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Celebrity cook Nigella Lawson’s husband has said images of him with his hands round his wife’s throat misrepresented a “playful tiff”. British police say they are investigating after a newspaper published photos of Nigella Lawson’s husband Charles Saatchi with his hands around the celebrity chef’s throat
Henry Cavill is happy his Superman character gave up red briefs. The 30-year-old British actor plays Clark Kent in Man of Steel
Coronation Street star William Roache is facing fresh charges of indecently assaulting girls aged between 12 and 16 in the 1960s, British police say. Roache, 81, is the world’s longest-serving soap actor, playing the character of Ken Barlow since the show’s launch
The family of the British nurse who killed herself days after a prank call by two Australian DJs has slammed the radio station for giving one of them a major award. Michael Christian has been crowned “Top Jock” during Southern Cross Austereo’s “best in the land” competition – despite continuing outrage over the incident
It’s a mystery almost worthy of the Time Lord himself – who will succeed Matt Smith as the new Doctor Who Speculation in the UK is rampant that the Beeb will tap a woman to play the 12th incarnation of the Doctor in the beloved sci-fi series.
You won’t like Stan Walker when he’s angry (click on this link, it is gold).
Doctor Who has been accused of many things during its 50 years on TV – most to do with cheesy special effects – but “thunderingly racist” is probably not one of them. A group of academics claim the popular British sci-fi show is steeped in attitudes “that continue to subjugate people of colour” and shows contempt for “primitive” people
George Michael was “lucky he didn’t die” during his recent car crash. The British singer was airlifted to hospital with a head injury following a motorway accident in the UK last week.
Nicole Kidman is in Cannes as part of the festival’s official competition jury, but little has been seen of her
It is hardly an unexpected journey any more. Actors involved with The Hobbit movie trilogy have returned to Wellington from around the world, with filming for the final two films expected to resume today