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Emeli Sande To perform at the Stephen Lawrence memorial concert at the O2 on 29 September, along with Ed Sheeran, Tinie Tempah and Soul II Soul, among with many others. Lawrence was the victim of a racist murder in Eltham in 1993. 'I was quite young when it happened,' said Sande. 'Coming from a mixed race family, it had a big impact.' |
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Jared Leto The 30 Seconds to Mars front man is to play an acoustic set from new LP Love Lust Faith + Dreams on top of the O2 today, at 2pm. The full band tours the UK later this year. Tickets here. |
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Kate Winslet's unborn baby The tot-to-be could become the youngest humanoid ever to leave Earth's orbit, after Sir Richard Branson promised to send it into space on one of his Virgin Galactic flights, which start on Christmas Day, just after the baby's due-date. |
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Bob Dylan The legendary singer-songwriter is to play three shows this autumn at the Royal Albert Hall as part of a mini-tour to Britain. Tickets for the shows on 26, 27 and 28 November available here. Dylan is also to perform in Blackpool and Glasgow on the quick trip to the UK. |
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Jimmy Savile Cop A Met officer involved in the investigation into the sex crimes committed by the former TV star has quit the force to enter the Big Brother house. 'Former bosses are going to be worried about what might be said,' a source told the Daily Star. Big Brother starts tonight on Channel 5. |
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Prince Charles In a special edition of The Beano, as part of the campaign to get school children to eat healthy food, Charles the softie is to try to convince the legendary Bash St Kids to eat greens. Splutter! Meanwhile, Camilla the swot opens a library with Dennis the Menace. Pah! |
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Katie Price The model is to start her own pay-TV channel on YouTube. The content - at £1 a click - sounds like a load of s***, literally. 'It could be absolutely anything,' Price explained. 'I could be mucking out my horses.' |
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George Galloway The love-him-or-loathe-him Bradford West MP is considering running for the post of London Mayor. "Can you imagine the exodus from the City of London if I was elected Mayor?" said the maverick politician. |
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Tammy The Anteater The poor-sighted resident of London Zoo is to be given a minder to help out during late night openings. "We're now keeping our fingers crossed that the A-list treatment won't result in any diva-like behaviour!" said her keeper Caroline Westlake. |
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Robbie Williams 1,000 balloons bearing free tickets to Robbie's shows at Wembley Arena are to be floated over London today. Here's a photo of what they look like. Those unlucky enough not to catch one can buy tickets to the Take That star's gigs here. |
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Kate Winslet 'Kate and Ned are delighted,' said a spokesperson for the couple, on the news the 37-year-old actress is pregnant with Mr Rocknroll's help. When it pops out, the new baby will be Winslet's third, following daughter Mia, now 12, and nine-year-old son, Joe. |
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Time Out The famous London listings magazine has had to put off publication after a fire at its warehouse. Time Out will now be reprinted and appear on Thursday instead of today. |
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Doctor Who With Matt Smith ready to quit after four years, the early betting is on Women in Love star Ben Daniels to take over the Time Lord role. Daniels is at 4/1, ahead of a pack on 10/1, including Russell Tovey, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Damien Molony. |
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Frank Lampard The Chelsea midfielder has launched a series of children's books called Frankie's Magic Football. 'It couldn't all be about 4-4-2,' he said. 'It's about basics - concentration and overcoming fears.' One worry for Blues fans is that, if the shirt on the front cover is anything to go by, Lamps's next move will be to Doncaster Rovers. |
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Justin Timberlake Announced as one of the headliners at this year's i-Tunes festival, which takes place every night of September at the Roundhouse in Camden. Thirty Seconds to Mars, Jack Johnson and Jessie J are also on the bill. Tickets are free for winners of competitions planned by Apple. Tickets for JT's other shows in London here. |