words
Victoria Beckham has spoken of her sympathy for Cheryl Cole.
Sir cliff swings into jazz at 70
Sir Cliff Richard is moving into jazz with an album of swing covers.
Bridges: maggie was top of my list
Jeff Bridges has revealed he wanted Maggie Gyllenhaal to play his love interest in Crazy Heart because he'd always "admired her acting".
Simon cowell confirms engagement to mezhgan hussainy on jay leno
Simon Cowell kisses Mezhgan Hussainy and confirms marriage plans on Jay Leno's Tonight Show
Gemma: i insisted on being tied up
Gemma Arterton has revealed she insisted on being tied up when she was playing a kidnap victim - even when she didn't need to be.
David beckham's police escort after being mobbed in manchester
Manchester United hero David Beckham was mobbed by desperate fans as he arrived in the city ahead of AC Milan's clash with his former club.