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Cherie Blair set to earn millions from her memoirs

London, Sept 20 : Cherie Blair is now cashing in on life at 10 Downing Street by signing a 1.5 million pounds deal with publishers Little, Brown for her memoirs.

The tome is set to hit bookstands in October next year, and Little, Brown described it as a ‘warm and intimate’.

“(It’s a) warm, intimate and often very funny portrait of a family living in extraordinary circumstances,” The Sun quoted the publisher, as saying.

Winehouse bags best female UK artist prize at MOBO, Vodafone Live Music Awards

London, Sept 20 : Days after she missed out on the Mercury Prize, Amy Winehouse has bagged the best female UK artist prize at both the MOBO awards and Vodafone Live Music Awards held on Sept 19.

At the MOBO awards, the soul star beat the likes of artists like Jamelia and Joss Stone to pick up the award.

Winehouse was up for awards in four categories in total- best UK female, best R&B act, best song for ‘Rehab’ and best video for ‘Back to Black’.

Alicia Silverstone bares all to give vegetarianism a boost

London, Sep 20 : Actress Alicia Silverstone has stripped naked to encourage vegetarianism.

The ‘Clueless’ actress, who was voted sexiest female vegetarian in 2004, took off all her clothes for the 30-second TV commercial for the goveg.com campaign launched by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

The ad begins with Silverstone sensually pulling herself out of a swimming pool, carefully hiding her modesty with her arms.

Cheshire grandmum to divorce Osama's son, fears being murdered

London, Sept.19 : A British grandmother, who wed Osama bin Laden’s youngest son, Omar, has decided to divorce him after just five months of marriage, as she fears both will be murdered.

Jane Felix-Browne, 51, who wed Omar, 26, in April, told The Sun: “We are both in fear of our lives.People are opposed to my marriage because I am British. I wasn’t prepared to see the man I love die. That is why we have decided to end our marriage.”

Billie Piper nervous over hooker role

London, Sept 19 : Actress Billie Piper revealed that she is nervous about playing the role of a prostitute called Belle De Jour in a new eight-part ITV2 drama, The Secret Diary Of A Call Girl.

The actress fears how people would react to her new role, especially after the popular tomboy role of Rose Tyler in Doctor Who series.

“It’s quite scary thinking people are going to see you in that way for the first time and that people may treat you slightly differently,” Daily Express quoted Piper, as saying.

Case against Madeline McCann’s parents ‘on verge of collapse’

London, Sept 19 : The case against the parents of Brit toddler Madeleine McCann is likely to be dropped, following new evidence.

Kate and Gerry McCann have admitted that their four year-old daughter’s DNA was found in a car they hired 25 days after she went missing in May this year during a holiday in Portugal.

However, it looks like Madeleine’s DNA was transferred into the car when the McCanns hastily left their apartment in the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz.

They were moving into a nearby apartment and did not want to reveal the location.

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