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Museum reopens after £2m pledge

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 19:10
A south London museum that closed for three years is officially reopened after philanthropists pledged £2m to save it.

Sony rolls out rival to iTunes

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 17:33
Sony has unveiled its own music and video download in an announcement timed to coincide with an Apple media event.

James May: 'I was The Stig'

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 16:52
James May mischievously reveals to Richard Bacon that he also held the position of The Stig for five years.

BBC loses court battle over Stig

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 16:44
The BBC loses a legal fight in the High Court to stop publication of a book which claims to reveal the identity of Top Gear's driver The Stig.

BBC staff vote for pension strike

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 16:35
BBC staff members vote in favour of strike action in a dispute over pensions.

Stars poised for Venice film gala

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 16:28
Film stars from Hollywood and around the world are gathering for the start of the 67th Venice Film Festival.

Doctor Who monsters invade city

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 15:04
Monsters and aliens from the Doctor Who TV series invaded Nottingham's Old Market Square on Wednesday 1 September, 2010.

Arcade Fire's Google-powered interactive video

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 14:56
Arcade Fire have teamed up with Google to show how new web technology like HTML5 can make music videos a more interactive experience.

Low-key reopening for RSC theatre

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 14:46
The revamped Shakespeare company theatres are to have a low-key reopening, the RSC says.

No TV return for Richard and Judy

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 14:41
Presenters Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan rule out ever returning to co-host a daily TV programme.

Tiny art exhibits missing, presumed eaten

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 13:09
A search is under way for "tiny people" missing from an exhibition in Northumberland.

Grown Ups in charge at box office

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 12:59
Movie comedy Grown Ups, starring Adam Sandler and Chris Rock, goes straight to the top of the UK and Ireland box office chart.

Binoche dismisses Depardieu slur

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 12:47
Oscar-winner Juliette Binoche hits back at the "violence" of criticism by fellow French actor Gerard Depardieu.

Glastonbury sets ticket sale date

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 11:54
Glastonbury Festival 2011 tickets will be on sale from Sunday 3 October

Michael Douglas speaks of cancer

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 11:47
Actor Michael Douglas has given his first interview since announcing he has throat cancer.

Orchestra fraudster facing jail

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 10:56
A former financial director of the London Philharmonic Orchestra is likely to be sent to jail after defrauding the organisation out of £645,000.

Celebrity photographer Day dies

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 10:11
Photographer Corinne Day, best known for shooting supermodel Kate Moss in the beginning of her career, dies aged 48.

Hogan 'unable to settle tax bill'

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 09:42
Actor Paul Hogan, barred from leaving Australia over an unpaid multi-million tax bill, says he "can't pay 10% of what they're asking".

Immigrant dilemma

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 09:35
A new film exposes a silent discrimination in France

Douglas reveals cancer 'struggle'

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 09:33
Michael Douglas faces "an eight-week struggle" against throat cancer, he tells talk show host David Letterman.