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Historical Wikinews report from 2007-01-18. In the United Kingdom, The Carphone Warehouse, Celebrity Big Brother's sponsor, has pulled out after some of the reality TV s
Historical Wikinews report from 2009-08-19. The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has refused to issue a certificate for Grotesque. The move makes it illegal t
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-05-31. The United Kingdom-based human rights group Liberty and the City of Edinburgh Council in Scotland have weighed in on the righ
Historical Wikinews report from 2025-02-10. On Wednesday, it was announced that the UK heavy metal music act Black Sabbath was scheduled to play a final show with the ba
Historical Wikinews report from 2012-12-05. In the United Kingdom, Lancashire Constabulary have charged television and radio presenter Stuart Hall with three counts of i
Historical Wikinews report from 2010-04-17. Nick Clegg, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, has been unofficially declared the winner of the first televised election de
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-06-07. The Daily Star, a tabloid newspaper in the United Kingdom, has paid an undisclosed amount of libel damages to Ozzy Osbourne s
Historical Wikinews report from 2007-06-14. United Kingdom entertainer and former television presenter Michael Barrymore, 55, and two other men have been arrested on sus
Historical Wikinews report from 2009-12-22. A man has appeared in a court case regarding the murder of a woman from Glasgow, Scotland. Khalid Mamoun Sarwar, aged 28, app
Historical Wikinews report from 2010-03-26. British television network ITV announced today that it will cancel long running police drama The Bill. The Bill is one of the
Historical Wikinews report from 2007-05-20. Europe's largest free ticketed music event, Radio 1's Big Weekend, today drew to a close after two days of entertainment and
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-01-25. Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography, a biography of actor Tom Cruise written by journalist Andrew Morton, has hit the numbe
Historical Wikinews report from 2010-05-29. Actor, director, and artist Dennis Hopper has died today at the age of 74. He was known to suffer from prostate cancer since
Historical Wikinews report from 2010-05-28. US actor Gary Coleman died Friday at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo, Utah, after complications from a brain
Historical Wikinews report from 2009-01-16. Two-time Emmy Award-winning American-born actor, Patrick McGoohan, famed for his role as Number Six in the 1960s cult British
Historical Wikinews report from 2011-06-26. US actor Peter Falk died on Thursday at his home in Beverly Hills, California after a struggle with Alzheimer's disease. Falk
Historical Wikinews report from 2023-02-16. US actress and model Raquel Welch died yesterday in Los Angeles, California, Stephen LaManna, her manager, announced. She was
Historical Wikinews report from 2018-07-23. On Friday, US director and screenwriter James Gunn was fired from work on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 for Marvel Studios r
Historical Wikinews report from 2012-06-02. Phoenix, Arizona — Last weekend, Phoenix fans of comics, science fiction, horror, fantasy, cos-play, anime and manga, Society
Historical Wikinews report from 2012-01-19. The day after several major websites staged a mass blackout over proposed United States anti piracy legislation, namely the S
Historical Wikinews report from 2007-11-11. In Washington, D.C., many people observe the day by visiting the Vietnam War Memorial, which was opened 25 years ago. Later,
Historical Wikinews report from 2009-01-28. Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist John Updike has died of lung cancer at a hospice near his home in Beverly Farms, Mas
Historical Wikinews report from 2013-10-02. The bestselling US novelist Tom Clancy died yesterday in a hospital in Baltimore, according to his publisher. The sixty-six y
Historical Wikinews report from 2011-03-17. United States rap star Nate Dogg has died at the age of 41. The cause of death was reported by his attorney as complications
Historical Wikinews report from 2011-06-17. Anthony Weiner announced his resignation yesterday afternoon as a Democratic representative from New York to the U.S. House o
Historical Wikinews report from 2017-10-05. At the age of 66, US rock musician Tom Petty suffered cardiac arrest on Monday morning and died that evening at the UCLA Medi
Historical Wikinews report from 2012-01-21. Legendary soul singer Etta James died aged 73 yesterday at Riverside Community Hospital in Riverside, California after a long
Historical Wikinews report from 2010-01-17. Television ratings for Conan O'Brien's NBC program The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien have risen dramatically amidst controv
Historical Wikinews report from 2010-01-13. On Tuesday, United States television personality Conan O'Brien announced in a statement that he will no longer serve as the h
Historical Wikinews report from 2010-11-09. Television audience ratings for U.S. TV host Conan O'Brien's first TBS program Conan last night were higher than rival Jay Le
Historical Wikinews report from 2011-06-07. The production companies of the United States television programme The X Factor US have confirmed that Cheryl Cole has been r
Historical Wikinews report from 2023-08-09. The WGA claimed the AMPTP planned to propose the parties replicate, on issues common to both disputes, the AMPTP agreement wi
Historical Wikinews report from 2010-09-28. The polygamist family at the center of the new TLC reality television series Sister Wives are now the subject of a criminal i
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-02-27. That's how the official website of van Canto describes the band. Hailing from Germany, van Canto are what is called an a cape
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-07-12. Canadian police officers who thought they were saving Van Halen singer David Lee Roth's life in May have now learned that the
Historical Wikinews report from 2013-09-02. The British broadcaster and journalist Sir David Frost has died of a heart attack, aged 74. Best known for an interview with
Historical Wikinews report from 2007-12-13. Victoria Wyndham was one of the most seasoned and accomplished actresses in daytime soap opera television. She played Rachel
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-11-04. Bart Cummings wins his 12th Melbourne Cup with Viewed ridden by Blake Shin. Bauer, ridden by C W Brown, was second after the
Historical Wikinews report from 2007-10-03. Vivien Goldman recalls with a laugh the day in 1984 when she saw her death, but the laugh fades as she becomes lost in the me
Historical Wikinews report from 2008-01-09. Realising how visual a medium tattooing is, tattoo artist Kat Von D of TV series LA Ink set a world record while raising fund