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Glitter shops in hat and orange wig
12:42am Thursday 28th August 2008
Paedophile Gary Glitter was barely recognisable when he ventured out in public following his release from prison in Vietnam.
Horror movie The Fly becomes opera
12:42am Thursday 28th August 2008
Film director David Cronenberg took to the stage in LA alongside opera heavyweight Placido Domingo to launch the opera version of his 1986 cult hit, The Fly.
Guttenberg takes London panto role
12:42am Thursday 28th August 2008
Steve Guttenberg, star of Police Academy and Three Men and a Baby, is swapping the Hollywood Hills for panto in Bromley.
Hollywood giants kick off festival
12:42am Thursday 28th August 2008
Brad Pitt indicated he would add to his family of six children with a couple more.
Venice jury 'has no national bias'
12:42am Thursday 28th August 2008
The director of the Venice Film Festival insisted that there was no national quota when he was questioned about a lack of English-language films in this year's event.
Darren Day banned for drink-driving
12:42am Thursday 28th August 2008
Actor and singer Darren Day was banned from driving for 18 months after admitting being drunk behind the wheel.
Family life documented for TV show
12:42am Thursday 28th August 2008
An "unremarkable" British family have sacrificed their private life to let 21 cameras into their home for a new, primetime TV show.
Fratellis plan to set stage alight
12:42am Thursday 28th August 2008
The Fratellis have joked they're planning on "setting things on fire" during their upcoming tour.
Ex-Bond actor denies drunken abuse
12:42am Thursday 28th August 2008
Former James Bond star George Lazenby has spoken out against allegations that he assaulted his first wife and was an abusive alcoholic.
Solid gold Moss sculpture unveiled
12:42am Thursday 28th August 2008
Art lovers have been offered a first glimpse of the £1.5 million solid gold sculpture of supermodel Kate Moss.
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UK condemns Russian military action
Updated 3:34am Thursday 28th August 2008
Britain has condemned Russia's "excessive use of military force" in Georgia.
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Britain's Olympic heroes reunited with families at Egham hotel
Egham’s Runnymede Hotel welcomed Britain’s returning Olympic heroes today.
Surfer braves current to save children from sea
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Chariot Festival brings music and worship to Tooting
Tooting was bought to life with colour and music today thanks to a stunning spectacle of Hindu worship.
A 20-mile ‘super sewer’ will start in Chiswick
A huge crater may be dug in Chiswick to make way for a massive underground “super sewer” entrance.
Frying tonight: Fire crew tackles blaze in chippy
An investigation has been launched after a fire broke out in a fish and chip shop causing staff and nearby residents to be evacuated.
‘The public should have a say in park’s future’
A Brentford resident who has seen Gunnersbury Park go from riches to rags has accused Hounslow Council of being undemocratic, after meetings on the park’s future have been held in secret.
‘PCT ignored my letters’
A campaigner for the Stroke Association has criticised what he described as the “rudeness and callous indifference” shown by Hounslow Primary Care Trust (PCT) towards the charity.
Merton exhibition will bring out the child in you
Visitors to Merton’s Heritage Centre will have the opportunity to get in touch with their inner-child thanks to a new exhibition.
Only one per cent of you know MPs...
An investigation by the Croydon Guardian has revealed that 99 per cent of Croydon residents do not recognise their local member of Parliament is and 100 per cent have no idea what their European parliament representative looks like.
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