That a lid has been kept on this can of worms for quite so long is an index as to how greatly politicians and celebrities both crave and fear the power of Rupert Murdoch... more
Geordie duo Ant and Dec could scoop the People's Choice award at this year's British Comedy Awards - six years after they were given it by mistake... more
On the mantelpiece at the home of Rachel Johnson, editor of The Lady, is a childhood photograph of herself and her three small brothers racing across a lawn. In the blur of untamed blonde hair and elbows you can see Boris is in the lead. ... more
Harry Hill is tipped as Jonathan Ross's replacement, along with fellow comics Dara O'Briain, Graham Norton and Al Murray at the British Comedy Awards.... more
The Serious Fraud Office is considering an investigation into a string of phone-vote scandals at ITV, including the rigging of an award for Ant and Dec. The possibility emerged on the day Ofcom warned of "systemic and widespread" problems affecting all broadcasters... more
His face down on the pavement and his body prone, this is comedy actor Kris Marshall lying motionless moments after he was struck by a car. The My Family star was on his way home after a night out in Bristol when he was hit by the vehicle near the city's Hippodrome nightclub. Marshall, known to millions for his role in BT television commercials, suffered serious head injuries and at first there were fears he might not survive
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When Ashley Jensen was a teenager, growing up in the little Scottish town of Annan, she wore Doc Martens, long flowing skirts and carried a kettle for a handbag. The arty look, she says, was all part of her determination to become an actress. 'All the locals called me Dame Flora Robson,' she recalls. 'I didn't mind - it meant they'd got the message that I was going to make it, no matter what.'
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In a scene that would have Hermione in quite a tizzy, Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe got hot and heavy with a male fan at an awards show in London... more
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