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Compass dominates UK box office

Fantasy epic The Golden Compass tops the UK box office chart with first week takings of £ 7.2m.

Read more : 12.12.2007 17:48:00

Penn tops critics choice awards

Actor Sean Penn's latest film, Into the Wild, leads the Critics Choice awards with seven nominations.

Read more : 12.12.2007 18:06:00

US anthem to get N Korea airing

New York's Philharmonic Orchestra will play the US anthem at next year's historic concert in North Korea.

Read more : 12.12.2007 18:39:00

Kylie and Jason sing on X Factor

Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan will perform with The X Factor contestants during this week's final.

Read more : 12.12.2007 19:04:00

Eva Cassidy set for number one

Katie Melua's duet with Eva Cassidy will be the top the UK singles chart this week, according to midweek sales.

Read more : 12.12.2007 20:27:00

Fantastic Four star Alba pregnant

Jessica Alba, star of the Fantastic Four movies, is expecting her first child, her spokesman confirms.

Read more : 12.12.2007 22:38:00

Kenyan group are Next Big Thing

Kenyan band Yunasi are the winners of the BBC World Service's Next Big Thing competition for 2007.

Read more : 13.12.2007 15:14:00

Author Pratchett has Alzheimer's

Best-selling author Terry Pratchett reveals he has a rare form of early Alzheimer's disease.

Read more : 13.12.2007 16:19:00

Callas memorabilia sells for £ 1m

A collection of items belonging to the late opera star Maria Callas fetches 1.76m Euros (£ 1.26m) at auction.

Read more : 13.12.2007 17:09:00

Hammer comeback on MySpace

Cult film company Hammer is to broadcast its latest horror venture on social networking site MySpace.

Read more : 13.12.2007 17:35:00

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