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Happier times: Russell Brand and Katy Perry in 2010

Katy Perry claims Russell Brand asked for a divorce via text message

Pop star Katy Perry has revealed that Russell Brand told her he was divorcing her in a text message.

Cara Delevingne’s career suffered an early knockback when she was dubbed a dwarf

Cara Delevingne was a 'dwarf' before she hit the giddy heights

She’s one of the most photographed, talked about and in demand models of the moment, and at 5ft 9in tall, she is well above average height for a UK woman, but Cara Delevingne’s career suffered an early knockback when she was dubbed a dwarf.

Galiano on the catwalk for Dior in 2010

'I didn’t mean it': John Galliano redesigns his reputation two years after intoxicated anti-Semitic rant

Recovering alcoholic gives first interview since racist outburst

Dannii Minogue and Simon Cowell on UK X Factor together

Simon Cowell calls Dannii Minogue on live television for the first time since she left UK X Factor

Dannii Minogue has revealed that she and Simon Cowell have spoken for the first time since she left the UK X Factor.

The Cannes Festival Diary: Sex scenes getting real

Lars Von Trier’s upcoming porno Nymphomania may not have been ready for Cannes, but “real sex” has surfaced in two of the best-received films at the festival.

Red House, 2 Elystan Street, London

The American invasion of London continues. It seems only yesterday that Keith McNally opened a simulacrum of his New York brasserie Balthazar, to reviews that found the food pedestrian. The Shake Shack burger franchise will soon explode upon Covent Garden, along with the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co in the Trocadero, Piccadilly, while the hip New York hotelier André Balazs will open a new joint with a fancy grill in Marylebone. Soon you won't be able to move in London for luxuriantly-priced USDA steaks, seafood platters and ingenious deployments of quinoa.

Once tragically uncool, white shoes are the chic choice this summer

How White Shoes Cleaned Up Their Act

Once tragically uncool, they are the chic choice this summer, says Naomi Attwood

Shulman wants to show the difference between fashion and reality

'Vogue' exposes industry's tricks: The magazine has made a film to reveal fashion's fakery to teenagers

One of the biggest names in the world of fashion is to go into Britain's secondary schools to reveal the trickery behind the glossy images it sells.

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iStyle: Le click, c’est chic

If you favour a more boutique shopping experience in real life there’s no reason you have to sacrifice it when you go online, says Stephanie Hirschmiller

Brian McFadden and his wife Vogue who appear in this week's Hello! Magazine.

Westlife star Brian McFadden would give up career to become stay-at-home-dad

Former Westlife star Brian McFadden said he is delighted to be back on stage but would happily give it all up to become a "stay-at-home dad".

Google Doodle honours Sir Norman Parkinson - one of Britain's most celebrated portrait and fashion photographers

Parkinson, who was born on this day in 1913 and died in 1990, is widely credited with revolutionising the world of British fashion photography

Marie-Claire Alain: Prodigious French organist

The French organ virtuoso Marie-Claire Alain was that rare jewel: a teenage musical prodigy who matured into one of the finest and most sought after recitalists and teachers.

Naomi Campbell to front a new model search called The Face

Naomi Campbell to mentor young models on UK television talent search The Face

Supermodel Naomi Campbell has signed up as a mentor for new UK TV talent search, The Face.

A bedroom at Thirty Two

B&B and Beyond: Thirty Two, Cheltenham

This stylish residence is the perfect base for a day at the races or a ramble in the Cotswolds, says James Litston

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'Hello. I have cancer': When comedian Tig Notaro discovered she had a tumour she decided the show must go on

Comedian Tig Notaro: 'Hello. I have cancer'

When Notaro discovered she had a tumour she decided the show must go on
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