Final Sugababe 'forced to quit'

:Pop group Sugababes have confirmed that the last original band member, Keisha, has now also quit.

• Who Are The Sugababes?
• So it's true. The Sugababes have achieved something few acts in the 50 plus years of pop'n'roll can claim to. The Temptations, The Drifters, The Supremes and The Velvet Underground are amongst a handful of groups before them that have managed to lose every single original member but stagger on regardless. Confusion surrounded the future of the UK's most successful female group of the 21st century yesterday, amid reports that Amelle Berrabah had been ousted by Keisha Buchanan and Heidi Range.
• However, a band statement has now cleared up this spectacular mess. It reads: "The current line-up of the Sugababes has disbanded. Heidi Range and Amelle Berrabah will continue as the Sugababes and will be joined by new member Jade Ewen. They release their album ‘Sweet 7' on November 23 through Island Records. Keisha Buchanan will continue to record for Island Records as a solo artist." So that's that sorted then.
• Keisha has cited "a breakdown in communication" and "lack of trust" for the decision, and explained: "Although it was not my choice to leave, it's time to enter a new chapter in my life, I've had a great time and have achieved more then I ever thought I would." She also dismissed suggestions that the third line-up change in their ten-year history was as a result of yet more cat-fights. "I have nothing but positive things to say about the girls and I wish them the best of luck", she explained. Ewan represented the UK's in this year's Eurovision and a recent MOBOs nomination confirms her reputation as a singer with some potential and pedigree. Quite frankly, for the sake of the Sugababes, she would need to be...

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Woman Survives By Drinking Water From Hair - We have mountain lions, bears and other critters up here

:A US woman who crashed her car in the wilderness of the Rocky Mountains has survived for five days by sucking rainwater from her hair.

• Cynthia Blair-Hoover suffered 11 broken ribs, a punctured lung and several broken vertebrae after her VW Passat went flying off a cliff and rolled 350ft down the side of a hill.
  The 52-year-old was left unconscious as the car ended up near a mine in Colorado.
  She had no food and faced rain, freezing temperatures and snow, as well as the threat of mountain lions and bears.
• The victim managed to stay alive by draining the water from her hair into her mouth.
  She said she had armed herself with a golf club to protect herself if wild animals approached.
• Ms Blair-Hoover eventually managed to crawl 450 yards to the mine, which was open for tours.At the mine, she heard voices and cried out for help.
  After several minutes, people heard her pleas and found her barely alive.
  Rescuers said her mouth was full of dirt from when she had dragged herself along the ground.
• Fire chief Gary Allen, who took part in her rescue, said: "She had a heck of a will to live. What amazed me was she survived the rain, fog, sleet and hail.
• "We have mountain lions, bears and other critters up here. It is a miracle she wasn't mauled to death."
• Ms Blair-Hoover, who had crashed her car after swerving to avoid hitting a deer, is now recovering in hospital in Colorado.

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TV Licence Evaders: Bizarre Excuses Revealed

:Lonely dogs, washing machine disasters, and a sick magpie have made the top 10 list of bizarre excuses given by people who have failed to pay their TV licence.

• More than 280,000 fee evaders were caught in the first eight months of the year.
• A TV Licensing spokesman said the range of reasons given by people when inquiry officers called ranged from the "sublime to the ridiculous".The organisation has published 10 of the most bizarre explanations given by people as reasons for not paying.
• Top of the list was "a pigeon fell down the chimney and broke the aerial so I have bad reception".
• Another excuse was: "I've not been making payments as a baby magpie flew into my house and I had to stay in and feed it until it was ok."
• And one telly addict suggested the pet dog was the only viewer and so should not have to pay.
• The spokesman said: "It's been a top year for tall tales.
  "Family members and the animal kingdom are among those that make an appearance in this year's list, as heard by TV Licensing's inquiry officers.
  "From the sublime to the ridiculous, licence dodgers from all across the UK have been particularly inventive in their attempts to avoid paying their TV Licence."
  He warned those watching television without a licence were breaking the law and faced a fine of up to £1,000.

TV Licensing's top 10 excuses:
1. "A pigeon fell down the chimney and broke the aerial so I have bad reception."
2. "My 11-year-old son must have bought the TV during the night. It wasn't there when I went to bed."
3. "My payment card's been stuck in the washing machine so I can't pay."
4. "I've not paid due to my shop only accepting £5 and £10 notes and I haven't got any of those."
5. "I've not been making payments as a baby magpie flew into my house and I had to stay in and feed it until it was ok."
6. "I only use the TV to keep the horses company and one of them is blind so I should only pay half if I have to pay at all."
7. "I can't get the TV out of the box - can you help me?"
8. "My dog watches it when I'm at work to keep him company - not me."
9. "My mum told me to tell you she's not in."
10. "I've not bought a licence as I dreamt I didn't have to and the saying is you've to follow your dreams."

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Woody Harrelson avoid a vicious death in Croatia

:Harrelson: 'Cheers saved my life'

• Playing a dim-witted barman on hit 1980s sitcom Cheers helped Woody Harrelson avoid a vicious death in Croatia.
• The actor recalls befriending the wrong red-hot girls during a day out at the beach in Dubrovnik and becoming a target for their angry boyfriends, who were part of a tough gang.
• He tells Playboy magazine, "These guys were coming down from the hillside. They were the toughest-looking mother***kers you ever saw - some kind of Croatian judo gang or something - and they were coming down basically to kill me for being with these red-hot girls.
• "They were ready to tear me apart, and it got mind-blowingly tense. But then one of these ***king guys recognises me from American TV, so we end up going out for drinks with them.
• "I swear if I had not been on Cheers, I'd have died right there on that beach in Croatia."

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Secret Tapes Reveal Michael Jackson's Family Rant

:Secret tapes have emerged of Michael Jackson describing his brothers as "lazy moaners" and angrily criticising other members of his close family.

• The King of Pop hit out at his sisters and branded his mother "disappointing" in conversations with his ghost writer recorded almost 25 years ago and obtained by the News Of the World.
• Several times during the tapes, he realised he had gone too far and snapped: "You can't print that."
• Jackson started off with a rant about the siblings who made up the Jackson 5, saying his brothers did not give him any support.
• "We'd be working on a TV show or video and they'd be sitting around moaning and groaning but I'd be watching and learning," he said.
• "It takes a talent, but some people are lazy and don't want to develop anything."
• Each of his brothers - Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Randy - came in for individual criticism from the star, whose sudden death at the age of 50 is still being investigated.
• Jackson described Tito as a whinger who enjoyed "boring" hobbies such as putting together model planes, while Marlon constantly irritated him when they performed on stage.
• He accused Jermaine of being a womaniser and not having the self-belief to launch a successful solo career, saying he was either "looking for girls or going along with the jokes".
• Eldest brother Jackie was dismissed as stubborn, argumentative and negative while the youngest, Randy, made the mistake of never listening to Jackson's advice.
• Turning to his father, Joe, the singer hit back at the man he accused of abusing him as a child.
• He said: "He is a very jealous father. He isn't gonna show you love, but anybody that gets closer to us than him he would tell them, 'Leave my boys alone!'."
• "To tell you the truth, I never have felt close to him. He has always been like a mystery man."
• In public, Jackson insisted his mother Katherine was "great" but on the tapes he said: "She disappointed me. She did an interview (about him). I don't like her to talk. It's none of those people's business."
• Sister La Toya was labelled as "Mrs Nice and Nasty" who would not let him sit on her couch or walk on her carpet.
• Jackson's favourite sister Janet escaped relatively lightly with a jealous attack focused mainly on her marriage to pop producer James DeBarge in 1984.
• "Janet is a tomboy. That is why it kills me to see her off and married. We did everything together and were just alike. We write a whole schedule for the day and follow it. It's a terrible loss," he said.
• But Jackson did have some positive things to say about one member of the family - himself.
• "I am the captain of my ship. I take suggestions and listen to what everyone has to say, but the final decision is mine," he declared.
• He did admit one mistake in his career - the famous Pepsi advert in which his hair was set on fire.
• "I hate Pepsi. I hated doing that dumb commercial," he said. "The only thing I liked about it was working with the children."

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British Actor Hugh Grant On 27 June 1995, Grant was arrested for lewd conduct by La Vice officers

Hugh John Mungo Grant - is an English actor and film producer.

British actor Hugh Grant pleaded no contest today to lewd conduct.

1. Hugh John Mungo Grant (born 9 September 1960) is an English actor and film producer. He has received a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA, and an Honorary César. His movies have earned more than $2.4 billion from 25 theatrical releases worldwide.
2. He was fined $1,180 and was placed on 2 years probation. Grant was arrested last month when police found him in his car, engaging in oral sex with a Hollywood prostitute. In addition to the fine, Grant will attend an AIDS education program. He was not present in court today.
3. Hugh Grant took the talk show hot seat July 10, speaking publicly for the first time after his monumentally publicized arrest on lewd conduct charges last month. In answer to those charges, he told Jay Leno, "I think you know in life what's a good thing to do and what's a bad thing, and I did a bad thing..and there you have it."
4. Ironically, two days before his arrest, Grant joked in an interview with CNN that he and his on-screen nemesis in "Nine Months," Tom Arnold, often end up in tabloid trouble.
5. But if the public has been forgiving, will the tabloid press be so also? No way, says Daily News Gossip Columnist George Rush. "The American public may have forgiven him," said Rush. "But I don't think Elizabeth has, and until she takes him into her bed, we'll be on his case."
6. Hugh Grant was the toast of Tinseltown until he was hit by a scandal after his encounter with a Hollywood prostitute, but now he has been embraced by U.S. audiences because of the stylish way he handled this crisis.
7. Unlike Leona Helmsley, Grant did not refuse interviews, nor did he defiantly cancel appearances like Michael Jackson. Instead, he apologized on shows like "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee," "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and CNN's "Larry King Live." The gist? "I'm very sorry," Hugh simply said.
   
   
   

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The most spectacular Lamborghini ever - see the photos

Lamborghini have dazzled the motoring world by unleashing the £1million Reventón in Frankfurt.

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