The belongings of Marlene Dietrich brought nearly $660,000 at a standing-roomonly auction on Saturday, including an ebonised cane that sold for $4,600. The items on sale included gifts from the rich and famous of Hollywood's golden era.
With sales of their first album now soaring towards 20 million, the Spice Girls have become Britain's biggest pop phenomenon since the Beatles and have topped hit parades in 40 countries.
Today Monday, sees the release of their new album Spiceworld. Their first film, Spiceworld the Movie, is being released on December 26th.
South African band Lady- smith Black Mambazo look set to hit the British hit parade - and it's all down to tomato soup.
Their Zulu song Inkanyeza Nezaza (The Star and The Wiseman) was used as the soundtrack for a Heinz soup advertisement that prompted a barrage of calls from viewers. The song is to be released as a single.
Joanna Lumley (51) loves slobbing about and is quite happy to look like "a dog", she tells this month's Good House- keeping.