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David and Victoria Beckham expecting fourth child
David and Victoria Beckham are expecting their fourth child in the summer, it has been announced. The Los Angeles-based couple already have three sons, Brooklyn, 11, Romeo, eight, and Cruz, five. The boys are said to be "very excited". Former...
Rihanna makes history in UK chart
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Rihanna has set a new record as the first female solo artist in UK chart history to achieve number one singles in five consecutive years. The Official Charts Company announced her record after What's My Name? rose from number two to the top spot. ...
Jessie J tops BBC Sound of 2011 list
BBC Sound of 2011 winner Jessie J performs in session for BBC Radio 1. Pop singer and songwriter Jessie J has come top of the BBC Sound of 2011 list, which showcases the best rising music stars for the coming year. Jessie J, real name Jessica Cornish...
Cheeky Girl cautioned for shoplifting in Cheshire
Cheeky Girl Gabriela Irimia has been cautioned by police for shoplifting at a supermarket in Cheshire. Officers were called to Sainsburys in Alderley Road, Wilmslow, on Friday, where she was detained on suspicion of stealing groceries. The 26-year...
Recovery by Eminem tops 2010 US album chart
Eminem's Recovery was the top-selling album of 2010 in the US, shifting 3.42m copies, according to music sales tracker Nielsen SoundScan. He is the first artist to top the annual chart twice since SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991. In 2002, The...
Guard 'cleaned up' after Michael Jackson drug death
A bodyguard to Michael Jackson has testified the singer's doctor ordered him to clean up medical paraphernalia in the moments after he died. And a paramedic said Dr Conrad Murray did not mention he had given Jackson propofol, an anaesthetic found to...
Michael Jackson's doctor Murray in preliminary hearing
A preliminary hearing has opened in Los Angeles to determine whether the doctor who treated the pop star Michael Jackson in his final days should stand trial for manslaughter. The prosecution has been presenting details of Michael Jackson's death and...
Baker Street singer Gerry Rafferty dies at age of 63
Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty has died at the age of 63 after suffering a long illness. His career high came in the 1970s and included the anthemic Baker Street and Stuck in the Middle with You, recorded with his band Stealers Wheel. Rafferty...
Michael Jackson doctor Conrad Murray 'hid drug dose'
Michael Jackson's doctor tried to hide the fact that he had given the singer a powerful anaesthetic shortly before he died, a prosecutor has said. At a preliminary hearing, the prosecutor said Dr Conrad Murray phoned paramedics only after Jackson had...
Pink Floyd end EMI legal dispute
Pink Floyd have ended a legal battle with their record company EMI and signed a new contract with the label. The rock group recently won a court ruling against the label over whether a deal signed in the pre-download age could be applied to digital...
