Brian Glover, the voice behind the Tetley Tea commercials, died yesterday. He was aged 63. Glover, a former professional wrestler, was a familiar face after many appearances on television, including Porridge, Minder and Bottom.
His film appearances included Kes, An American Werewolf In London, Alien 3
and Leon The Pig Farmer.
Magician David Copperfield is suing Paris Match after the weekly reported he had paid Claudia Schiffer to fake a love liaison with him.
Copperfield has filed the $30 million lawsuit in Los Angeles, and said that the model would be doing the same.
Princess Diana would make a great catwalk model but prefers the life of a nun, according to fashion designer Vivienne Westwood. "She would make a brilliant model, she's really got presence," Westwood said.
"She's a very emanating, glowing and good looking woman." But she went on: "I
just see Diana as a very conservative woman.
"She just wants to be this charity nun as far as I can see. She doesn't want this high profile, obviously."
Liam Gallagher was formally cautioned by police yesterday following a "minor offence" of criminal damage.
The lead singer of Oasis was cautioned at Kentish Town police station, in north-west London, in connection with the incident on July 10th.
Taiwan's stripper politician Hsu Shaotan said yesterday she would wed in
October and planned something typically flamboyant - nude nuptials out of doors, with the public invited.
Hsu shot to fame as a candidate in Taiwan's early 1990s parliamentary elections with audacious stunts such as bursting naked through a flag of the ruling Nationalist Party and titillating voters with sexually suggestive slogans.