LOS ANGELES, CaliforniaCarrie Prejean has been dethroned as Miss California USA for “contract violations,” including missing official pageant events, state pageant spokesman Roger Neal said Wednesday.
Carrie Prejean has been dethroned as(…)

LONDON, EnglandFrom HMS Titanic to the Black Pearl, Hollywood has long felt the lure of the open sea, but who are the seafaring heroes that have plotted a course into our imaginations?(…)

BBC ’serves youth audience well’
The BBC is serving its younger audiences well, but could improve in some areas, a report has concluded.The broadcaster’s services are used by nine out of ten young people,(…)

Inquiry into Ticketmaster merger
The merger of Ticketmaster and concert promoter Live Nation has been referred to the UK’s Competition Commission.The referral casts some doubt on the whether the deal will succeed. The Office(…)

Cyrus announces first UK gig tour
Teenage pop star Miley Cyrus has announced dates for her first ever UK tour, which will start in December.The 16-year-old will perform two night’s at London’s O2 Arena,(…)

LOS ANGELES, CaliforniaDenzel Washington’s new movie, “The Taking of Pelham 123,” is not a remake, even though Walter Matthau starred in a film by the same name in 1974, the actor told(…)

BSkyB rejects Setanta rescue deal
BSkyB refused a 50m lifeline to Irish pay-TV broadcaster Setanta – which is facing administration – it has emerged.Setanta had offered access to its live rights for 46 English(…)

Anvil picked for AC/DC concerts
Canadian rockers Anvil, who spent years in obscurity before a film about their struggle became a hit, have been chosen as the support act for AC/DC.The band will be(…)

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Futurama ‘is to be resurrected’
Animated comedy Futurama will return to US TV screens with 26 new episodes over two seasons – seven years after it was axed by Fox, according to reports.The Hollywood(…)

Ramsay sorry over Grimshaw insult
TV chef Gordon Ramsay has said he is “deeply mortified” by the row caused over insulting remarks he made about Australian presenter Tracy Grimshaw.Ramsay apologised for the “stupid comments”(…)

Britney announces Australian tour
Pop star Britney Spears has announced she will tour Australia in November for the first time in her career.In a statement on her website, the 27-year-old said she had wanted(…)

Braxton ‘tribute act’ acquitted
A singer who was passed off as pop star Toni Braxton at a concert in Suriname has been released from custody.A judge in the South American country ruled that it(…)

Millionth English word ‘looming’
By Lawrence Pollard
BBC arts correspondent
A US company which monitors internet traffic predicts that the millionth new English word will be coined imminently.Global Language Monitor searches for new words and once(…)