Hugh Quarshie – the African chief
Hugh Quarshie discovers his ancestory gives him the right to sit as a village chief in Ghana
Sadie Frost on her autobiography
Sadie Frost talks to BBC Breakfast about writing her autobiography, her relationship with her artist father, and being whisked away at an early age to a life of acting and modelling.
The magical world of Merlin returns
Actors Bradley James and Anthony Head talk to BBC Breakfast about saving Camelot from peril in the new series of Merlin.
Dominic Cooper on Tamara Drewe
The actor Dominc Cooper talks to BBC Breakfast about his role in Tamara Drewe and intrigue in the countryside.
X Factor tantrum and other showbiz
Olly Murs tops the singles chart, that X Factor tantrum and the rest of the showbiz news.
Sir Michael Gambon on Dumbledore
Andrew Marr interviews Sir Michael Gambon who has spent forty years in the West End. He has acted in six Harry Potter films but Sir Michael Gambon says he is excited by new theatre roles.
No 10 aide denies hacking claims
Downing Street communications chief Andy Coulson says he is happy to meet police after fresh claims of phone tapping while he was editor of the News of the World – which he denies.
Former head jailed for sex abuse
A former boarding school head teacher is jailed for 21 years for sexually abusing and beating pupils.
Spain dismisses Eta ‘ceasefire’
The Spanish government says an Eta ceasefire is “insufficient” and calls on the Basque separatist group to renounce violence forever.
Children die in Pakistan bombing
Children on their way to school are among 19 people killed after a suicide bomber rammed an explosives laden pick-up truck into a police station in north-west Pakistan.
Vicar jailed for sham marriages
A Sussex vicar found guilty of carrying out hundreds of sham marriages is jailed for four years.
Diabetes drug advice ‘not heeded’
A type two diabetes drug is still being prescribed in the UK two months after it was recommended for withdrawal, BBC Panorama learns.
NI school evacuated in bomb alert
A primary school is closed in Antrim after a suspicious device is found by one of the pupils.
Blair could cancel book signing
Tony Blair has hinted that he could cancel a book signing in London on Wednesday to prevent causing the police “a lot of hassle”.
NZ quake ‘damaged 100,000 homes’
Almost two-thirds of the 160,000 homes in and around Christchurch were damaged by Saturday’s earthquake, New Zealand’s prime minister says.
Tube strike disruption expected
Severe disruption is expected on London’s Underground network when the first in a series of strikes begins later.
Top 10 Greentech IPO Candidates
Recent greentech IPOs have had mixed and less than stellar results. Here are some wild prognostications of ten potential greentech IPOs coming in late 2010 through 2012. These companies have real products, serious revenue and the prospect of profits in high-growth markets.
Number one for debut Murs single
Former X Factor contestant Olly Murs goes straight to the top of the UK singles chart with his debut single Please Don’t Let Me Go.
ELO cellist killed by bale of hay
Early ELO member Mike Edwards is killed in a freak road accident involving a bale of hay in Devon.
Warhol’s pivotal years
A major new exhibition of works by Andy Warhol focuses on a four-year period pivotal to his development as an artist.
Kara DioGuardi leaves Idol panel
Songwriter Kara DioGuardi becomes the latest judge on American Idol to quit this year.
Funeral for festival death star
The funeral is held of Ou Est Le Swimming Pool singer Charles Haddon, who died in a fall in Belgium.
Robbie turns on Blackpool lights
Thousands of people watch Robbie Williams switch on Blackpool’s illuminations.
BP well ‘poses no further risk’
The official in charge of cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill says the well which caused the damage is no longer a risk to the environment.
Kara DioGuardi leaves Idol panel
Songwriter Kara DioGuardi becomes the latest member of the judging panel on American Idol to quit this year.
Robbie Williams lights up Blackpool
Blackpool’s illuminations have been switched on by Robbie Williams.
Ian McEwan: Booker winner ‘not my best’
Author Ian McEwan talks to Matt Stadlen about the exercise of writing, the importance of long, moody walks, the “thinginess” of James Joyce and getting to grips with quantum mechanics.
Vanessa Feltz is Big Brother bride
Vanessa Feltz enters the Big Brother house as Vic’s bride and the rest of the showbiz news.
Making music from children’s old toys
The Modified Toy Orchestra is a band made up of five musicians – and 48 tweaked toy instruments.
Canine Cinema gets audience howling
In an attempt to reach people who do not normally go to the cinema, Shetland film festival is targeting their pets.
Pakistan rocked by fresh claims
A fourth Pakistan cricketer is being investigated by cricket’s governing body, claims the News of the World.
Ex-army head attacks Labour PMs
Former head of the Army Gen Sir Richard Dannatt accuses Tony Blair and Gordon Brown of letting down British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Cell assault sergeant facing sack
A police officer who was caught on CCTV injuring a woman by throwing her into a cell faces being dismissed.
BP well ‘poses no further risk’
The official in charge of cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill says the well which caused the damage is no longer a risk to the environment.
Aftershocks felt after NZ quake
A series of aftershocks rattle Christchurch, New Zealand, where a powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake caused widespread damage.
Burnt body found on golf course
A badly-burnt body is found in undergrowth between the 17th and 18th holes of an East Sussex golf course.
Briton killed in NZ crash named
The Foreign Office confirms that 24-year-old Briton Brad Coker was among nine killed in a light aircraft crash in New Zealand.
Dagestan car bombing kills five
A suicide car bombing at a military base in the southern Russian region of Dagestan kills five people and wounds at least 26 others.
Crash survivors back Chile miners
Survivors of a 1972 plane crash in the Andes arrive at the San Jose mine to support the 33 men trapped underground.
Scotland faces £3.7bn budget cuts
Scotland faces nearly £4bn of cuts over the next four years, Finance Secretary John Swinney is warning.
WWE hopes for ‘Legendary’ entrance into indie film market
When it comes to low-key independent movies, professional wrestlers are hardly the first names on anyone’s go-to casting list. But World Wrestling …
Jolie takes Knox and Viv to visit Brad; Beckhams add to the family
Happy Saturday. For you Kara-its mourning her exit from American Idol, maybe these pics of Angelina Jolie with cute twins Knox and Vivienne will …
Kara DioGuardi won’t return to ‘American Idol’
With two judges already having left the Fox singing competition, the network announced late Friday that a third, Kara DioGuardi, would not return …
2010 fall TV calendar
Which returning shows have top priority on your DVR? And which new ones will you be trying out?
Kanye West: ‘I bled hard’ over Swift debacle
Hip-hop star Kanye West is still feeling the pain over his trophy grab from Taylor Swift last year and he’s expressing his pain all over Twi …
Pulitzer-winning cartoonist Paul Conrad dies at 86
Paul Conrad, the political cartoonist who won three Pulitzer Prizes and used his pencil to poke at politicians for more than 50 years, has died. …
Judge Pirro roots for the undergo in court, on TV
When Jeanine Pirro was the District Attorney of Westchester, N.Y., her then five year-old son, Alex, came running to her with something important …
Games, books to go <emdash/> anywhere, anytime
These days, entertainment consumers find themselves in a Minority Report world, constantly catered and marketed to by media giants striving to …
Bristol Palin tells Leno ‘Dancing’ choice was easy
Bristol Palin said she didn’t think twice before waltzing into “Dancing with the Stars,” though she’s barely danced in her life.
Ne-Yo on T.I.: ‘He makes a lot of poor decisions’
Ne-Yo says T.I. has had many chances and it’s time he gets his act together.
