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£29m raised by Sport Relief event (20 March 07:55) |
| More than £29m is raised for global causes by celebrities and the public taking part in the BBC's Sport Relief charity event. |
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Sport Relief gets up and running (20 March 04:07) |
| Sports stars, celebrities and the general public are getting involved in this year's Sport Relief. |
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Child worker laws need relaxing (19 March 10:35) |
| Laws involving children under 14 years of age working in the entertainment industry need to be relaxed, a report has recommended. |
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India and US unite over piracy (19 March 09:04) |
| Film-makers in the US and India form a coalition to fight piracy in the South Asian nation, one of the biggest film markets |
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Sport Relief on the starting line (19 March 07:18) |
| Sports stars, celebrities and the general public are getting involved in this year's Sport Relief. |
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Ex-soap stars dangerous driving (19 March 07:09) |
| Former Coronation Street star Bruce Jones, who played Les Battersby, admits dangerous driving and drink-driving. |
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No charges over conductor suicide (19 March 06:54) |
| The son of conductor Sir Edward Downes will not be charged with assisting his suicide, the director of public prosecutions says. |
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Atonement opera in the pipeline (19 March 06:08) |
| Having inspired an Oscar-winning film in 2007, Ian McEwan's novel Atonement is to be turned into an opera. |
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Price pays damages to ex-manager (19 March 05:20) |
| Katie Price is to pay damages to her former manager over a claim she had an affair with Price's ex-husband Peter Andre. |
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Bragg to curate Glasto stage (19 March 04:07) |
| Musician Billy Bragg is to curate his own stage at this summer's Glastonbury Festival, organisers announce. |
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Songwriter sues protegee Gaga (19 March 03:38) |
| A songwriter who claims he helped launch Lady Gaga's career, is suing the US pop star for $30.5m (£20m) . |
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Bullock husband sorry for grief (19 March 03:16) |
| Sandra Bullock's husband Jesse James apologises to his wife and children following accusations he had an affair. |
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Davy Crocketts Parker dies at 85 (19 March 03:11) |
| Actor Fess Parker, famous for playing American pioneer Davy Crockett on TV, dies in California at the age of 85. |
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New Doctor Who series premiered (19 March 06:13) |
| Matt Smith's debut in the new series of Doctor Who has its premiere in Cardiff, ahead of being screened on TV this Easter. |
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Polanski lawyers file new appeal (19 March 05:22) |
| Lawyers for Roman Polanski file an appeal over alleged judicial misconduct in his 1970s US trial for sex with a 13-year-old girl.
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Palace perked by P-Diddy bid talk (18 March 11:55) |
| Crystal Palace's administrator says he would "welcome" a bid by rap star P-Diddy, who is said to be interested in the club. |
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Record-breaking month for iPlayer (18 March 09:20) |
| February 2010 proved a record-breaking month for BBC iPlayer, with an increase of 81 per cent in show requests. |
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Soap star tried to end it all (18 March 07:08) |
| Actor Bruce Jones, who played Les Battersby in Coronation Street, grabbed the wheel of his wife's car and threatened to crash it, a court hears. |
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Banderas in global poverty fight (18 March 05:40) |
| The Spanish-born actor is appointed a Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations. |
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French photographer wins £30000 prize (18 March 04:53) |
| British photographer Paul Graham is awarded the 2009 Deutsche Borse Photography Prize, winning £30,000. |
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Cult musician Chilton dies at 59 (18 March 03:55) |
| Singer and guitarist Alex Chilton, whose band Big Star influenced acts from REM to Primal Scream, dies in New Orleans. |
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Jack White records with Jay-Z (18 March 03:18) |
| The White Stripes frontman has revealed that he's recorded a new track with the Brooklyn rapper in a magazine interview. |
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Hobbit filming to begin in July (18 March 03:09) |
| Shooting of the long-awaited film version of JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit is set to begin in New Zealand in July. |
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French game show mimics torture (18 March 07:29) |
| A French TV documentary shows people in a spoof game show giving what they think are huge electric shocks to contestants. |
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We are sailing - Cornish sea shanty singers net a record deal (18 March 06:47) |
| A group of Cornishmen sign a deal with Universal Records after catching the ear of a visiting music mogul. |
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BBC world music DJ Gillett dies (18 March 05:56) |
| BBC Radio 3 DJ Charlie Gillett, renowned as a champion of world music, has died aged 68 after a long illness, his family confirms. |
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BBC World Service DJ Gillett dies (18 March 04:40) |
| BBC World Service DJ Charlie Gillett has died aged 68 after a long illness, his official website confirms. |
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Tube Banksy work regains its halo (18 March 12:31) |
| A Banksy poster that was censored for use on the Tube is restored by an unidentified graffiti artist. |
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Net piracy takes toll on jobs (17 March 11:49) |
| The growth of illegal file-sharing could cost European countries 1.2m jobs and 240bn euros by 2015, an industry report says. |
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Family scatter Paintings ashes (17 March 10:31) |
| The ashes of the late Norman Painting, best known for playing Phil Archer in BBC Radio 4's The Archers, are scattered in a private ceremony. |
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Jedward announce new record deal (17 March 10:03) |
| X Factor finalists John and Edward Grimes have switched record labels after just one single, it is announced. |
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New record deal for Jedward (17 March 10:03) |
| X Factor finalists John and Edward Grimes have switched record labels after just one single, it is announced. |
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Bullock no-show scuppers premiere (17 March 08:37) |
| The UK premiere of The Blind Side is scrapped after its Oscar-winning star Sandra Bullock pulls out of the event, organisers say. |
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Bullock pulls out of premiere (17 March 08:37) |
| The UK premiere of The Blind Side is scrapped after its Oscar-winning star Sandra Bullock pulls out of the event, organisers say. |
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Krankies back after panto tumble (17 March 07:26) |
| The Krankies return to pantomime in Glasgow for the first time since "Wee Jimmy" almost died in an on-stage accident. |
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Folding plug wins design accolade (17 March 05:41) |
| A folding plug is named as the overall winner at this year's Brit Insurance Design Awards, ahead of a collection by late fashion designer Alexander McQueen. |
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Spooks star cast as Luther King (17 March 05:26) |
| British actor David Oyelowo is to play Martin Luther King in Precious director Lee Daniels' next film, according to reports. |
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TV bosses sorry after porn mix-up (17 March 03:56) |
| US TV bosses apologise after preview clips of the Playboy channel were accidentally played out on two children's channels in North Carolina. |
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Oops! Red faces after adult channel airs on childrens TV (17 March 03:56) |
| US TV bosses apologise after preview clips of the Playboy channel were accidentally played out on two children's channels in North Carolina. |
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Keys and Peas launch World Cup (17 March 03:51) |
| Alicia Keys and Black Eyed Peas are to perform at a concert in South Africa that will officially kick off this year's World Cup football tournament. |
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Record estimate for Picasso work (17 March 03:39) |
| A painting owned by Andrew Lloyd Webber's Art Foundation, which was at the centre of a dispute about its Nazi-era history, is to be offered for sale. |
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Edinburgh Festival plans new world theme (17 March 03:36) |
| The modern-day culture of the "new world" will be explored in this year's Edinburgh International Festival. |
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BBC triumphs at TV awards (17 March 03:30) |
| The BBC wins 18 prizes out of 25 main categories at the RTS Awards, including best soap for EastEnders. |
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Corrie family to join Kyle show (17 March 02:45) |
| One of Coronation Street's most dysfunctional families are set to appear in the 1,000th episode of the Jeremy Kyle Show. |
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Corey Haim laid to rest in Canada (17 March 02:42) |
| A private funeral service is held in Toronto for actor Corey Haim following his death at the age of 38 last week. |
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Ads exaggerated climate change (17 March 02:35) |
| Two government press adverts aimed at raising awareness of climate change are banned for overstating the risks. |
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Harry Hill triumphs at TV awards (17 March 06:52) |
| Comedian Harry Hill clinches the top prize at the Royal Television Society Awards for his TV Burp show on ITV1. |
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Mantel on Orange Prize longlist (17 March 05:41) |
| Booker Prize winner Hilary Mantel is longlisted for this year's Orange Prize for Fiction for her novel Wolf Hall. |
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Chubby Brown cleared of assault (17 March 12:58) |
| Comedian Chubby Brown is cleared of assaulting a 21-year-old woman during an argument in a Teesside car park. |
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Trollope awarded lifetime honour (16 March 11:20) |
| Best-selling authors Joanna Trollope and Maeve Binchy have been given lifetime achievement awards for their services to romance. |
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