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Sloths are all the rage but, asks Simon Usborne, what is it about the curious creatures that appeals to us?

Why are sloths the darling of the internet? Simon Usborne studies the science of our obsession with furry animals

The radio host is said to be in "serious negotiations" with network NBC to replace Piers Morgan - who announce his departure earlier this week - and join the panel alongside Sharon Osbourne and Howie Mandel.

Voice casting can make or break an animated movie. From rabbits with a lot of rabbit to jovial genies and buck-toothed trucks, Leigh Singer selects the best and the worst

Mike Tyson was "torn apart" by the death of his four-year-old daughter.

Bieber has landed – in a giant plastic ball...

Jennifer Lopez would have children "a thousand more times."

She is moved by a YouTube plea to prevent gay suicides

US chat show host Ellen DeGeneres has given a British teenager his big break by signing him to her new record label.

To look like a piece of meat is not normally what a glamour puss aims for when she dons a posh frock and heaps on the jewellery. But that’s exactly the impression pop Queen Lady Gaga decided to give at the MTV Video Music Awards yesterday, when she picked up 8 gongs clad in a gown made from raw meat.

Victoria's Secret, the American purveyor of scanty lingerie and male fantasies, has just put out a video on the net purporting to answer that question of our time: "What is sexy?" I know, a worry, isn't it? The terminally unimaginative need not fear, however: Brit model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and a couple of her fellow brand ambassadors are on hand to explain.

Forget French and Saunders. There's a new wave of funny women hitting British television screens. Gerard Gilbert introduces the best of the next generation

As Air America goes off the airwaves, it's another blow for the left – but how serious is its demise, or had the station simply had its day, asks David Usborne