Dustin Hoffman joins roll-call of celebrity heroes

May 8th, 2012 - 
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(Reuters) – A London lawyer has credited actor Dustin Hoffman for saving his life when he suffered a heart attack while jogging in the city’s Hyde Park, becoming the latest celebrity in recent weeks to help rescue a person in crisis. Sam Dempster, 27, told Britain’s Sun newspaper on Tuesday that Hoffman came to his aid when he collapsed in the park 10 days ago, and called emergency services. “I have no memory of what happened.

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Murdochs face tough week over scandal

April 30th, 2012 - 
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LONDON (Reuters) – Rupert Murdoch’s tetchy and uncompromising appearance at a British inquiry into phone hacking could come back to haunt him this week when politicians give their verdict on the scandal at his defunct News of the World newspaper.

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James Murdoch says kept in dark over paper’s illegal acts

April 24th, 2012 - 
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LONDON (Reuters) – James Murdoch blamed subordinates on Tuesday for keeping him in the dark about illegal behavior when he ran his father Rupert’s UK newspaper empire, and said he didn’t closely read its ill-fated tabloid the News of the World.

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Titanic in 3D cranks up experience, director says

March 28th, 2012 - 
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LONDON (Reuters) – “Titanic” director James Cameron said the 3D version of his 1997 blockbuster, released to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the luxury liner, “turns up” the experience of the original.

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TV’s Simon Cowell in break-in "horror"

March 26th, 2012 - 
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LONDON (Reuters) – A woman suspected of breaking into the home of television entrepreneur Simon Cowell, reportedly armed with a brick, is due to appear in court on Monday. Cowell, the music mogul turned TV producer who created “The X Factor” talent show program that airs in both Britain and the United States, was confronted by the intruder late on Saturday at his home in west London, police said. “There was a loud bang and Simon rushed upstairs to find out what was going on,” Cowell’s spokesman Max Clifford told the Sun newspaper

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Harry Potter actor jailed for rioting in London

March 20th, 2012 - 
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LONDON (Reuters) – Actor Jamie Waylett, who played Hogwarts bully Vincent Crabbe in six of the Harry Potter films, was jailed for two years on Tuesday for being part of a mob during last summer’s riots in London.

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Adele still No. 1 on album chart, holds off Houston

February 29th, 2012 - 
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Three new albums and fans of the late Whitney Houston were unable to oust Adele from her top spot on the Billboard 200 chart on Wednesday, as the British singer notched a 22nd week at No. 1 with her Grammy-winning record “21.” The multi-platinum “21″ has sold more than 7.6 million copies in the U.S. since its release in February 2012 and continued strong sales with 296,000 copies snapped up by listeners last week

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UK rocker Doherty displays blood paintings in London (Reuters)

February 27th, 2012 - 
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Reuters – British rocker Peter Doherty has reinvented himself as an artist and is showing paintings drawn in his own blood at a London gallery this week.

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Charlotte Church wins $951,400 hacking damages

February 27th, 2012 - 
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LONDON (Reuters) – Singer Charlotte Church and her parents settled her phone-hacking damages action against the publishers of the now defunct News of the World for 600,000 pounds ($951,400) at the High Court on Monday. The settlement, one of the highest to be paid out in the phone-hacking scandal, includes 300,000 pounds in legal costs. Lawyers for the 26-year-old and her parents, James and Maria, confirmed last week that terms had been agreed with News Group Newspapers (NGN).

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Rihanna could draw criticism for songs with Brown (AP)

February 22nd, 2012 - 
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AP – Rihanna is known for making bold statements, from her often sexually charged music to her tattoos to even the hue of her hair.

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