By Andrew Alderson, Chief ReporterPublished: 9:00PM GMT 27 Feb 2010 David Mills was sentenced to four and a half years in prison last year Photo: PA Mr Mills, the estranged husband of Tessa Jowell, the Olympics Minister, said he feared he would serve 18 months in jail until his conviction for taking a bribe was [...]
By Patrick Hennessy, Political EditorPublished: 9:00PM GMT 27 Feb 2010 The email trail, from last week, shows Gordon Brown’s key political aides in advanced stages of campaign planning. On Thursday Justin Forsyth, the Prime Minister’s director of strategic communications, demanded from Labour Party staff a list of media bids for interviews with Mr Brown for [...]
Marie Osmond’s 18-year-old son Michael Blosil has died, the entertainer said Saturday. Osmond said in a statement through her publicist that her family is devastated by the “tragic loss.” She did not provide details on the death. Entertainment Tonight reported on its Web site that Blosil jumped to his death Friday night from a downtown [...]
The Spirit Awards turn 25 this year, and the show is celebrating by trading its traditional Saturday beachside luncheon for a Friday night party downtown. The awards honoring the year’s best work in independent film have typically been presented during an afternoon ceremony the day before the Oscars in a tent at Santa Monica Beach. [...]
The public outcry that followed the two major crises of the past year was driven by moral outrage. The anger was not primarily provoked by breaches of the law; instead it was in response to the violation of an unwritten ethical code that should guide us in our daily lives. The demand now is that [...]
The Royal Mail missed its quality of service targets at the end of last year, new figures have shown. Targets on first and second class mail were missed Deliveries fell short as the Royal Mail was disrupted by a series of strikes. In the three months to December, 78.8% of first class post arrived the [...]
Computerworld – Who knew that “140 characters or less” could change the way people interact? For many, Twitter has become an indispensable way to tap into breaking news and insights. Beyond using searches and watching the trending terms to see what tweet topics are hot, the key to a happy Twitter experience depends on whom [...]
IDG News Service – The latest phishing attack on Twitter users swept the U.K. overnight claiming several prominent users. The result was evident on Friday morning when users woke up to find messages on compromised accounts that read, “hey, i’ve been having better sex and longer with this here,” followed by a link to a [...]
If ever a public figure should be down for the count, it is Kwame Kilpatrick. Stripped of his job as Detroit’s mayor, locked in jail for 99 days and saddled with a felony record, he is legally prohibited from seeking the only occupation he ever wanted – elected leader. And his troubles keep coming. He [...]
Sir Ben Kingsley is best known for his highly acclaimed performances in “Schindler’s List,” “Sexy Beast” and his Oscar-winning portrayal of “Ghandi.” Now, the versatile actor, widely considered one of the greats of all-time at his craft, is getting raves for his performance as a doctor in a hospital for the criminally insane in Martin [...]
