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David Letterman admitts affair on air and avoids blackmail

02.10.09
In an extraordinary on-air revelation, US chat show host David Letterman has confessed to being the target of a $2million extortion plot over his affairs with female employees on his show... more

David Letterman admits affair on-air and avoids blackmail

02.10.09
Video: In an extraordinary on-air revelation, US chat show host David Letterman confesses to being the target of $2million extortion plot over his affairs with female employees... more

Michael Jackson's children to be in care of their granny, 79

30.07.09
Michael Jackson's elderly mother will get custody of his three children under a deal that has just been reached, her lawyer has told US television... more

WORLD: Letterman forced to apologise after joke about Sarah Palin's daughter

17.06.09
US talk show host David Letterman has made a grovelling apology to Sarah Palin after cracking jokes about her daughter's sex life... more

Jay walks at the end of an era for an American TV institution

29.05.09
Jay Leno will present his last Tonight Show this weekend marking the end to the show's 17-year run... more

Obama marks first 100 days with speech on prime-time TV

28.04.09
Barack Obama will mark his first 100 days in the White House by holding a press conference on prime-time television... more

Recesssion hits YouGov despite poll success

06.04.09
YouGov may have been the most successful pollster when it worked for CBS and The Economist in last year's American presidential election but that wasn't enough to stop its profits from tanking... more

Pity the hapless political husband

31.03.09
One thing I would not have predicted of Jacqui Smith is that she would add to the stock of national gaiety... more

Obama: We need an exit strategy for Afghanistan

23.03.09
Military force alone will not end the war in Afghanistan, Barack Obama said as he suggested a US "exit strategy" could be part of a new policy... more

Protesters target 'sexist' cosmetic surgery adverts

17.02.09
Cosmetic surgery adverts on the Tube are being defaced by campaigners who oppose the "sexist" portrayal of women... more

The ‘sickening moment’ when I landed jet in river, by hero pilot

09.02.09
Pilot Chesley Sullenberger has recalled the moment he lost both engines and ditched his passenger jet into New York’s Hudson river... more

Coldplay lead Britpop invasion of Grammys

04.12.08
British talent dominated the nominations for record of the year at America's Grammy Awards.... more

MTV tycoon sells games giant

02.12.08
American media tycoon Sumner Redstone has sold his controlling stake in a computer games giant at a loss of around £540 million on years of investment.... more

It’s so hard I often wonder where to start, says Obama

17.11.08
Barack Obama has admitted he faces "enormous" challenges when he takes over in the White House... more

Obama shrugs off skinhead death plot

28.10.08
Barack Obama is refusing to alter his schedule of high-profile appearances despite increasing fears about his safety... more

New Media

08.10.08
London is one of the greatest digital hotspots outside California's Silicon Valley and these are the people leading the way... more

Wigging out: Beyonce dons blonde hairpiece for golden Fashion Rocks performance

06.09.08
There was nothing over-the-hill about Beyonce's stunning performance as she joined dozens of stars at the Hollywood packed Fashion Rocks event.... more

Police called to O.J. Simpson's house after fight between girlfriend and daughter

28.08.08
Police were called to disgraced American football star O.J. Simpson's Florida home over the weekend following an altercation between his girlfriend and eldest daughter.... more

Roundabout is London's answer to Silicon Valley

30.07.08
San Francisco may have its Silicon Valley for hi-tech companies but now London has its own, very British, internet hot spot - silicon roundabout... more

Now showing on Platform 2

30.06.08
Passengers will be able to watch a trailer for the latest movie - or see what's on television that night - while waiting for the Tube... more

Don't wait until I get you home: Passionate Tania Bryer enjoys a ten-minute kiss...in the street

05.06.08
Tania Bryer, 46, is clearly enjoying love the second time around, as she grabbed her boyfriend for a passionate kiss - barely coming up for air for ten minutes... more

Too tight fit: Singer Alicia Keys' clingy dress proves a bit of a handful

01.05.08
Singer Alicia Keys had something of a wardrobe malfunction when she poured herself into dress which fit like a second skin for her appearance on a US chat show. But unfortunately the r 'n' b singer looked decidedly uncomfortable and resorted to tugging at the hem of in a bid to keep the unruly garment in place ... more

Well hello, Mr President: Pammy wears 'white trash' dress to White House dinner

28.04.08
Since 1914, the White House Correspondents' Dinner has been the highlight of political journalism's social calendar, an evening where the president of the day can poke fun at his public image. But it's a fair bet that no Commander in Chief has ever faced an audience quite like the one George W. Bush addressed last night - Pamela Anderson, Jenny McCarthy, Ashlee Simpson and Heidi and Lauren from reality TV show The Hills ... more

I'm ditching butch Hillary for gentle Obama

21.04.08
For me, no matter what happens in Pennsylvania, I'm done with Hillary Clinton. I have long felt that either Democratic candidate would suffice as President.... more

Hard times ahead warns PM as he meets bank chiefs

15.04.08
Gordon Brown today warned that the international credit crunch will continue to bite... more

Full guide to the Diana service

30.08.07
Take a look at our full guide to the memorial service for Diana being held on Friday 31 August.... more

CDs of the week

09.02.07
This week's CD round-up includes the Miles Davis quintet, Lucinda Williams' bleakest album to date and the latest offering from veteran band The Fall.... more

Studio ends Wallace and Gromit partnership

31.01.07
DreamWorks Animation is ending its partnership with Aardman Animations after the company's latest film, Flushed Away, took just 50 million dollars at the box office.... more

Diarist moving deeper into insanity

16.10.06
Eric Bogosian's monologue Notes from Underground is a portrait of psychosis, which is great on surface detail, but throws little light on the recesses of a diseased mind.... more

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