Archive for July, 2007

Chanelle leaves Big Brother

Chanelle Hayes has walked out of the Big Brother house after her romance with Ziggy ended.

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

Doctors make Kiss star drop gig

Heart problems force Kiss singer and guitarist Paul Stanley to abandon a show in California, US.

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

Ray Davies shooting case dropped

Charges are dropped against the man accused of shooting The Kinks’ Ray Davies after the singer did not appear in court.

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

Web child fight videos attacked

Police chiefs urge websites to remove violent video footage of children fighting, following a BBC probe.

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

Spears guard in battery charge

Britney Spears’ bodyguard faces a battery charge after allegedly fighting with photographers trying to take her picture.

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

Last Garcia items up for sale

Late Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia’s kitchen sink is part of a sale of the remaining contents of his former home.

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

Cruise ‘extortion’ charges made

Two men are charged after allegedly trying to extort more than $1m from Tom Cruise for stolen wedding photos.

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

Organisers defend dance festival

The organisers of the Global Gathering event respond to claims that it took some people too long to access the site.

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

Nasa astronauts ‘drunk on duty’

US astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk at least twice, according to a report commissioned by Nasa.

Friday, July 27th, 2007

‘Space arrow’ to map Earth’s tug

The Goce gravity satellite will be one of Europe’s most challenging space missions to date.

Friday, July 27th, 2007

TV star Richie handed jail term

US reality TV star Nicole Richie is given four days in jail after pleading guilty to driving on drink and drugs.

Friday, July 27th, 2007

Man banned from Rowling contact

A man who became obsessed with writer JK Rowling is ordered by a court to stop contacting her.

Friday, July 27th, 2007

Actor did not want paedophile tag

Chris Langham says he denied the child pornography charges because he did not want to be labelled a paedophile.

Friday, July 27th, 2007

Music acts gather for Japan event

The Cure and Jarvis Cocker prepare to play the opening night of the Fuji Rock Festival in Japan.

Friday, July 27th, 2007

Spice Girls reveal new tour dates

The Spice Girls add three dates to their reunion tour, taking the total to 14 and kicking off in Vancouver.

Friday, July 27th, 2007

Spielberg ‘may quit Olympic role’

Film-maker Steven Spielberg may step down as artistic director of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, a spokeman says.

Friday, July 27th, 2007

EU outlines Intel ‘market abuse’

EU competition regulators say chipmaker Intel abused its dominant market position in Europe and may fine the firm.

Friday, July 27th, 2007

Game worlds show their human side

Social scientists are starting to use game worlds as laboratories to study human interaction.

Friday, July 27th, 2007

Wellies ‘warning’ for wet Womad

Womad world music festival organsiers urge people to bring their wellies after days of heavy rain.

Friday, July 27th, 2007

Charley is given Big Brother boot

Volatile housemate Charley Uchea is favourite to become the latest evictee from the Big Brother house.

Friday, July 27th, 2007