James Brown abused Ben Douglas at the Bafta Television Awards ceremony which was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.

Mr Douglas, 31, wrote in a national newspaper that he was called “nigger” by a fellow guest at the award show but did not name him.However, Mr Brown, who has his own haircare range and reality television show entitled Great British Hairdresser, has admitted that he was the person in question.He said: “I’d like to make a public apology to Mr Douglas, to his friends and to Bafta for my offensive and...

If you are a salad eater in Germany or Spain, beware of the perverse ways by which this 'healthy' food might put you at greater risk when compared to those who consume oily junk.

A salad of locust and mealworm. Marcel Dicke, a food scientist and heal of entomology at Wageningen University in the Netherlands, argues that bugs provide a healthier, more economic and green source of protein.As the e-coli outbreak spreads through organic cucumbers imported from Spain, statistics shows that women are the worst affected. Scientists attribute the healthier eating habits of women...

TV chef outs father-in-law’s secret family

How do you fire your father-in-law and stay married?Scottish chef Gordon Ramsay, famous for his televised temper and foul mouth, did it by hiring a private eye to find out if his wife’s dad has as many mistresses as Ramsay has shepherd’s pie recipes.The Daily Mail, like most tabloids across the pond, has been all over the story.It seems Ramsay, the host of multiple reality TV shows, including “Kitchen...

Severed head of patron saint of genital disease on sale

The severed head of a man said to be the patron saint of genital disease will go on auction in County Meath on Sunday.The skull is allegedly that of St Vitalis of Assisi, an Italian Benedictine monk from the 14th century.It belonged to an Anglo-Irish family from County Louth, and is housed in a Queen Anne case dating from the 17th century.There has been no official verification of the claim.St Vitalis...

Former IMF chief swaps Rikers Island jail for $50,000-a-month apartment in New York's trendy TriBeCa

Dominique Strauss-Kahn was yesterday ensconced in plush new accommodations in a smart lower-Manhattan neighbourhood. But the legal challenges facing him intensified as New York prosecutors beefed up their team, while the hotel maid he is accused of trying to rape enlisted two prominent civil-liberties attorneys ahead of a possible civil lawsuit against him.The new abode of the former International...

THEIR booze-swilling party lifestyle has turned the spotlight on Tyneside.

But while Geordie Shore has become an overnight reality TV sensation, not everyone has been impressed with the show’s hard-partying style.The MTV programme features a host of wild characters drinking, flashing and boasting their way into the limelight – and Tuesday night’s first instalment drew a record number of viewers.Yet the so-called “glamorous lifestyles” of the characters – dubbed “weekend...

Creators of the US version of the reality TV sex show, which sees young women filmed stripping off on camera, are hoping to bring the format to Britain.

UK MPs are opposed to Girls Gone Wild, which 'exploits' drunk women (PA)However, MPs in the north-east are adamant the show shouldn't come here; fearing Newcastle and other areas with a party-loving reputation could be targeted.The politicians have approached the Home Office in a bid to ban the filmmakers from operating this side of the pond.In the States, the Girls Gone Wild phenomenon, created by...

DID CHERYL'S ACCENT SCUPPER HER CHANCES? REACTION FROM HER HOME TOWN OF HEATON

As the shock waves spread over the Cheryl Cole's departure from the US X Factor, reportedly because of her Geordie accent, some are asking: was it a conspiracy?The singer has not yet commented on the reports of her being fired, but already showbiz experts are looking at what went wrong.Sky News entertainment editor Jon Bennett believes that it’s likely that the former Girls Aloud singer’s face simply...

Thousands of Brits were celebrating last night after the power of their voice unmasked the footballer they had already named on Twitter in connection with the injunction farce.

Thousands of Brits were celebrating last night after the power of their voice unmasked the footballer they had already named on Twitter in connection with the injunction farce.Site users - including an array of stars - tweeted their views. Chat show host Piers Morgan posted: "RIP super-injunctions, no flowers please."TV presenter Lizzie Cundy said: "The beauty of Twitter is to be able to say what...

A Salvation Army officer was twice stabbed in the back yesterday by a thief who tried to steal his donation tin

A Salvation Army officer was twice stabbed in the back yesterday by a thief who tried to steal his donation tin at Tweed Heads.The 53-year-old man was leaving the Tweed City Shopping Centre, where he had raised money for the charity’s annual Red Shield Appeal, shortly after 5pm when he was attacked in the carpark.Police said the volunteer was pushed from behind and then stabbed in the back with a...

One of the biggest insurance companies in the world held a party for salesmen where they were rewarded with the services of prostitutes.

Munich Re is the world's biggest re-insurer - in other words, the company acts as an insurance company for other insurance companies.One of its divisions, Ergo, told the BBC that the party had taken place to reward salesmen in 2007.A spokesman said the people who organised it had since left.The gathering was held at a thermal baths in the Hungarian capital Budapest as a reward to particularly successful...

Ryan Giggs has been named by an MP in the House of Commons as the person identified on Twitter in the context of injunctions.

Birmingham MP John Hemming used Parliamentary privilege (protection) to name the Premier League star during a debate on the use of injunctions.Later, an attempt by The Sun newspaper to overturn an injunction protecting a married footballer's identity was rejected for the second time in a day by the High Court.The injunction bans the naming of a Premier League footballer who is alleged to have had...

Dominique Strauss-Kahn: DNA samples confirm sperm traces on maid's dress

DNA samples taken in the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case have confirmed traces of sperm on the maid's dress, according to reports.Mr Strauss-Kahn has been indicted on seven charges. If he is convicted, he would face up to 25 years in prison The New York Police sent the test results to French authorities on Sunday where they allegedly confirmed the trace. The results are expected to be made public...

A woman who sued a plastic surgeon who "played God" with her life has been awarded more than £6m in damages.

Penny Johnson, 49, claimed Le Roux Fourie carried out experimental surgery during a facelift in August 2003 that caused nerve damage to the right side of her face and led to her financial and IT consultancy business going into administration.At a trial in February at the high court in London she asked Justice Owen to award her a proportion of the £54m she says was her potential loss, as a 50% shareholder,...

Sir Fred Goodwin's mistress promoted twice when he was RBS boss

SHAMED banker Sir Fred Goodwin's high-flying lover was promoted twice while he was Royal Bank of Scotland boss.The married dad-oftwo had an affair with a senior colleague as the bank lurched towards financial disaster and a £45.5billion bailout funded by taxpayers.Politicians have called for an urgent probe into whether the relationship breached business guidelines after Goodwin used a gagging order...

Lawyers representing 'CTB', a footballer who allegedly had an affair with ex-Big Brother star Imogen Thomas, have clarified they are not suing Twitter

Lawyers at Schillings, representing CTB, confirmed he has obtained a High Court order requesting Twitter to reveal details of users who had divulged his identity in contravention of a super-injunction.They said the Premiership star was not suing Twitter but had made an application 'to obtain limited information concerning the unlawful use of Twitter by a small number of individuals who may have breached...

PREMIERSHIP footballer is suing Twitter and several of its users after information that was supposed to be covered by a super-injunction was published on the micro-blogging site.

PREMIERSHIP footballer is suing Twitter and several of its users after information that was supposed to be covered by a super-injunction was published on the micro-blogging site.The player has lodged papers in the High Court in London against "Twitter Incorporated and persons unknown" in a landmark case that is likely to have massive repercussions for how social networking sites operate.The footballer,...

Maybe when President Obama's hors d'oeuvre plate is whisked away he will find a bill for £5.5m

BORIS Johnson is set to go into battle with President Obama - demanding he pays back £5.2MILLION in congestion charge fines owed by the US Embassy.American diplomats refuse to pay the charge for driving in London claiming they are exempt from local taxes.But the London Mayor claimed the £10-a-day charge, which rises to £120 if unpaid, is not a tax but a "charge for services".Several embassies refuse...

Lord Judge, warned that "modern technology was totally out of control" and called for those who "peddle lies" on the internet to be fined.

Attempts to identify a famous footballer hiding behind a privacy injunction have spiralled into an online battle over freedom of speech, as internet users responded to high court action by repeatedly naming him on Twitter.The high court granted a search order against the US-based microblogging site on Friday as the lord chief justice, Lord Judge, warned that "modern technology was totally out of control"...

Arnold Schwarzenegger's scheduled animated project 'The Governator' has been cancelled following recent revelations in the Hollywood actor's personal life

Arnold Schwarzenegger's scheduled animated project 'The Governator' has been cancelled following recent revelations in the Hollywood actor's personal life, reports Tmz.com. Arnold Schwarzenegger had been working on the comic book and animated series with Stan Lee, but the project appears to have been binned.The character of 'The Governator' was inspired by Arnold's role in the 'Terminator' movies...

An author linked to Dominique Strauss-Kahn today claimed he 'loved sex',

An author linked to Dominique Strauss-Kahn today claimed he 'loved sex', but dismissed the sexual assault allegations against him.Spanish-born writer Carmen Llera, 58, is said to have had a two-year relationship with Strauss-Kahn between 2003 and 2005 and a picture has been circulated of the two of them walking in Paris.In 2008 she published a book of poems in French and Italian called Gaston, which...

Berrien County native Steven Carter, a preacher who now ministers a church in Athens, was arrested Tuesday in Jamaica where his family was vacationing, after officials found a single .22 caliber bullet in his travel bag.

Family spokesperson Rhett Partin tells WALB that Carter will return home soon. Partin says that Carter will pay a $3,000 fine for "illegal possession of ammunition."His passport is being held for 24 hours.Under Jamaican law, only the authorities are allowed to possess firearms or ammunition, and violation of The Gun Law lands you in Gun Court. Here is what Wikipedia has to say on the subject:"The...

Two British students were gang raped by six men after being attacked on an isolated beach on the Caribbean island of St Lucia.

The women - aged 31 and 24 - were taking part in an environmental study and had been preparing to leave when they were confronted by their masked attackers.Police on the island, popular with British tourists and honeymooners, have arrested six men in connection with the assault.The names of the women, who are in their early 30s, have not been released by detectives investigating the attack on the...

gang of Romanian gypsies flew in and out of Britain to defraud taxpayers out of more than £800,000 through a series of benefit scams

The gang commited the "sophisticated and professional" scam from various Government departments, in a "flagrant" breach of the system, Southwark Crown Court, in London, heard.The fraud was made by the claimants using forged home office documents and job references to illegally obtain national insurance numbers, which they used to claim a range of state handouts.The gang, the majority of whom are originally...

A man who was convicted of gunning down his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend in 1984 was scheduled to be put to death Tuesday morning, after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to intervene.

A man who was convicted of gunning down his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend in 1984 was scheduled to be put to death Tuesday morning, after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to intervene.Daniel Lee Bedford, 63, has said he doesn't remember the slayings. His lawyers have argued that he has dementia and a mild mental disability that keep him from fully understanding the meaning and purpose of his death...

Grisly remains found after police launch audit of body parts across the land

A 'breakdown in communication between the coroner's office and NHS Trust' led to the scandalGrisly remains found after police launch audit of body parts across the landThe body parts of 44 murder victims have been secretly stored in labs and mortuaries for up to fifteen years, unknown to grieving relatives.They should have been returned to families for burial or cremation, or be properly disposed...

Blinded woman gets to put acid in attacker's eyes

Iranian man found guilty of using acid to blind a woman who refused to marry him now will have the same done to him as punishment — and she'll be the one who carries out the sentence, her lawyer says.The lawyer said that at noon Saturday, Ameneh Bahrami would drop acid in both eyes of Majid Movahedi, 30, after he is rendered unconscious at a judiciary hospital in Tehran, The Guardian newspaper reported,...

Miners' union takes legal action to evict Arthur Scargill from his £1.5m luxury apartment

He was never known for compromise and neither were the men he led into one of the most epic industrial battles.So when Arthur Scargill and the National Union of Mineworkers found themselves at loggerheads the struggle was always going to be drawn out and messy.Embarrassingly for a radical socialist who long railed against the perks and privileges of the elite, the new confrontation is over a £1.5million...

The provocative documentary about the death of Princess Diana, screened Friday in Cannes, depicts Prince Philip, the queen's husband, as a psychopath and the British royal family as racist "gangsters in tiaras."

The provocative documentary about the death of Princess Diana, screened Friday in Cannes, depicts Prince Philip, the queen's husband, as a psychopath and the British royal family as racist "gangsters in tiaras.""Unlawful Killing'' deals with claims that Princess Diana was murdered by the British establishment and the crime covered up.An inquest held 10 years after Diana's 1997 death in a Paris car...

British actress Sienna Miller has accepted $153,000 in damages from the News of the World after they made a full admission of phone-hacking.

As well as the money, Miller will have her legal costs paid and has also received an unreserved apology from the newspaper.The 29-year-old actress has become the first celebrity to have accepted a payout by Rupert Murdoch's weekly tabloid on the grounds that reporters and/or a private investigator listened in on her voicemail messages.Miller's lawyer issued a statement on Friday (local time) saying:...

Pete Doherty will not face criminal prosecution over the death plunge of partygoer Mark Blanco.

Relatives of Mr Blanco, 30, were said to have reacted with fury as the Crown Prosecution Service told them there was "insufficient evidence" to bring any charges over the actor's death in 2006. The family, which has already vowed to launch private proceedings, was told by prosecutors that it could not be established that a...

The Sun and Daily Mirror are facing contempt of court proceedings over the way they reported the hunt for the killer of Jo Yeates last December.

The High Court has granted the attorney general permission to bring a case against the publishers of the tabloids. The allegations concern stories about the arrest of the Bristol landscape architect's landlord, Chris Jefferies, who was later released without charge. Miss Yeates's body was found on 25 December after an eight-day...

RECENT RUSH of so-called super injunctions in the UK has driven traffic up at Twitter by 14 per cent.

Super injunctions are used to stop newspapers from printing information about some people we can't name doing some things that we can't mention, sometimes in other people's bedrooms.Because of a court approved blanket ban on reporting and public comments many people have turned to the internet to voice their opinions and theories on who is involved, what they are doing, and who they are doing it with...

LADY GAGA has kicked off festivities at this year's Cannes Film Festival in jaw-dropping style

The eccentric star bucked the sophisticated trend of the plush movie convention while preparing for a performance of her new single dressed only in a bra, pants and tights. GaGa gave spectators an up-close view of her largely bare body and bicep tattoo before changing into a Spanish matador-inspired outfit for the airing of...

A well-known blogger has alluded on Twitter to several celebrities whom he claims have obtained super-injunctions to prevent the media from publishing stories on their private lives.

A well-known blogger has alluded on Twitter to several celebrities whom he claims have obtained super-injunctions to prevent the media from publishing stories on their private lives.A day after Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the microblogging site was ‘making a mockery’ of privacy laws, a high profile user today named a number of personalities whose names have been circulated online as the row...

British Airways pilot killed his wealthy wife and buried her in Windsor Great Park

He believed their pre-nuptial agreement was a “stitch-up”, the jury was told.He believed their prenuptial agreement was a “stitch-up”, the jury was told. Robert Brown, 47, smashed Joanna Brown around the head and face with a hammer or mallet at her £3 million mock-Tudor mansion in Ascot last October.Once she was “incapacitated” he wrapped her body in plastic and bundled it into his car boot, Reading...

documentary that shows a graphic photograph of a dying Princess Diana

A  documentary that shows a graphic photograph of a dying Princess Diana— a film that contends there was a coverup about her death — is coming to the Cannes Film Festival in a cloud of controversy.Unlawful Killing, directed by British actor and filmmaker Keith Allen (Shallow Grave, Trainspotting) includes paparazzi photos that were banned in Britain. They show a close-up of the dying princess...

A frog-obsessed con woman used unwitting celebrities including Princess Diana to run up massive debts with banks.

A frog-obsessed con woman used unwitting celebrities including Princess Diana to run up massive debts with banks.  Lynda Smith, 63, gave T-shirts and sweatshirts bearing a frog logo to a string of stars - then used pictures of them to cheat high-street lenders, lovers and friends out of more than £1million.  The sum included £460,000 in loans and overdraft facilities from high-street banks...

Princess Diana death photo that has never before been seen in the United Kingdom is featured in a new documentary film that will be shown at Cannes Film Festival to the outrage of many Britons.

Princess Diana death photo that has never before been seen in the United Kingdom is featured in a new documentary film that will be shown at Cannes Film Festival to the outrage of many Britons. The graphic image is part of a documentary by Keith Allen, Unlawful Killing.Uber left-wing film maker and actor Keith Allen (and father of Lily Allen) has made a documentary on what he calls a conspiracy by...

Today's ruling by the European court of human rights in Max Mosley's privacy case is a victory for the British government

Today's ruling by the European court of human rights in Max Mosley's privacy case is a victory for the British government, which argued at the hearing in January that countries were entitled to a wide "margin of appreciation"- in other words, discretion - in deciding how to strike the balance between freedom of expression and respect for an individual's private life.James Eadie QC for the government...