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Monte Carlo - review

21.10.11
Three girls from Texas decide to venture across the Atlantic towards the bright lights of Paris... more

My career's history now, says Phil Collins

22.07.11
Rock star Phil Collins is pursuing a new career as a historian after announcing his retirement from music this year... more

Victim fails to stop 9/11 execution

21.07.11
Man who went on a shooting spree in revenge for the 9/11 terror attacks on New York executed by lethal injection - despite attempts by one of his victims to have him spared ... more

Americans invade the King's Road

26.05.11
The former World's End Distillery has been transformed into a US-themed bar and restaurant - but its 'LA hipster' vibe does not convince ... more

White Denim tussle for supremacy

17.05.11
Frontman James Petralli and newest recruit Austin Jenkins tussled for supremacy of White Denim on their guitars, while drummer Josh Block pounded out solid, crushing rhythms... more

Georgia May Jagger on her rock 'n' roll life

25.03.11
At just 19, Mick and Jerry's youngest daughter has already conquered the fashion world, and now she's dead set on becoming the next Lucian Freud... more

Eva Longoria divorces Tony Parker

31.01.11
Desperate Housewives actress Eva Longoria has officially divorced NBA basketballer, Tony Parker... more

Things go wrong in Brotherhood

14.01.11
In writer-director Will Canon’s first film, Brotherhood, a group of Texan fraternity pranksters make their juniors rob a faked-up convenience store for the paltry sum of 19 dollars and 10 cents... more

Axed cheerleader’s legal battle after sexual assault

10.11.10
A US cheerleader is taking legal action after her Texas school kicked her off the squad when she refused to chant for its star basketball player, who had sexually assaulted her... more

Red Sox boss poised to seal Liverpool takeover

15.10.10
Liverpool Football Club looked certain to be sold to the owner of the Boston Red Sox baseball team today after the lifting of a restraining order blocking the rescue deal... more

Hicks accused of 'outrageous' behaviour over injunction blocking Liverpool sale

14.10.10
Liverpool FC's American owners were accused of 'outrageous' behaviour after they thwarted High Court orders allowing the club to be sold... more

Le Touessrok shows heaven is a place on earth

08.09.10
Geordie Greig finds the legendary resort of Le Touessrok, on Mauritius, is still the last word in five-star luxury... more

Chaos on Gulf Coast as Hurricane Alex sweeps in

01.07.10
Residents took to canoes to negotiate flooded streets in South Padre Island, Texas, after Hurricane Alex made landfall... more

Movie gives squad something to cheer about

04.06.10
The story of how a Texan turned London children into an elite cheerleading squad is to be made into a film... more

Shell makes major inroads into US gas fields

28.05.10
While BP struggles to contain its oil well disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, rival Royal Dutch Shell makes two major gas acquisitions in America... more

Sunken rig leaks 5,000 barrels of oil a day off American coast

29.04.10
Video: The sunken rig in the Gulf of Mexico is spewing out five times more oil a day than previously thought, the US Coast Guard says... more

US coastline prepares for crisis as oil slick spreads

28.04.10
Mississippi is braced for a potentially disastrous oil slick as pollution spews from the site of a wrecked rig.... more

Video: Former home of Dallas Cowboys demolished

12.04.10
After six months of planning, it took less than a minute to bring the concrete and steel Texas stadium crashing down... more

On eight wheels out of Hicksville in Whip It

09.04.10
Drew Barrymore directs Whip It passably well and without obvious glitches, while evincing a commendable zeal.... more

Lyle Lovett brings country with plenty of chat

16.02.10
Always modest, Texan country star Lyle Lovett even refers to his occasional big band as his “Large Band”.... more

Midlake have true Tex appeal

29.01.10
These were darker, wearier Midlake moments, missing the propulsive euphoria of older tracks such as Head Home and cult classic Roscoe.... more

New superfruit mango ‘can protect against cancer cells’

13.01.10
Mangoes hailed as a new 'superfruit' — even helping in the prevention of breast cancer... more

Mr Hudson and Fearne Cotton's champagne supernova

21.12.09
Maybelline threw a party to launch their new calendar with the likes of Fearne Cotton and Mr Hudson on the guestlist.... more

Outraged over comedy in five easy steps

18.11.09
Stop! Stop what you are doing at once! A major breach in public decorum and decency has occurred and you owe it to Society In General to take a moment to be appalled... more

Off the record: the buzz begins here

27.02.09
Ever since The White Stripes were discovered at SXSW, the Texas festival has been the place to spot tomorrow's stars — this year there are plenty to tip.... more

Dolly puts Gulf on storm watch

22.07.08
Gulf of Mexico oil producers are keeping a close watch on Tropical Storm Dolly, which is growing in strength... more

Sharleen Spiteri: The lone star of Texas

10.07.08
Sharleen Spiteri's decision to take an open-ended break from her job as the singer with Texas was not a particularly difficult one.... more

Who's that serving up burgers at a fast food joint? Eva Longoria gets a taste of how the other half live

28.05.08
Eva Longoria rolls up her sleeves to go back to go and work in a fast food restaurant for a charity campaign. ... more

Banks hit back on radio buyout

01.04.08
RBS and five other banks being sued over the buyout of a US radio operator are fighting back... more

Shut up and sing

28.06.07
An affirmative documentary about how the Dixie Chicks stood up to be counted after they made anti-President Bush remarks apropos the Iraq war. ... more


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