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Pop superstar Madonna has revealed she wants to surprise clubbers by making unannounced appearances in the autumn

Pop superstar Madonna has revealed she wants to surprise clubbers by making unannounced appearances in the autumn. She told Rolling Stone magazine she planned to return to performing live with unannounced dates in London and New York.

Actor Brad Pitt has been approached to take over from George Clooney as Batman in the fifth episode of the movie series, Britain's Sun newspaper said yesterday. It said the Fight Club and Seven star had held "talks with Hollywood chiefs about the role".

Former soccer star George Best, who pledged in April never to drink alcohol again after being hospitalised for liver failure, has fallen off the wagon with a thud, the Sun said yesterday. "No one seems able to stop him," a close friend told the newspaper.

The mother of Oasis star Noel Gallagher said yesterday she was "very upset" at the news her son's marriage had ended. Noel (33) and wife Meg Mathews announced on Tuesday that their three-year marriage had ended because they had "drifted apart".