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Actress ROBIN WRIGHT is set to wed boyfriend BEN FOSTER after almost two years of dating, according to a report. The 47 year old officially ended her 14-year marriage to Sean Penn in July, 2010 and began dating Foster, who is 14 years her junior, in early 2011 after meeting on the set of movie drama Rampart. Read More »

I’m convinced that Christmas music carries much of the blame for mistakes like the one that occurred last Sunday at church, when a little girl extolled the virtues of the “Surgeon Mary.” The error went uncorrected. As a kid, I didn’t think Mary was medically trained, but I was confused by a lot of holiday songs. Read More »

A large industrial fire at a federal Superfund site in central Tennessee was about 95 percent contained by Thursday evening, a day and a half after it started, reports The Associated Press. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency On-Scene Coordinator Kevin Eichinger said in a phone interview that officials were continuing to monitor air quality around the site in rural Hickman County, ... Read More »

Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas has hit the 1 million sales in the UK, 19 years after it was first released. According to the Official Charts Company the track crossed the milestone after selling 68,000 copies in 2013. The American singer said: “Thank you to all of my British fans! Love, Mariah.” The track reached number two when ... Read More »

Fearne Cotton was forced to apologise to listeners of her Live Lounge show today after she swore live on air. The Radio 1 presenter was hosting a Christmas party edition of her show when her production team forgot to fade out her microphone while Wizzard’s I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day was playing. Read More »

Some may call them the worst, but we call them the best. There’s nothing like a celebrity wardrobe malfunction to remind the rest of the world that stars are just like us. Who hasn’t worn a sheer top that may have been “too-sheer,” or split a pair of jeans after wearing them in too much? Read More »

Bette Davis was a Hollywood star whose talent was evident in every role she played, from acerbic bitches to long-suffering heroines. Bette Davis, the “First Lady of the Silver Screen”, enjoyed a film career spanning six decades and, through her work, helped to modernise the way in which the industry viewed women. She was born Ruth Davis in 1908. Her ... Read More »

An antibiotic-resistant “superbug” bacteria has been found in half of all raw chicken tested in a nationwide sampling by the group Consumer Reports. The study said the rise of antibiotic resistance such as those found in their chicken samples could mean the antibiotics we now use to treat life-threatening illnesses from salmonella and other foodborne infections could become useless. Read More »

Actress Kim Basinger has landed a modelling contract at the age of 60. The stylish star has inked a deal with IMG Models, the same agency her 18-year-old daughter Ireland Baldwin signed with in March, reported People magazine. Read More »

Part of a balcony at the Apollo theatre in London has collapsed reportedly trapping people under it, according to Sky News. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time was playing at the Shaftesbury Avenue venue. Read More »

The date that Sam Bailey will be supporting Beyoncé on her up-and-coming tour has been announced. The X Factor winner will perform ahead of the pop legend on February 24, at the LG Arena, in Birmingham. Read More »