Britney Spears has swept the board at MTV's Video Music Awards, in an appearance that was hailed as a "resurrection" of her career.

The Brit Awards 2009 will take place on Wednesday February 18, it has been announced.

Poirot star David Suchet has solved his own family mystery.

Nicole Kidman and Meryl Streep are among the stars expected to attend the National Movie Awards.

Football legends and celebrities teamed up in a seven-goal match at Wembley Stadium to raise money for United Nations children's charity Unicef.

Keira Knightley has portrayed strong female figures such as Atonement's Cecilia Tallis, Pride And Prejudice's Elizabeth Bennet and King Arthur's Guinevere, yet she revealed how pleased she was to win the leading role in The Duchess.

Girl power ruled on the red carpet as The Secret Life Of Bees premiered in Toronto.

Katy Perry's debut single I Kissed a Girl has held on to the number one spot in the charts for the fifth week running, The Official Charts Company said.

Scots singer KT Tunstall has tied the knot on a remote Scottish island.

Stockholm City Council has named a street and a square in the city's Ostermalm district after Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman.

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