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Revamped Ashmolean opens to public (07 November 11:37) |
| The UK's oldest public museum, the Ashmolean, reopens after a £61m redevelopment. |
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Sadlers Wells role for Phillips (07 November 05:42) |
| Former Strictly Come Dancing judge Arlene Phillips is to become a director of Sadler's Wells dance theatre. |
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Golden Girl star has heart bypass (06 November 08:14) |
| Golden Girls actress Rue McClanahan is recovering in a New York hospital following heart bypass surgery, her manager says. |
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Sick Sir Elton is out of hospital (06 November 06:56) |
| Singer Sir Elton John is released from a London hospital after being treated for flu and E. coli, a spokesman for the star says. |
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Eminem wins 3D horror film role (06 November 06:28) |
| Rap star Eminem is to appear in a 3D hip-hop horror movie called Shady Talez, according to trade paper Screen International. |
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Bunnymen cancel US tour over tax (06 November 05:36) |
| Echo and the Bunnymen cancel their US tour 10 days before it was due to begin over a tax dispute. |
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Morrissey is best musical poet (06 November 05:33) |
| A Scottish academic writes a book arguing that singer Morrissey is the greatest lyricist in the history of British popular music. |
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STV to go it alone with Taggart (06 November 05:28) |
| STV is to make a new series of its police drama Taggart next year, even if ITV refuse to re-commission it. |
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Bridgend playwright to address suicide in new play (06 November 05:06) |
| A play based around teenage suicide in the Welsh county of Bridgend is announced by the National Theatre Wales. |
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Bridgend to premiere suicide play (06 November 05:06) |
| A play based around teenage suicide in the Welsh county of Bridgend is announced by the National Theatre Wales. |
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Beyonce in MTV Europe hat-trick (06 November 04:35) |
| Singer Beyonce has landed a trio of trophies, including best female and best song, at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Berlin. |
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Beatles tracks pulled off US site (06 November 04:32) |
| EMI wins an injunction against a US website which it claims was selling Beatles songs without permission. |
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De Niro gets top LA Bafta award (06 November 03:31) |
| Veteran actor Robert De Niro receives the Stanley Kubrick award for excellence in film at the Bafta Awards in Los Angeles. |
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Ant and Dec sign new ITV contract (06 November 02:20) |
| Presenting team Ant and Dec say they are "delighted" and "excited" after signing up for two more years at ITV. |
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Freeman settles car crash lawsuit (06 November 02:00) |
| Hollywood star Morgan Freeman reaches an out-of-court settlement with a woman who was his passenger in a car crash. |
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Choir aims for top with Dame Vera (06 November 01:52) |
| A Welsh choir is teaming up with forces sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn to try to secure the Christmas number one spot. |
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Beyonce wins MTV Europe hat-trick (06 November 07:54) |
| Singer Beyonce has landed a trio of trophies at the MTV Europe music awards in Berlin. |
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X Factor twins no good says PM (06 November 02:01) |
| Gordon Brown reveals he does not rate the X Factor contestants twin group John and Edward. |
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Public art boosted by tax scheme (05 November 11:27) |
| Works of art by Titian and David Hockney are among almost £20m worth of cultural objects accepted in lieu of tax this year, it is revealed. |
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Sugababes Amelle back at work (05 November 10:38) |
| Amelle Berrabah's bandmates say she feels ready to get back to work after spending three weeks at a clinic in Austria suffering from nervous exhaustion. |
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Wogan commits to Children In Need (05 November 10:08) |
| Broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan plans to carry on presenting the BBC's Children In Need show "until hell freezes over", he reveals. |
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Wogan stays at Children In Need (05 November 10:08) |
| Broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan plans to carry on presenting the BBC's Children In Need show "until hell freezes over", he reveals. |
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Rihanna warning over Brown attack (05 November 10:01) |
| Singer Rihanna talks on US television about being assaulted by ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, warning that "it could happen to anybody". |
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Rihanna warning over assault (05 November 10:01) |
| Singer Rihanna talks on US television about being assaulted by ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, warning that "it could happen to anybody". |
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Controversy over U2s Berlin wall (05 November 09:19) |
| A U2 concert marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall causes anger after a wall is built around the venue. |
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Record prices mark art sale boom (05 November 07:59) |
| A sale of Impressionist and Modern Art fetches more than than $180m (£108m) at a Sotheby's auction in New York. |
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TV debut for Streep daughter (05 November 07:39) |
| The daughter of Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep is to make her screen debut in a TV series as the child of a celebrity couple. |
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Lord Burns named C4 chairman (05 November 06:58) |
| Lord Burns, a former chief economic adviser, will succeed Luke Johnson as the next chairman of Channel 4. |
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UK acts set for MTV Europe awards (05 November 06:27) |
| UK acts including Leona Lewis and Pixie Lott are hoping to win big at the MTV Europe awards, being held in Berlin later. |
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UK acts set for MTV awards (05 November 06:27) |
| UK acts including Leona Lewis and Pixie Lott are hoping to win big at the MTV Europe awards, being held in Berlin later. |
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Royle Family and Royal Family matriarchs meet (05 November 05:32) |
| Veteran actress Sue Johnston, best known for her role in the Royle Family, collects her OBE from the Queen at Buckingham Palace. |
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Royal Family and Royle Family matriarchs meet (05 November 05:32) |
| Veteran actress Sue Johnston, best known for her role in the Royle Family, collects her OBE from the Queen at Buckingham Palace. |
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Laws Hamlet proves Broadway hit (05 November 05:04) |
| Actor Jude Law's interpretation of Hamlet is proving a Broadway hit, with critical acclaim, strong attendance and box office profits. |
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Sundance Film Festival to expand (05 November 04:50) |
| Sundance Film Festival organisers announce it will expand across eight US cities so audiences can engage in a "collective film experience". |
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EU offers hope to file-sharers (05 November 04:45) |
| The European Parliament has put together a reform package that would offer more protection to those accused of illegal file-sharing. |
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No Doubt sue over video game (05 November 04:41) |
| No Doubt sue the makers of music video game Band Hero over the way the rock group are portrayed in it. |
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Boyle to make mountaineer epic (05 November 04:26) |
| Slumdog Millionaire director is to film the story of a climber who was forced to amputate his own arm, US media reports. |
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Scandals may lead to bland TV (05 November 04:09) |
| Fear of causing offence has left TV in danger of becoming too bland, Channel 4 programme chief Julian Bellamy says. |
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Royle Family and Royal Family matriarchs to meet (05 November 03:45) |
| Veteran actress Sue Johnston, best known for her role in the Royle Family, will collect her OBE later from the Queen at Buckingham Palace. |
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US TV interview for Janet Jackson (05 November 02:49) |
| Janet Jackson is to give her first full-length television interview since the death of brother Michael, US network ABC says. |
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BBC iPlayer to launch on Freesat (05 November 01:43) |
| The BBC's catch-up service iPlayer will have a test launch on Freesat later on this month. |
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Tutankhamun finders home on show (05 November 04:36) |
| The mud hut where archaeologist Howard Carter lived when he discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun becomes a museum. |
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Swash is declared bankrupt (04 November 09:51) |
| Former EastEnders star Joe Swash is declared bankrupt, but has vowed to settle his tax bill "imminently", his agent has said. |
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Beatles download website sued (04 November 09:22) |
| Record company EMI is suing a US website which it says is offering unauthorised downloads of The Beatles' albums for sale. |
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EMI sues Beatles download website (04 November 08:50) |
| Record company EMI is suing a US website which has become the first to sell downloads of Beatles tracks. |
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Actor Dyer upset over car theft (04 November 07:43) |
| Actor Danny Dyer is forced to cut short some promotional interviews for his latest DVD because of a robbery at his home in Essex. |
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Buffy creator bids for Terminator (04 November 06:48) |
| Buffy The Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon makes a bid of just $10,000 for the rights to the Terminator movie franchise. |
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Buffy creator offers just $10000 for the Terminator franchise (04 November 06:48) |
| Buffy The Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon makes a bid of just $10,000 for the rights to the Terminator movie franchise. |
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Robbie confirms Take That reunion (04 November 06:28) |
| Pop star Robbie Williams says there are plans for him to perform with Take That again some time in the future. |
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Robbie confirms Take That plans (04 November 06:28) |
| Pop star Robbie Williams says there are plans for him to perform with Take That again some time in the future. |
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