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Rihanna is just one of a number of celebrities who is believed to have been affected by the leaking of confidential flight details

Turbulence over Virgin Atlantic as list of celebrities in 'leak' scandal grows longer

Richard Branson's airline investigates claims that passengers' flight plans were 'sold' to photo agency

Take That star Mark Owen to be a father again

Take That star Mark Owen said he was "thrilled" after he confirmed he is the third member of the band set to become a father this year.

Robbie Williams finishing new solo tracks

Robbie Williams is finishing off 30 songs for his new solo album.

Robbie Williams shares bed with dogs

Robbie Williams shares his bed with his eight dogs.

Robbie Williams could be back with Take That for good

Robbie Williams could remain with Take That after their summer tour.

Record first-week sales for Take That

Take That's new album, Progress, has achieved the biggest opening-week sales of any album for 13 years.

Robbie Williams reveals his phone was hacked

Robbie Williams has become the latest celebrity to reveal that his mobile phone was hacked by a tabloid newspaper. The singer made the claim in an Australian TV documentary. Asked if he was worried about it happening again he added: "No, I don't have a phone... I haven't for two and a half years now, for that very reason."

Robbie Williams to switch on Blackpool illuminations

Robbie Williams will perform the switch-on of the world-famous Blackpool Illuminations tonight.

Newly-wed Robbie Williams 'the happiest man alive'

Robbie Williams declared himself the "happiest man alive" after marrying American actress Ayda Field.

Robbie Williams 'to marry his American girlfriend'

Robbie Williams will marry his American girlfriend tomorrow, it was reported.

Leading article: Back for good?

The fires are re-lit. Take That are back. After 15 years, Robbie Williams has returned to the bosom of the original British boy band. They have even recorded an album of new material that will be released later this year. The pedant would point out that Take That have actually been "back" for a while now. And the string of sell-out concert tours and hit records in recent years would certainly support that case. But, as any longstanding Take That fan would tell you, without Robbie the band were never truly whole.

They're back... Robbie Williams returns to his boy band roots

They split up in 1996 with all the acrimony, bitterness and frozen silences of lovers, breaking the hearts of millions of teenage girls.

Robbie Williams' on air proposal 'was a joke'

Singer Robbie Williams' live radio proposal to his girlfriend was a joke, his spokesman said today.

Album: Robbie Williams, Reality Killed the Video Star (EMI)

"It ticks all the boxes,"says Williams of hiseighth solo album. And itdoes – at times joyously(the first three tracks), atother times mechanically(pretty much the rest ofthe album). Trevor Horn'sproduction is blessingand curse: when thematerial's strong enough,Horn is more than up toit; when it's not, thewhole thing sounds a bit1980s (and not in a good,retro way). Essentially, aswith Russell Brand, it all comes downtowhatyou think of Robbiealready. A comeback ofsorts, then. But is theaudience still there?

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