Fast & Furious 6 has topped the UK box office, beating The Great Gatsby on its debut weekend

It may contain a crucial car crash scene but Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby couldn’t rival the automotive power of action sequel Fast & Furious 6 which sped past it at the British box office.

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Leonardo DiCaprio's art auction raises $39m for environmental charities

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio and Christie's auction house raised $38.8 million (£25 million) through a charity art auction and donations with proceeds to benefit environmental and conservation causes.

Great Gatsby is great again: F Scott Fitzgerald's hero is inspiring this season's menswear

Ready or not, gentlemen, the season's sartorial signs point to pre-Depression high society. You can thank the May release of Baz Luhrmann's highly-stylised remake of The Great Gatsby. The rags-to-riches-to-revenge story, F Scott Fitzgerald's best, is set in decadent jazz-age New York, and hasn't seen a big-screen update in 40 years, not since a young and dapper Robert Redford, in the title role, razzle-dazzled Mia Farrow (a coy Daisy Buchanan) out of her gilded wits.

'Anything will sink if you put a hole in it': Australian billionaire plays down 'unsinkable' reports as he unveils blueprints for Titanic II - an exact replica of the doomed original

Finnish designers are not quite so cautious however, billing Titanic II as 'the safest cruise ship in the world'

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Man in court over shooting of British holidaymaker Stephen Ashton in Thailand

A Thai man accused of shooting dead a British holidaymaker during a New Year’s Eve party in Thailand appeared in court today.

Danny Boyle dismisses knighthood talk

Filmmaker Danny Boyle has dismissed suggestions that he could be knighted for his spectacular Olympic opening ceremony.

Tom Cruise tops the Forbes list, earning $75m in the past year

Let the divorce row begin... Tom Cruise tops Hollywood's rich list with $75m

His marriage is over, his 50th birthday party cancelled, but there's still some good news for Tom

Trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby released

A two and a half minute first trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s highly anticipated film adaptation of The Great Gatsby has been released.

The specially designed wing suit will allow Gary Connery to 'fly'

A 2,400ft jump on to a pile of boxes with no parachute. What could go wrong for stuntman Gary Connery...?

Stuntman to leap from helicopter in wing suit that will slow his fall – to 65mph

In the line of Duty: a scene from 'Homeland'

Why are US dramas better than ours?

The human factor in Homeland makes it much more thrilling than homegrown offerings, says Gerard Gilbert

Uproar in China over nude scene in Titanic

Chinese cinema-goers have been left disappointed after authorities censored a famous scene in Titanic for the film's 3D release.

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Winslet sails again as Titanic gains a new dimension

Kate Winslet signed autographs as she walked the red carpet at the re-launch of the film that made her a star.

Titanic expected to fetch ad rates of close to £60,000 for ITV

ITV could bank as much as £4m in advertising this weekend thanks to the launch of Britain's Got Talent and new Sunday night drama Titanic, its two most important shows of the year so far.

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