THE biggest book move in history began today, with the help of authors Lady Antonia Fraser, Harold Pinter and P.D. James.
The Magna Carta and the Gutenberg Bible are among the 12 million items being transferred to the shelves of the new British Library next to London's St Pancras station, over the next three years.
The first book to be placed on the 300km of shelving in strictly controlled environmental conditions, was the Oxford Book of English Traditional Verse. The new library is due to open fully in June 1999.
Hollywood heart throb Brad Pitt has proposed to actress Gwyneth Paltrow for the fourth time and she has finally accepted.
Pitt (32) popped the question in Argentina where he has been filming his next film Seven Years in Tibet. He reportedly serenaded Emma star Paltrow (23) on his guitar before producing a diamond encrusted ring.
Princess Diana's former lover James Hewitt has been banned from driving for a year after being convicted of drink driving.
Hewitt (38) was also fined £450 with £140 costs when he appeared before magistrates in Okehampton, Devon.
Princess Diana today launched a Christmas campaign to save runaway youngsters from the perils of living rough on the streets.
Children as young as 11, running away from sexual, physical and emotional violence were now among the Britain's homeless, she told a London meeting of the charity for young, homeless people, Centrepoint.
Czech surgeons removed a small malignant tumour from President Vaclav Havel and took out half of his right lung yesterday, but indicated he might be back at work early in the New Year.
Blind Date host Cilla Black is to release her own musical anthology next year just like fellow Merseysiders The Beatles. EMI is compiling a retrospective album of all her songs.
Ms Black (53), who reportedly earns £1.5 million a year from her ITV work, had her first number one in February 1964 with Anyone Who Had A Heart.