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A reel life: Jordan Scott

20.11.09
Her father made Gladiator and her uncle made Top Gun, so it was inevitable that Jordan Scott, Ridley's daughter, would end up in the family business.... more

California gets set for 'green' energy-efficient televisions

19.11.09
California is to introduce stringent new standards for television sets to ensure they save energy... more

Amir Khan rules out fight with his pal Manny Pacquiao

19.11.09
Amir Khan has poured cold water on a possible future showdown with pound-for-pound superstar and friend Manny Pacquiao... more

Arctic Monkey business with the past

18.11.09
Opening their set with the shimmering ballad Dance Little Liar Arctic Monkeys sounded a world away from the Sheffield scamps of yesteryear.... more

US skyscraper linked to Iran is confiscated

13.11.09
Prosecutors in America have moved to seize four mosques and a Manhattan skyscraper owned by a Muslim group suspected of being controlled by Iran... more

John Gosden's in the mood to cause another Stateside stir

04.11.09
Trainer bids to rattle Americans at the Breeders’ Cup again as he returns to scene of last year’s success... more

Billy Connolly's wife witnesses tsunami aftermath

30.09.09
Comedian Billy Connolly’s wife, Pamela Stephenson, speaks of tsunami aftermath, which she witnessed while holidaying in Samoa... more

California blaze threatens power lines

24.09.09
California blaze threatens power lines ... more

Jessica Simpson in dog snatch horror

15.09.09
Jessica Simpson has told of her "horror" after a coyote snatched her pet dog in Calabasas, California. The actress, 29, above, told fans on Twitter her heart was broken and offered a reward for the return of Maltese and poodle cross Daisy, right. She added: "HORROR! Please help."... more

Tallest dog is dead

13.08.09
A California dog listed as the tallest in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records has been put down after bone cancer spread to his lungs. Gibson, a seven-year-old harlequin Great Dane, was 7ft1in standing on his back legs.... more

Shunned by Obama but it’s probably for the best

17.07.09
It’s taken a while, but President Obama has his technology team in place. What’s most striking to us in California is how few of them have any association with the foremost regional generator of tech innovation (which would, ahem, be us) ... more

Schwarzenegger aims to terminate textbooks for computers

09.06.09
Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to replace traditional textbooks with digital ones in Californian schools... more

Where to eat sushi in Soho

04.06.09
From cheap maki rolls oto weet ama ebi - Soho is not short of great places to eat sushi.... more

California wildfire threatens thousands of homes

08.05.09
A wildfire burning for a third day in southern California has damaged or destroyed 75 homes and threatens thousands more... more

Thousands flee from Californian wildfire

07.05.09
More than 8,000 people fled their homes as a wildfire driven by strong winds threatened Santa Barbara in California... more

Stars are given a soaking by Deyn

20.04.09
Agyness Deyn is not usually one for hellraising - but she ruffled a few feathers at the Coachella festival ... more

Tragedy of ski trip children as plane crashes into cemetery

23.03.09
Seven children and seven adults were killed when a small plane crashed and burst into flames as it approached an airport in the state of Montana... more

Seventies radical Olson to go free

17.03.09
A Seventies radical who assumed a new identity as a housewife and spent a quarter of a century as a fugitive is due to be released from prison... more

Paralysed patients to be given pioneering stem cell treatment

23.01.09
The first human trials using stem cells to treat paralysed patients are to be given the go-ahead today, it has been announced... more

Sparks flies with Jack Black and Kyle

15.12.08
Jack Black and Kyle Gass, who make up the musical comedy duo Tenacious D, fire sparks from their specially adapted Y-fronts.... more

California throws out law on gay marriages

06.11.08
California has voted to ban same-sex marriages, overturning a right which the state gave to gays and lesbians only months ago... more

Rescue deal for two US lenders

28.07.08
Banks in California and Nevada become the latest victims of the subprime crisis as Washington is forced to pick up $860 tab from failed lenders... more

Zorro's a real swish buckler

16.07.08
Zorro The Musical swaggered into town, looking as if it might make an original summer holiday attraction.... more

Geri and Emma arrive in US to see Mr Spice get spliced

30.05.08
A beaming Emma Bunton and tanned Geri Halliwell led the latest Spice Girl reunion as they arrived at San Francisco airport ahead of manager Simon Fuller's wedding... more

Ellen DeGeneres to marry her lesbian lover Portia de Rossi

16.05.08
Lesbian chatshow host Ellen DeGeneres and her actress partner Portia de Rossi are getting married after gay weddings were ruled legal in California. ... more

Michael Jackson ordered to pay £12million or lose Neverland

27.02.08
Michael Jackson has been ordered to pay £12million or his Neverland Ranch will be put up for auction. The self-proclaimed King of Pop, 49, owes three months arrears on the sprawling 2,800 acre property in Santa Barbara County, California ... more

Oil! by Upton Sinclair

22.02.08
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Donnie Darko's follow-up torture

06.12.07
To see Southland Tales again would be pure torture and made our critic wonder whether so much energy has ever been expended to so little effect.... more

Like eating in Stepford

12.11.07
Restaurant critic Mark Bolland takes a look at Whole Foods, who have decided there's a lucrative gap in the market.... more

Regent's Park nets a beach for volleyball

03.08.07
A first for London - tons of sand are being shipped in to create beach volleyball courts for the Regent's park open tournament.... more

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