I've no particular insights into Ralph Fiennes, except that I saw him in the anti-war march (good chap!) and he was amazingly small and curiously hairless. Perhaps that information has influenced my response to his philanderings which, should you have missed the Daily Mail as well as - where have you been, on the moon? - the Express, amount to this: he's been sleeping, on and off, with a Romanian singer called Cornelia Crisan, who looks a bit like a dark-haired Daniella Westbrook with a septum.
Awards and prizesOscars 2007: full list of winners and nominees-- Best picture
The Departed-- Best actor
Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland
Leonardo DiCaprio, Blood Diamond
Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson
Peter O'Toole, Venus
Will Smith, The Pursuit of Happyness
-- Best actress
Helen Mirren, The Queen
Penelope Cruz, Volver
Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal
Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada
Kate Winslet, Little Children
-- Best supporting actor
FictionReviewCarmen Callil searches for the characters in a Hungarian-Jewish epic of the second world warThis excessively long epic of war and love is almost impossible to review with charity, yet charitable criticism must be included in any assessment of it because the author is ambitious, has done prodigious research, and has certain remarkable talents. Julie Orringer is a young American whose first book, the much-praised collection of short stories How to Breathe Underwater, was noted for its ironic humour and verbal precision.
FictionReviewA teenage girl is witness to the hidden dynamics of her parents’ marriage after she embarks on a series of out-of-body night-time adventures
What would you do with the ability to slip out of your body and prowl the world undetected? The possibilities for crime, mischief or adventure seem limitless, especially for a restless teenager. One night Kit, the introspective narrator of Rowan Hisayo Buchanan’s third novel, rises from her bed in the room shared with younger brother Leo, but realises with a shock that her unresponsive body is still tucked up.
The world's oldest people – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Nine of the oldest people on the planet, including the oldest living man and woman, both Japanese Thu 7 Mar 2013 19.55 GMT Misao Okawa, who is recognised by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest woman, receives a birthday cake during her 115th birthday celebrations at Kurenai nursing home on 5 March 2013 in Osaka, JapanPhotograph: Buddhika Weerasinghe / Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Emma Morano, now 113 years old, at home in Verbania, ItalyPhotograph: Danilo Donadio Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Bernice 'Bennie' Madigan, of Cheshire, Massachusetts, US, seen here in a family photo Photograph: Boston Herald
Pittsburgh Steelers This article is more than 5 years old'We’re losing, we suck': Antonio Brown delivers damning verdict on SteelersThis article is more than 5 years oldStruggling Pittsburgh have yet to win a game this seasonWide receiver has vented frustration on social mediaPittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown said on Thursday that his frustration on the sideline during Sunday’s game and his tweet toward a critic on Monday came from his desire to win.
Juliet the manatee, left, and another manatee named Phoenix swim at the Miami Seaquarium in Key Biscayne, Florida, in 2014. Photograph: Alan Diaz/APJuliet the manatee, left, and another manatee named Phoenix swim at the Miami Seaquarium in Key Biscayne, Florida, in 2014. Photograph: Alan Diaz/APFlorida This article is more than 1 month oldManatees Romeo and Juliet freed from Florida theme park following campaignThis article is more than 1 month oldThe 67- and 61-year-old sea cows have been at the Miami Seaquarium since 1956 and will be moved to a sanctuary
My family valuesFamilyInterviewMicky Dolenz: my family valuesInterview by Juliet RixThe musician, best known as one of the Monkees, talks about living on a chicken ranch with his Hollywood actor parents and making furniture with his daughterMy mother was a typical “go west young lady” who came from Texas to Hollywood to become a movie star. My father was born in Italy and left when Mussolini was recruiting men to fight in the war.
The ObserverWorld newsMurderer appears in a different courtItalian newspapers printed photographs last week of a strikingly attractive, dark-haired woman playing volleyball in bright sunshine and cheering on team-mates. She is Erika de Nardo, 22, convicted in 2001 with her boyfriend, Omar Favaro, of the murder of her mother and her 12-year-old brother.
De Nardo and her boyfriend have never explained the killings but some believe that she, at least, was mentally ill - and many people have expressed surprise that she was out on day release after only five years in jail.
FashionIt is 25 years since Pretty Woman was released, but think its fashion lessons are stuck in the 1990s? Big mistake. Huge
The retail up yoursAny discussion about the best fashion moments in this 1990 classic has to begin with the “Big mistake. Huge” scene in which a triumphant Vivian Ward returns to the nameless designer store on Rodeo Drive that had previously snubbed her. She is now carrying several massive, stiff paper bags, and it is clear that she has spend loads of cash elsewhere.