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2008-10-13 17:37:56

Artists, sports stars and TV presenters were among guests who honoured outstanding women at an awards ceremony. Olympic gold medal winners Victoria Pendleton, Nicole Cooke and Christine Ohuruogu joined celebrities including Tracey Emin and TV presenter Fe

2008-10-13 17:26:04

A group of Russian breakdancers called Top 9 have won the Sony Ericsson B-Boy World Finals. The event was held at the Brixton Academy in south London.Competitors came from the US, Japan, Korea, Russia, China, Holland and Scandinavia.The UK was represented

2008-10-13 15:26:07

Bad Lashes have became the first contenders to be voted off this year's X Factor. The foursome from the North-East left the reality television talent show after coming bottom of the public vote.In an earlier show, all 12 finalists sang live in front of th

2008-10-13 15:25:02

Boy George has axed a concert on his new comeback tour - after selling less than a hundred tickets for the gig. The former Culture Club frontman, 47, was due to perform onstage at the 2,200 capacity Portsmouth Guildhall in Hampshire on Tuesday as part of

2008-10-13 15:25:02

Salma Hayek is delighted after landing a role alongside Alec Baldwin in comedy TV series 30 Rock. The actress will play Elisa, a love interest of Baldwin's character Jack Donaghy.She says, "I am so excited to be part of such an intelligent, funny show, as

2008-10-13 14:46:37

Best-selling author Terry Pratchett's personal journey after being diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's Disease will be charted in a BBC documentary. Terry Pratchett On Alzheimer's is a two-part series examining the 59-year-old's experiences following h

2008-10-13 14:46:00

LONDON (Reuters) - Whatever the winner of the 40th Booker Prize says, victory at the awards ceremony in London on Tuesday is as much about cash as literary kudos. The annual award for the best novel in English by a writer from Britain, Ireland and the Com

2008-10-13 14:46:00

(Reuters) - Here are some key facts about the Man Booker prize which this year marks its 40th anniversary. * The Booker, renamed the Man Booker Prize in 2002 after its new sponsor, rewards the best novel of the last 12 months written by an author from Bri

2008-10-13 14:20:02

The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr has given his fans one week to request his autograph - because after that point he will no longer give out his signature. The drummer has warned he will throw away all mail addressed to him after 20 October because he no lo

2008-10-13 14:20:02

Oasis have topped the charts with their seventh studio album Dig Out Your Soul. The band - currently on a world tour - have an unbroken run of number one LPs since their 1994 debut Definitely Maybe.Kings of Leon took second place with Only By The Night an