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| Labrinth, Taylor Swift top UK music charts Sunday, Oct 28, 2012 12:06 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Singer-producer Labrinth topped the British singles charts this week with the ballad "Beneath Your Beautiful" featuring Emeli Sande. It was the first No. 1 as a solo artist for the British singer. Boy band JLS was new in at No. 6 with "Hottest Girl in the World", the Official Charts Company said on Sunday. The other new entry in the singles chart was "Wonder" by British rapper Naughty Boy, also featuring Sande, which took the 10th position. Taylor Swift swept the album charts with her fourth full-length release "Red". ... Full Story | Top |
| Former pop star Gary Glitter held in Savile probe Sunday, Oct 28, 2012 11:16 AM PDT  LONDON (Reuters) - British police arrested convicted sex offender and former pop star Gary Glitter on Sunday as part of an investigation into allegations of child sex abuse by the late BBC presenter Jimmy Savile, media said. Glitter was released on bail some 10 hours later. But the arrest - the first to be reported in the case - widened a scandal that has already damaged the reputation of the publicly-funded BBC and the legacy of Savile, a former DJ who was one of the broadcaster's top show hosts and a prolific charity fundraiser. ... Full Story | Top |
| Former UK pop star Gary Glitter held in Savile probe Sunday, Oct 28, 2012 11:16 AM PDT  LONDON (Reuters) - British police arrested convicted sex offender and former pop star Gary Glitter on Sunday as part of an investigation into allegations of child sex abuse by the late BBC presenter Jimmy Savile, media said. Glitter was released on bail some 10 hours later. But the arrest - the first to be reported in the case - widened a scandal that has already damaged the reputation of the publicly-funded BBC and the legacy of Savile, a former DJ who was one of the broadcaster's top show hosts and a prolific charity fundraiser. ... Full Story | Top |
| Daily Mail in talks on future of regional titles Sunday, Oct 28, 2012 09:36 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - The owner of Britain's Daily Mail newspaper is in talks over the future of its Northcliffe Media regional newspaper division, the group said on Sunday, following reports of a planned sale. The Sunday Times said earlier that the Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) was in negotiations to sell the local newspaper division to David Montgomery - a former chief executive of the Mirror Group of newspapers, now Trinity Mirror - in a deal that would value the titles at around 110 million pounds ($180 million). ... Full Story | Top |
| Ben Affleck's "Argo" beats Hanks in "Cloud Atlas" Sunday, Oct 28, 2012 09:13 AM PDT  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Acclaimed Iran hostage drama "Argo" took home its first box office win over the weekend, grabbing $12.4 million in ticket sales at U.S. and Canadian theaters. "Argo," directed by and starring Ben Affleck, came in ahead of new sci-fi drama "Cloud Atlas," which was also edged out by Halloween-themed animated film "Hotel Transylvania." "Cloud Atlas," starring Tom Hanks and Halle Berry, earned $9.4 million from Friday through Sunday, while "Hotel Transylvania" earned $9.5 million, according to studio estimates. ... Full Story | Top |
| Greek editor arrested over list of Swiss accounts Sunday, Oct 28, 2012 08:22 AM PDT ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek police arrested the editor of a weekly magazine for publishing a list of more than 2,000 names of wealthy Greeks who have placed money in Swiss bank accounts, police said on Sunday. The so-called "Lagarde List" - given to Greece by French authorities in 2010 with names to be probed for possible tax evasion - has been a topic of heated speculation in the Greek media. It is named after International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde, who was French finance minister when the list was handed over. ... Full Story | Top |
| News Corp eyes cash bid for Penguin: paper Sunday, Oct 28, 2012 06:50 AM PDT  LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has indicated it will make a "substantial cash offer" for media conglomerate Pearson's Penguin Group, joining the race for the book publisher, the Sunday Times reported. In an unsourced report, the paper said the bid could total around 1 billion pounds ($1.6 billion) and could scupper plans to tie Penguin with Random House, owned by Germany's Bertelsmann. News Corp owns book publisher HarperCollins. ... Full Story | Top |
| Swiss offer military bunkers as art storage answer Sunday, Oct 28, 2012 06:20 AM PDT  ZURICH/LONDON (Reuters) - A metal door set into a mountain in Switzerland offers a way out for fine art investors forced to pay over the odds to insure their collections. The doorway leads into a disused military bunker, one of several being sold off by the Swiss government and whose echoing, climate-controlled chambers, once used to stockpile munitions, are being put forward as ideal storage space for works of art. ... Full Story | Top |
| R&B singer Natina Reed hit and killed by car in Georgia Saturday, Oct 27, 2012 07:20 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Natina Reed, a member of the R&B singing trio Blaque, was struck and killed by a car as she walked in a major roadway in Georgia, police said on Saturday. Reed, who also appeared in the cheerleader movie "Bring It On" in 2000, would have turned 33 on Sunday. She was struck by a car at about 10:30 p.m. Friday on a state highway just north of the Atlanta suburb of Lilburn, Gwinnett County Police Sergeant Rich Long said. The car's driver called 911 and a passenger performed CPR but Reed was pronounced dead at an area medical center, police said. ... Full Story | Top |
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