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Cooks get into a stir over Golden Spurtle

8 Oct 2007

Cooks from across the UK gathered in Strathspey to whip up their finest oat-based dishes for the annual porridge making championships. The contest was won by Maria Soep, a guesthouse owner from Argyll, who walked away with the coveted Golden…

Monet painting damaged by intruders

8 Oct 2007

A group of intruders punched a hole in a painting by Claude Monet after breaking in to the Orsay Museum in Paris. The French culture minister Christine Albanel said that four or five people, who appeared to be drunk, had broken through a back door at…

Stolen da Vinci painting recovered after police raid

5 Oct 2007

A painting by Leonardo da Vinci worth around £25 million, which was stolen from the Duke of Buccleuch four years ago, has been recovered after a police raid. The 16th century Madonna of the Yarnwinder had been put the FBI’s list of 10 most wanted…

Desperately Sorry: Filipino fury at Housewives joke

5 Oct 2007

The US network responsible for the hit show Desperate Housewives has been forced to apologise over a joke about medical education in the Philippines. ABC is considering editing an episode of the new series which contains the joke acted out by Teri…

Vic Reeves voted comedy legend at Loaded Laftas

5 Oct 2007

Vic Reeves was named a comedy legend at the Loaded Laftas Comedy Awards, while David Gest was crowned funniest reality TV person. Reeves has starred in a number of hit shows over the years, including Shooting Stars with Bob Mortimer. “It’s the…

Dennis the Menace back after 10 years

5 Oct 2007

Dennis the Menace is making his return to television after a 10-year hiatus – but, in this politically correct age, the naughty schoolboy will no longer be punished by a smack from his dad’s slipper. The modern-day version of the rascal and his…

Thousands travel to Bolivia for World Che Festival

5 Oct 2007

A pilgrimage to the spot where Che Guevara was executed 40 years ago has seen tens of thousands of students, tourists and revolutionaries travel to the Bolivian jungle. The journey marks the start of the five-day World Che Festival, where…

French honour for Crouching Tiger actress Yeoh

5 Oct 2007

The actress Michelle Yeoh has been made a ‘Knight’ of the Legion of Honour at a ceremony in Malaysia. The star of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Tomorrow Never Dies was presented the award in Kuala Lumpur by French ambassador to Malaysia, Alain…

Spice Girls announce two more London gigs

5 Oct 2007

The Spice Girls have added two more London dates for their worldwide reunion tour, after the only UK show sold out in 38 seconds. Extra shows will be held at London’s O2 Arena on January 15 and 16 after more than a million UK fans registered for the…

‘Knickers to Glasgow’ slogan banned from city cabs

4 Oct 2007

An advertising gimmick from upmarket underwear firm Agent Provocateur, which would have seen the slogan ‘Knickers to Glasgow’ emblazoned on city taxis, has been banned. Glasgow City Council’s licensing committee agreed that it would be inappropriate…

Gwyneth Paltrow launches Spanish adventure

4 Oct 2007

Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow has kicked off a tour around Spain to film a new show about the country’s food and culture. The itinerary has not been disclosed to Paltrow, but will see the actress travel with New York Times food critic Mark…

Moira Stuart says bye to the beeb after 30 years

4 Oct 2007

Veteran newsreader Moira Stuart has announced that she is to leave the BBC after more than 30 years with the corporation. The 58-year-old, who was the first black female newsreader on television, declined to give any reasons for her departure but it…

Muse named best band at Digital Music Awards

4 Oct 2007

Rock group Muse has scooped the best band accolade at the BT Digital Music Awards in London. The awards were created to single out the artists who recognise the increasing emphasis on digital music, with more than 90 per cent of singles in the UK now…

Jennifer Aniston named top covergirl by Forbes

4 Oct 2007

Former Friends star Jennifer Aniston has been named top magazine covergirl, following a Forbes.com study of best-selling stars. The site analysed the sales of six weekly magazines over six months to determine the list, which saw Aniston’s ex husband…

O’Brien wins Forward Prize for Poetry a third time

4 Oct 2007

The Forward Prize for Poetry has been awarded to Sean O’Brien for his work The Drowned Book. It marks the first time the £10,000 prize has been won three times by one person, with O’Brien also named winner in 1995 and 2001. Chair of the judging…

Ratatouille animation sparks French rat craze

4 Oct 2007

The recent feature from Pixar Studios about a Parisian rat working as a chef has sparked a boom in sales of the rodent. The film Ratatouille has prompted the number of rats being kept as domestic pets to soar by 40 per cent. The animated adventure…

Fans flood Radiohead site for new album

3 Oct 2007

Radiohead fans flocked to the band’s official website in their droves after it was announced their new album would only be available as a download. It was also revealed that fans can pay what they like for the download, with the ensuing rush causing…

Edinburgh estate makes architecture award shortlist

3 Oct 2007

A housing development in Edinburgh joins an art centre in Orkney and architect Zaha Hadid’s Maggie’s Centre in Fife in the running for a top architecture prize. The 2007 Andrew Doolan Award, which is organised by the Royal Incorporation of Architects…

Jo Whiley to apologise on air for BBC Radio 1 slip up

3 Oct 2007

Radio 1 DJ Jo Whiley is to apologise to viewers today (3/10) after it emerged that a BBC worker posed as a phone-in competition caller. It is the latest incident to come to light in which the broadcaster has been shown to mislead viewers. A…

Great Snakes! Doctor Who writer to pen Tintin trilogy

3 Oct 2007

A writer for the new-look Doctor Who series has been snapped up to pen a Tintin movie trilogy. Stephen Moffat will write the script for all three of the films. Director Steven Spielberg, who has been trying to adapt Tintin for the big screen for…

Wallace and Gromit in return to the small screen

3 Oct 2007

Wallace and Gromit will return to our television screens for their first half hour adventure in 12 years, Aardman Animations has revealed. The animated duo’s next outing will be Trouble at’ Mill, which will be shown on the BBC next year. It will…

Scottish artists in running for Artes Mundi Prize

3 Oct 2007

Two Scottish artists are in the running for the £40,000 Artes Mundi Prize. The artwork created by Matthew Dalziel and Louise Scullion has been shortlisted along with eight other international artists, including Lida Abdul, Susan Norrie and Rosangela…

Fans to dictate price of new Radiohead album

2 Oct 2007

Radiohead will allow fans who download their new album decide what they want to pay. In the latest move to modernise with the music industry, as CD sales decline year on year, the group’s seventh studio album In Rainbows will be available for…

Nelson Mandela announces Johannesburg AIDS concert

2 Oct 2007

Former South African President Nelson Mandela has announced plans for an international concert to raise money for his AIDS charity. The event, which will include performances from more than 30 local and international musicians, is to be held on World…

Director Wayne Wang takes San Sebastian film prize

2 Oct 2007

The awards for best film and best actor at the San Sebastian film festival have been won by the low budget movie A Thousand Years of Good Prayers. Hong Kong-born director Wayne Wang said the film took a long time to make, and implied that its low…

Wannabe there: Spice Girls London gig a sell out

2 Oct 2007

Tickets for the London leg of the Spice Girls reunion tour sold out 38 seconds after fans were notified they had gone on sale. The group, who has not performed as a five-piece since Geri Halliwell quit in 1998, has added two more London dates to the…

David Lynch receives French Legion d’Honneur

2 Oct 2007

The film-maker responsible for Mulholland Drive and cult TV series Twin Peaks has received the Legion d’Honneur in France. David Lynch was hailed by French president Nicolas Sarkozy, who said seeing Lynch’s The Elephant Man had convinced him that the…

Spears loses custody of children to former husband

2 Oct 2007

A Los Angeles judge has ordered pop star Britney Spears to hand over her two children to former husband Kevin Federline. Judge Scott Gordon had two weeks earlier ordered Spears to undergo random drug testing and to attend a parenting class with…

Gimme More? Britney now a work of art

1 Oct 2007

Britney Spears’ tumultuous lifestyle over the past few years has been immortalised by an exhibition dedicated entirely to some of the singer’s more extreme antics. More than 50 pieces of art have been installed at a Hollywood gallery, celebrating her…

Modern Art values up 50%

1 Oct 2007

The value of modern art has leapt more than 50% in the last year, according to the annual Hiscox Art Market Research (HAMR) report. High profile creations from contemporary artists Damien Hirst and Banksy have sold for record figures this year, but…

Miss Moneypenny star Lois Maxwell dies at 80

1 Oct 2007

The actress who played Miss Moneypenny in 14 James Bond movies, Lois Maxwell, has died aged 80. Maxwell played the role from the first 007 movie outing - alongside Sir Sean Connery in Dr No - until 1985’s A View To A Kill with Sir Roger Moore. As…

PM blasts celebrities for lax attitude to drugs

1 Oct 2007

The Prime Minister has criticised celebrities over their casual attitude to drugs and the perception that their standing makes them above the law. Speaking at a ‘citizen’s jury’ event - which is made up of teachers, children and social workers across…

Pamela Anderson to marry Rick Salomon?

1 Oct 2007

Former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson is reportedly due to tie the knot with Rick Salomon, after the pair were granted a marriage licence in Las Vegas over the weekend. If the ceremony goes ahead, it will be the third marriage for Anderson. The…

Signed Harry Potter books raise thousands for charity

1 Oct 2007

A collection of Harry Potter books signed by JK Rowling has raised almost £20,000 for charity after an internet auction. Considered one of just a few complete signed sets in the world, the seven books were kept under lock and key in an Aberdeenshire…

Mackintosh paintings church wins funding

28 Sep 2007

The Heritage Lottery Fund is to distribute more than £500,000 to fix up seven historic churches, one of which houses panels painted by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The panels were found in Dysart Parish Church in Fife. Painted in 1901, the artwork was…

Hirst’s pickled cow springs a leak

28 Sep 2007

One of Damien Hirst’s pickled cows is undergoing repair at Oslo’s Museum of Modern Art after its container sprung a leak and started dripping formaldehyde. The container is one of four glass tanks containing parts of a sliced cow and calf. The…

Ferrell cameo role goes for £23,000

28 Sep 2007

A cameo role in Will Ferrell’s new movie Step Brothers, which was auctioned for charity, has been landed by a 10-year-old boy after his father paid £23,300 for the part. The bidder, who did not want to be named, said the auction was important to him…

Lennon festival gets underway in Sutherland

28 Sep 2007

The John Lennon Northern Lights Festival opens today in Durness in Sutherland, with a host of bands and artists expected to make appearances over the three days The location was chosen due to the musician’s links with the community – Lennon often…

Script stolen from director Coppola’s home

28 Sep 2007

Computers and camera equipment belonging to director Francis Ford Coppola – including the script for his new production – have been stolen by thieves in Argentina. According to reports, five armed robbers raided the Oscar-winning director’s Buenos…

Scorsese signs up to make George Harrison documentary

28 Sep 2007

Martin Scorsese has reportedly signed up to make a film about George Harrison, with the former Beatle’s widow Olivia expected to help produce the documentary. The film will deal with Harrison’s time in the band as well as his solo career and movie…

Repeats on the cards for BBC

28 Sep 2007

Television viewers should expect to see more repeats on the BBC, with many shows set to be broadcast on two different channels. The move is a bid to close the funding gap left by a less-than-expected licence fee settlement set by the…

Girls Aloud and Rolling Stones make Guinness World Records

27 Sep 2007

Pop group Girls Aloud and rockers the Rolling Stones have cemented their place in history, winning places in the new Guinness World Records book. The winners of ITV’s Pop Stars: The Rivals competition, Girls Aloud have notched up the most consecutive…

Smiths fans get on their bikes for charity

27 Sep 2007

An Edinburgh man is among a gaggle of music fans taking on a charity bike trek in Manchester to raise funds for a local youth club. As an avid fan of The Smiths, Gary Betts will join 50 other enthusiasts to raise cash for the Salford Lad’s Club…

Game over? Halo 3 launch dampened by leaked conclusion

27 Sep 2007

The excitement caused by the global launch of Halo 3 could be dampened by the news that the game’s final scenes have already appeared on the web. Thousands of enthusiasts queued outside some 1,000 UK stores which opened late to be among the first to…

Medieval tapestry to be unveiled at Stirling Castle

27 Sep 2007

A tapestry which has taken four years to complete is set to be unveiled at Stirling Castle. The 12ft by 14ft work of art entitled ‘The Unicorn is Killed and Brought to the Castle’ recreates a series of 16th Century Renaissance tapestries housed in a…

Spector free after jury fails to reach a verdict

27 Sep 2007

Phil Spector walked free from court yesterday after the jury failed to decide if he had killed actress Lana Clarkson. The judge declared a mistrial, with a hearing set for early next month giving prosecutors the option to seek a new trial. The…

Summer blockbusters and wet weather boost UK box office

27 Sep 2007

The UK box office racked up its best figures in 40 years this summer, with the dismal weather cited for the lure of the big screen. According to figures from the Film Distributors’ Association (FDA), more than 50 million movie tickets were bought…

Ringo Starr to open Liverpool Capital of Culture

27 Sep 2007

Ringo Starr will join the Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart and Ian Broudie from the Lightning Seeds in a concert to mark Liverpool’s Capital of Culture year. The opening ceremony will be held at the new King’s Dock arena, and will precede a year of cultural…

Surprise as Magna Carta to be sold in New York

26 Sep 2007

One of the rarest and most important documents in existence, the Magna Carta, is to be auctioned by Sotheby’s in New York at the end of the year. As one of only two versions outside England, the manuscript which sets out the basic principles of…

Freud painting of pregnant daughter to be auctioned

26 Sep 2007

A painting by Lucian Freud which took more than a year to complete is expected to generate excitement amongst collectors when it goes on sale next month. Painted in 1992, Ib and Her Husband is a portrait of the artist’s daughter Isobel while…

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