When the finalists in last year's Apprentice were asked to dream up a new alcoholic drink, their focus was almost entirely on the bottle and branding. The liquid was a long way down the priorities list. Pleurat Shabani, who says this approach is also typical of the big manufacturers, did the opposite with his premium vodka, Konik's Tail... more
President Barack Obama’s top economic adviser will leave the White House at the end of the year, the third member of the team to quit in as many months... more
Luke Evans exchanges diet tips with Gwyneth Paltrow, is Gemma Arterton's best friend, and co-stars with Mickey Rourke. So what do his Jehovah's Witness parents back home in darkest Wales make of their starry son?... more
Tamara Mellon is a walking example of having it all, somehow balancing a global company, A-list boyfriends and a stubborn seven-year-old daughter. Here she shares her secrets of success...... more
Gordon Brown, David Cameron and George Osborne were among a string of senior MPs who have used taxpayers' money to promote themselves with "vanity" DVDs, photos and CDs... more
More than a million people joined Barack Obama’s inauguration party in scenes that could have come straight out of Hollywood. But behind the razzmatazz America found a profound new hope... more
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is clearly trying hard to ditch his boy wizard image. The 19-year-old actor confessed in a revealing interview to losing his virginity to an older woman.... more
It seems Coleen has not learnt from the deluge of criticism she suffered when seen shopping in a chavtastic pink velour designer tracksuit. The fiancée of footballer Wayne Rooney was seen doing her supermarket run Alderley Edge, Cheshire, in a navy blue tracksuit... more
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