So far in 2010, he's fired a crossbow at a whale from a speedboat, driven across Siberia in a Lada, and flown a plane over a burning forest to douse the flames with water. This weekend, it was time for Vladimir Putin to reveal a more artistic side, taking to the stage at a charity auction to play the piano and sing a rendition – in English – of Louis Armstrong's "Blueberry Hill".

Sharon Stone's representative has denied reports police detained her at an airport.

'I spent the flight sipping champagne and fantasising about my dress'

When an exciting new project involving Michael Jackson and his family is announced, the form book usually requires us to take it with a large pinch of sodium chloride.

Here's a paradox that sums up all you need to know about modern celebrity. In 1992, Sharon Stone opened her legs, and became an overnight superstar; last week, Sharon Stone opened her mouth, and in 60 seconds turned her brand into a junk stock that sensible Hollywood investors won't touch with a 10-ft ice pick.

Sharon Stone's "karma" is having an instant effect on her movie-star status in China.

Kent captain Robert Key, who was cast into the wilderness by England three years ago, explains to Robin Scott-Elliot why he is prepared to change even his lifestyle to win back his Test place

Anorexia used to be regarded as a teenagers' disease. But now, the prevalence of youthful-looking older celebrities such as Sharon Stone and Madonna is being linked to a rise in the number of women in their 50s being treated for anorexia and other eating disorders.

The number of armed burglaries has risen to record levels, new crime figures show.

THE MEETING was about to start and, at one end of the boardroom table, my friend Roddy was puffing on one of his aggressively large cigars. It was going to be a long, dreary morning, so I lit up a more modest half corona.

DESPITE A long and colourful history of newspaper publishing, San Francisco appears doomed to follow the path already trodden by most other big American cities and become a one-newspaper town.

Marian Salzman is paid to know how we're going to live, and what we're going to buy, in the next century. Cole Moreton gazed into her crystal ball

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