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- Stars arriving for Oscar ceremony
Stars have begun arriving at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles for the 82nd Academy Awards.
Mo’Nique, who is nominated for the best supporting actress award for her role in Precious, was among the first to arrive on the red carpet.
The Hurt Locker and Avatar will be going head-to-head for the coveted best picture Oscar [...] - In pictures
Big screen stars grace the red carpet at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles
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- Goulding debut tops album chart
Sound of 2010 winner Ellie Goulding has gone straight to the top of the album chart with her debut release Lights.
Singer-songwriter Goulding, 23, who also won the Critics’ Choice Award at the Brits, knocked Lady Gaga’s The Fame from the top spot into second position.
In the singles chart, London MC Tinie Tempah went straight [...] - Sparklehorse singer Linkous dies
Rock singer Mark Linkous, frontman with US band Sparklehorse, has killed himself, according to a statement from his family to Rolling Stone magazine.
"It is with great sadness that we share the news that our dear friend and family member Mark Linkous took his own life today," the family said.
His four acclaimed Sparklehorse albums led [...] - Geldof challenges BBC aid claim
Bob Geldof has challenged the BBC to substantiate its report that millions raised for famine relief in Ethiopia were diverted to pay for weapons.
The campaigner, who led the Western relief effort in the 80s, said there was "not a shred of evidence" Band Aid or Live Aid money was siphoned off.
The report included claims [...] - Tenor Philip Langridge dies at 70
Acclaimed tenor, Philip Langridge, has died at the age of 70 after suffering from cancer.
Langridge, considered to be one of the leading talents in English opera and oratorio, died on Friday.
Langridge studied at the Royal Academy of Music and appeared on all the world’s great operatic stages.
He was known for his versatility and [...]
