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BBC DEFENDS THOMPSON NO 10 VISIT
The BBC denies the director general compromised its independence by visiting Downing Street to discuss coverage of the govenrment's spending cuts.
CHERYL COLE 'TO BE GIVEN DIVORCE'
X Factor judge Cheryl Cole will reportedly be granted a divorce from her footballer husband Ashley in a court hearing on Friday.
MAJORITY 'AGREE WITH ARTS CHANGE'
Two-thirds of people agree with the government stance on cutting arts funding and relying more on private cash, a survey suggests.
BLAIR MEMOIRS 'BREAK SALE RECORD'
Tony Blair's memoirs, based on his time as the prime minister, break sales records, booksellers say.
TALENT CONTESTANT DENIED TRIBUNAL
A former Britain's Got Talent hopeful who claimed she was discriminated against at an audition fails to get her case taken to an employment tribunal.
BOB DYLAN ART DEBUTS IN DENMARK
Some of musician Bob Dylan's artwork, never seen before by the public, is to be displayed at Denmark's National Gallery.
SINGER SAMI URGES PAKISTAN RELIEF
British singer-songwriter Sami Yusuf, billed as "Islam's biggest rock star", is donating profits from his latest single to help flood victims in Pakistan.
PEPPER AND PIANO SET FOR TOP FIVE
The UK's first talent show to make music available for download immediately propels a little known act called Pepper and Piano into the charts.
CORRIE TO GO LIVE FOR ANNIVERSARY
Coronation Street is to broadcast a live episode as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, soap bosses confirm.
MILIBAND STORY DRAMATISED ON FILM
Channel 4 dramatises the rise of Labour party leadership candidates David and Ed Miliband, it is announced.
