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The world's top 50 universities

08.10.09

University College London has risen above Oxford in this year's world university rankings, it was announced today... more

All Hail Olga Kurylenko

05.10.09

In her next film, Olga Kurylenko plays a pagan queen – a fitting role for an imperious beauty driven by hunger and poverty to escape her deprived childhood in Ukraine... more

Granny and nanny in battle for custody of his three children

26.06.09

The battle for custody of Michael Jackson’s three children began today — between their grandmother and their nanny... more

Francis Ford Coppola's comeback

19.05.09

Now, at 70, Francis Ford Coppola is back with Tetro, the kind of small-scale film he started out making — only this time, it's personal.... more

Drug use blamed as soul singer Natalie Cole is diagnosed with Hepatitis C

16.07.08

Soul singer Natalie Cole has revealed that she has Hepatitis C ... more

Singer Sara Bareilles is breaking the mould

03.07.08

As a small-town girl from the backwoods of Northern California, Sara Bareilles had what she calls a ' sheltered upbringing'.... more

The great lost American move

19.06.08

As a director representing black America, Charles Burnett is as important as Spike Lee, argues Derek Malcom as he reviews Burnett's seminal piece of cinema.... more

Angelina insists on French birth so her twins will follow her Gallic mother

23.05.08

For the past three weeks, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have been ensconced in luxurious surroundings on the French Riviera preparing for the birth of their twins.... more

The next big thing: SARA BAREILLES

22.05.08

A kooky, confessional American singer-songwriter whose pounding, soulful pop chronicles her own 'basket-case-ness'. She could become this year's Fiona Apple or Sheryl Crow.... more

Farrah Fawcett is 'fighting for her life and won't surrender' in cancer battle

03.04.08

Farrah Fawcett's lawyer yesterday scotched reports that the actress has given up in her fight against cancer. 'She’s fighting for her life,' said Kim Swartz. 'It’s disturbing to her when there are false reports that she’s given up and wants to die, when the opposite is true. She’s a strong person and a fighter.' ... more

Halle Berry names newborn daughter Nahla Ariela

16.03.08

Halle Berry has carried on the tradition of celebrities giving their offspring unusual names, calling her newborn daughter Nahla Ariela Aubry... more

Britney and Adnan back together after she receives nasty blow to the head

10.03.08

Britney Spears and Adnan Ghalib's turbulent relationship appears to be back on after the couple went several weeks without seeing each other. They were seen together for the first time since Britney checked out of UCLA medical centre last month for treatment to a bipolar disorder ... more

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Lenny Henry: 'Maybe one day we can have a black Doctor Who'
As he wins the outstanding newcomer prize at the Evening Standard theatre awards for his role as Othello, Lenny Henry has come a long way from black and white minstrels
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Jedward, voted off the X-Factor this weekend, are the most obvious proponents of the sticky-uppy look - but the style crosses boundaries of age, gender, sexuality and taste, says Nick Curtis

Sky in plot to hire students on the cheap

Sky News is currently recruiting students as reporters for its coverage of next year's general election. However, the opportunity doesn't quite seem so appealing

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