Today at 16:16:58 - The Royal Opera House is to stage the world premiere of an opera about the life of former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith, who died in 2007.

Today at 16:03:06 - The first official midweek singles chart shows that Tinie Tempah is due to hold on to the number one spot for a second week.

Today at 14:43:53 - Comedian Chubby Brown denies assaulting a 21-year-old woman during an argument in a Teesside car park.

Today at 12:34:29 - Florence and the Machine is to headline her first festival, topping the bill at Latitude in Suffolk in July.

Today at 12:21:30 - Singer Charlotte Church agrees a £2m deal with a music investment company to finance the recording of her next reccord, it is confirmed.

Today at 11:28:51 - Strictly Come Dancing presenter Tess Daly says her 10-year marriage to fellow presenter Vernon Kay is "worth fighting" for.

Today at 22:01:45 - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Global movie ticket sales hit $29.9 billion last year, up 7.6 percent, with the most growth in the Asia Pacific region, the leading U.S. movie industry representative said on W ...

Today at 18:53:23 - BELGRADE (Reuters) - After two years struggling to win funding amid the global financial crisis, actor Ralph Fiennes said on Wednesday he would start filming his directorial debut of a Shakespeare tra ...

Today at 14:28:17 - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Corey Haim, a Hollywood teen star of the 1980s who became as famous for his struggles with substance abuse as his acting, died in Los Angeles of an apparent drug overdose, U.S. ...

Today at 05:50:24 - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Charlie Sheen is expected to return to work on CBS' "Two and a Half Men" on Tuesday, according to his publicist.

Today at 04:52:00 - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - John Krasinski is in negotiations to join Ginnifer Goodwin in "Something Borrowed," a romantic comedy from the company behind "The Blind Side."

Today at 18:05:07 - Final Fantasy XIII launches in London

Today at 17:16:49 - Tim Burton's new film Alice in Wonderland has stormed the UK and Ireland box office with record opening takings for a 3D movie.Related StoriesSimon Cowell talks weddingKevin Costner rocks out in Germ ...

Today at 16:19:38 - Tess Daly has spoken for the first time on TV about the problems in her realtionship with husband Vernon Kay.Related StoriesCheryl to get Mrs C tattoo removed?Lily Allen to support Jay-Z, plus Courtn ...

Today at 13:58:22 - Teen idol Corey Haim has died after an apparent overdose, according to police.Related StoriesHistory is made at the OscarsLil Wayne jailed in New YorkSimon Cowell talks weddingCheryl Cole househuntin ...

Today at 13:12:53 - Gerard Butler, Elaine Paige and Sir Michael Caine were among the big names who flocked to the world premiere of Love Never Dies.Related StoriesJude Law hints at Sherlock sequelMartina Cole's Two Wome ...

Today at 16:26:04 - With tears in her eyes and her voice shaking at times, Marie Osmond donned her bravest face Tuesday night as she took to the stage for the first time since the death of her son for a show that she ded ...

Today at 16:11:03 - Charlie Sheen is set to return to the set of his sitcom "Two and a Half Men," his publicist said.

Today at 14:11:01 - Actor Corey Haim, who appeared in a number of movies during the 1980s, died early Wednesday of a possible drug overdose after being taken to a hospital, Los Angeles police said.

Today at 13:11:02 - Many authors can move readers with their words, but Frances Mayes has the power to actually make readers move.

09/03/2010 at 23:26:02 - Despite John Mayer's recent kiss-and-tell revelations about their sex life, Jessica Simpson says she remains, deep down, a trusting person.

Today at 15:51:55 - Corey Haim, a Hollywood teen star of the 1980s who became as famous for his struggles with substance abuse as his acting, died in Los Angeles of an apparent drug overdose, police said today. He was ...

Today at 00:00:01 - Rattle's Bach" is how the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra publicised its St. Matthew Passion at the weekend. It could as easily have been "Rattle's Passion", given the spontaneity and cumulativ ...

Today at 00:00:01 - So I'm back from holiday, and I need to catch up on a couple of weeks of American Idol. The older shows I found via file-sharing services and watched on the laptop last night; the most recent are safe ...

Today at 00:00:01 - Rock band Pink Floyd launched a High Court action against EMI yesterday in a dispute over the calculation of online royalty payments and marketing of their music.

Today at 00:00:01 - It may have missed out on the top gongs at the Oscars ceremony on Sunday, but Sony is backing Avatar's record-breaking box office performance to help usher 3D viewing into the living room.

Today at 15:19:58 - The Eighties teen heart-throb Corey Haim has died, aged 38.

Today at 12:03:11 - Farrah Fawcett was intentionally left out of the "in memoriam" segment at Sunday's Oscars, organisers have admitted.

09/03/2010 at 12:29:20 - Alice in Wonderland has smashed Avatar's international box office numbers, and now holds a clutch of records for its opening weekend.

09/03/2010 at 00:01:57 - Britons were in contention for sixteen Oscars on Sunday night but won only two - for sound mixing and costume design. On the face of it the 2010 Academy Awards were a sobering comedown after the heroi ...

09/03/2010 at 00:01:00 - The Hurt Locker was a slow-burning fuse that ignited imaginations and this year's Oscar nominations, ending in a big bang that changed Hollywood for ever. On Sunday night, Kathryn Bigelow became the f ...

09/03/2010 at 02:48:10 - James Cameron's 'Avatar' and Kathryn Bigelow's 'The Hurt Locker' were as far apart as Jupiter and Earth and this was a paradigmatic prizefight from the first, writes Nigel Andrews

09/03/2010 at 02:33:05 - Couture houses reap rewards at events such as the Oscars as designers create one-off bespoke dresses for celebrities seen by millions of viewers

08/03/2010 at 06:56:13 - James Cameron's Avatar loses out to a gritty Iraq war drama in the 82nd Academy Awards as The Hurt Locker scoops six Oscars, including best picture and best director for Kathryn Bigelow

05/03/2010 at 23:20:14 - 'Hung', an HBO production about a man who enters into male whoredom, is one reason why it is a pity that the BBC has announced it will spend less on US imports, writes John Lloyd

05/03/2010 at 23:14:30 - Tim Johnson on the Oscar-nominated sleeper hit about a group of guerrilla journalists who risked their lives to let the world know of the bloodshed on the streets of Rangoon

Today at 18:02:58 - Nicole Scherzinger and Lewis Hamilton are back together, the racing driver has confirmed.

Today at 14:41:55 - Lindsay Lohan is suing a Wall Street company, claiming a 'milkaholic' baby used in one of its adverts was modelled on her.

Today at 14:41:54 - Beverley Callard has revealed she has been receiving treatment for a nervous breakdown and depression.

Today at 12:36:39 - Courteney Cox says she's happier in her 40s than she was in her 20s.

Today at 12:36:38 - Courteney Cox says UK viewers shouldn't be "embarrassed" to watch her new show Cougar Town.

Today at 12:36:38 - Sacha Baron Cohen is rumoured to be in line to star in the third Men In Black movie.

Today at 11:40:00 - Their style is strictly gypsy-rap-rock-ska-funk-reggae and they formed after meeting at Kingston Univeristy. Band member Miles Lacey introduces us to The Band Elastique.

Today at 14:19:16 - We are about to release our new site with a new look, feel and structure.Part of this release will involve the creation of new RSS feeds and the decommissioning of the current ones.Please take a momen ...

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26/02/2010 at 00:00:00 - Broken Embraces (15) Peterborough Arts Cinema, Key Theatre Studio, Peterborough, Thursday, 4 March

26/02/2010 at 00:00:00 - THE Secret Garden Party festival has unveiled the initial music line up for this July's event.

26/02/2010 at 00:00:00 - THREE top names are on the bill for the forthcoming comedy night at Peterborough's Sports Lounge.

26/02/2010 at 00:00:00 - THERE'S just a week to go before the Emcee performers brighten up the first days of March with a touch of Strictly Cabaret.

Today at 22:06:37 - Bruce Davis, executive director of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, said the Charlie's Angels beauty wasn't considered to be a big-screen actress.

Today at 20:08:43 - The socialite was still wearing her Oscars dress as she drove through LA on Monday morning.

Today at 19:23:09 - Lohan, 23, has launched a stunning $100million (£67m) claim over the E-Trade ad - insisting she is so famous everyone knows Lindsay must be her.

Today at 18:50:46 - Her announcement followed reports that the minister who conducted their wedding ceremony at the Wynn casino in Las Vegas last month had no power to do so.

Today at 18:04:00 - Lost Boys heartthrob Corey Haim has been found dead of a suspected drug overdose in his Los Angeles apartment, police have confirmed.

Today at 17:49:00 - Her mum Demi Moore has never been shy about showing sexuality on screen - now daughter Rumer is taking after her by filming her first lesbian kiss.

Today at 15:32:00 - Coronation Street star Beverley Callard has revealed she's been receiving treatment for a nervous breakdown and depression after a lengthy absence from the soap.

Today at 13:51:00 - Bratpack actor Corey Haim has died at the age of just 38, the Los Angeles Police Department has confirmed.

Today at 11:09:00 - Kathryn Bigelow's Oscar triumph has had an instant effect on her movie's fortunes with rentals more than doubling in a matter of hours. The Hurt Locker landed six titles at the world's biggest movie b ...

Today at 10:05:00 - Matt Damon has teamed up with Bourne director Paul Greengrass again for his new movie Green Zone, the critically-acclaimed war thriller set in Iraq.

09/03/2010 at 00:00:00 - HALFWAY through the first act of this modern opera, I found myself wondering: Is this one of the most exquisite productions I have ever seen on a London stage, or is one of the most pretentious things ...

09/03/2010 at 00:00:00 - JUDGING from the front of the -programme, it is tempting to assume that Ibsen's most famous play has been transformed into a rip-roaring musical called Hedda Get Your Gun: we see an unnervingly beauti ...

09/03/2010 at 00:00:00 - TIM BURTON'S 3D fantasy Alice In Wonderland has beaten Avatar in the box office sales race, taking £10.5million at cinemas in its opening weekend.

08/03/2010 at 00:00:00 - SANDRA BULLOCK finally tasted Oscars glory last night, winning Best Actress at the 82nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles.

08/03/2010 at 00:00:00 - IT WAS a night of triumph for The Hurt Locker at last night's Oscars, as the Iraq war thriller scooped six Academy Awards.