There is no adequate way to substitute for Martha Argerich - and when she withdrew, on health grounds, from last night's Prom she had to be replaced not once but twice... more
‘Tis the season to hand out prizes, so in the spirit of not wanting to be excluded from the celebrations, HMRC has decided to give some of its own... more
Three Pakistani men who authorities say supplied funds to Times Square car bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad are arrested as the FBI follows a money trail from the failed attack... more
Police are investigating whether more than 20 animal bodies found in the back garden of a New York home are the remains of pets reported missing in the area... more
Wife of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff has been evicted from their £4.3million Manhattan penthouse after property and possessions were seized... more
Strange noises are emanating from America's banking industry as it undergoes its post-crisis makeover. Wall Street's titans are rejoicing at repaying the money lent to them by the government at the height of the crisis late last year ... more
The Orphanage may be the scariest movie since The Shining, Baumbach returns with Margot at the Wedding, while lead actress Heard proves a screamer in All the Boys Love Mandy Lane.... more
Christie Brinkley broke down in tears yesterday as she told a court how her life 'vanished' on the day she learned her husband was cheating on her with an 18-year-old employee.... more
Former supermodel Christie Brinkley came face to face with the 21-year-old year old who had an affair with her husband on the opening day of the couple's bitter divorce trial.... more
Boris Johnson's public transport alcohol ban starts in less than 48 hours - but not before thousands of determined drinkers make a last stand on the Tube... more
Paddling in the azure waters of the Caribbean with a stunning new girlfriend at his side, these are the pictures which show Paul McCartney is well and truly over Heather Mills. Sir Paul jetted off on a romantic break with wealthy American socialite Nancy Shevell just seven days after his divorce from Miss Mills was finalised in the High Court in London... more
Luxurious properties spanning the globe, a collection of priceless art and a staggering personal fortune. The fabulous wealth of Sir Paul McCartney was revealed in his extraordinarily detailed divorce settlement ... more
Jennifer Lopez and her husband are celebrating the birth of their new twins. The actress gave birth to the babies - a boy and a girl - in the early hours of Thursday in a Long Island hospital outside New York, her manager confirmed
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Jennifer Lopez has been taken to the private hospital where she intends to have her twins, it has been reported. An American showbusiness website said a private room at North Shore University Hospital in Long Island, New York, is finally occupied, having been left empty for two weeks in preparation for the star to give birth
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Rowdy Scottish rock quartet The View, supercool Brazilian band CSS and hard-working Toronto punk band Billy Talent are among the highlights of this weekend's live music in the capital.... more
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