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Kaley Cuoco flashes pricey engagement ring at the polo with fiancé Ryan Sweeting
Newly-engaged couple shared a sweet embrace as they gazed at each other adoringly while taking in the on-field action
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Newly-engaged couple shared a sweet embrace as they gazed at each other adoringly while taking in the on-field action
UNITED STATES SHOWBIZ
- It's another dog day afternoon for Olivia Palermo as she takes pooch Mr Butler for a Saturday stroll in Brooklyn
- Mad hatters! Pregnant Rachel Zoe and her family show off their flare for fashion in stylish headwear at fourth annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic
- Even Angels need a day off: Victoria's Secret beauty Doutzen Kroes enjoys family time with adorable son and husband
- Kaley Cuoco proudly shows off engagement ring as she shares tender embrace with fiancé Ryan Sweeting... and they're not the only ones getting cosy
- Glee star Lea Michele flashes subtle smile beneath a wide-brimmed hat during outing as Cory Monteith tribute episode looms
- It's a boy! Halle Berry and husband Olivier Martinez welcome their first child together The Oscar-winner gave birth at LA's Cedars Sinai on Saturday
- They're creepy and they're kooky... Jennifer Lopez dons Morticia Addams-esque dress as she's honoured with the 2013 Ally For Equality Award
- Her time to shine! Eminem's beloved teen daughter Hailie Scott is all grown up as she's crowned Homecoming Queen
- Charlize Theron attempts to hide an incision mark on her neck after it's revealed she had recent surgery to correct a broken vertebra
- A pumpkin for her little pumpkin! Kristin Cavallari and son Camden gear up for Halloween with a trip to popular Mr Bones pumpkin patch
- On a health kick? Kate Upton enjoys a nutritious green juice just days after revealing her spotty complexion Model not immune to a skin blemish or two
- Animal lover Jane Lynch shares a Glee-ful cuddle with a very patriotic pup as she lends her star power to the Bark Business Tour Benefit
ALL THE HOTTEST
- Daring to bare! Sharon Stone stays true to form as she exposes more than a hint of skin while running errands braless in LA
- 'Fitness queen' Ireland Baldwin shows off her toned figure in sporty two-piece as she enjoys bodysurf with boyfriend Slater Trout
- Tres Chic! Christina Hendricks channels the 1920s in a cloche hat but adds a modern twist with a high street sweater In New York on Saturday
- Chin up! Emma Roberts looks glum behind dark sunglasses as she makes her way to West Hollywood eatery Stepped out without boyfriend Evan Peters
- Blonde-haired babe: Amy Adams and fiancé Darren Le Gallo enjoy family day out in the California sunshine with daughter Aviana
- 'Mason's team kicked butt!' LeAnn Rimes fights through the pain of a fractured hand to cheer on her stepson's soccer game Anything for Eddie's boys
- Mommy's little Tinker Bell! Sarah Michelle Gellar's cute daughter Charlotte dresses like a fairy princess for ballet class She looked adorable
- A bit of horseplay! Alessandra Ambrosio and Kaley Cuoco are pretty in prints for an elegant day out at the polo The ladies looked lovely
- Stepping into the new season! Reese Witherspoon ditches the summer wardrobe and dresses for autumn Kept it simple in a jumper and jeans
- Fashion's most infamous? Project Runway model Morgan Quinn is arrested for lying to police Caused trouble on the TV show
- Some like it hot! Eddie Murphy takes girlfriend Paige Butcher on their daily coffee run in his luxury sports car It's a daily ritual they always make fun
- A real juggling act! Katie Holmes struggles to get out of a taxi while laden down with belongings She was rushing around New York
GOSSIP - DIRECT FROM LA
- Like magic! Doting mother Tori Spelling makes her cute daughter grin in spite of a fractured ankle and giant leg cast Fell off the monkey bars
- How very fetching! Kyle Richards wears sweater emblazoned with face of a cute dog for a solo shopping trip It was a laid-back look for the reality star
- How does she do it? Alessandra Ambrosio still looks good as she leaves a yoga class make-up free and covered in sweat She's a natural beauty
- Piece of cake! Heidi Klum clowns around with young fans after arriving in New York with her lookalike daughter Leni It was a pretty sweet day
- Only the best will do! Kim Kardashian roars her engines as she takes precious cargo North on a luxury ride in $200,000 Mercedes Nothing but the finest
- Meow! Ashley Benson's cat-like eyes steal the show as she picks an understated outfit for a Hollywood night out Hit the Chateau Marmont
- Style chameleon Jessica Alba goes from red carpet glamour to casual chic in the space of a few hours It was a far cry from her stunning turn earlier on
- Bikini babe at any age! Carmen Electra, 41, shows she's still got it in an impromptu beach swimwear shoot She looked amazing in a simple string bikini
- Special delivery! Incognito Colin Farrell looks good enough to eat as he throws a pizza party for a friend Has other career options if acting jobs dry up
- Family matters! Julianne and Derek Hough find time for some sibling bonding amid busy schedules as they head for dinner The pair are very close
- She looks more like her mother every day! Ireland Baldwin is the spitting image of Kim Basinger as she unveils new fringe Shared Instagram snaps
- Trespasser arrested at Rihanna's $12million home after being caught scaling the wall following a series of attempted break-ins Caught by security team
ALL THE LATEST SHOWBUSINESS
- The Beckhams 'sell Beckingham Palace for £12 million to bid for £45 million mansion in London' Sold their palatial Hertfordshire home
- You're hired! The Apprentice's Luisa Zissman impresses in silver dress at charity ball in London Looked striking in dramatic gown
- Pre-baby date night! Pregnant Tamara Ecclestone conceals her bump in a black minidress as she heads out to dinner with husband Jay Rutland
- 'I know how much it means to him': Shane Filan breaks down in tears after Nicholas performs at X Factor Judges' Houses Emotions running high
- Life on (Bruno) Mars: WAG Coleen Rooney enjoys time away from the kids - with a girls' night out at Manchester concert In sexy black minidress
- Red alert! Hollywood actress Penelope Cruz stuns as she launches new film in central London with husband At The Dorchester with Javier Bardem
- Hope they didn't run out of tissues! The tears were falling left right and centre as X Factor rejects Joseph, Paul and Zoe were sent home Emotions running high
- The divas have it! Sam, Shelley and Lorna make it into Sharon's final three while Louis picks Luke, Nicholas and Sam for the X Factor live shows
- 'Look at those legs, they just go on forever!' Abbey Clancy finds herself sidelined as her Alja Skorjanec enjoys a 'bromance' with Peter Crouch
- 'I've had my heart broken in the past': Vanessa Feltz breaks down in tears on Strictly Come Dancing as she's overcome with emotion over romantic waltz
- Sending pulses (and hemlines) soaring! Abbey Clancy, Sophie Ellis Bextor and Rachel Riley ramp up the Strictly sex factor in skimpy minidresses
WORLD TO BROWSE AT A GLANCE!
- Abbey Clancy admits she's 'terrified' ahead of her second Strictly dance... as show bosses make her outfits even shorter ahead of ratings war with The X Factor
- No wonder she carried them! Elizabeth Banks seen holding painfully high looking heels as she arrives at ladies' lunch in flats
- 'They're murderers of music!' Sinead O'Connor slams Simon Cowell and The X Factor... but insists her feud with Miley Cyrus is over In a candid mood
- SPOILER ALERT: Just in the nick of time? Alfie Moon arrives at airport to try and stop Kat from leaving... after ditching Roxy on wedding day
- Case dismissed! Selena Gomez' protracted legal dispute with perfume company has been thrown out of court.... but could still cost her millions
- Making the breast of it: Courtney Stodden enjoys a night at the cinema... in an asset enhancing LBD and killer heels Date night
- Cara-ful you don't pop out! Miss Delevingne wears daring jumpsuit with belly button grazing neckline to amfAR dinner in Brazil Pulled out all the stops
- Just us girls: Petra Ecclestone looks gym ready as she enjoys a day out with baby daughter Lavinia The 24-year-old socialite cradled her baby
- Mixing in a bit of sex appeal! Leigh-Anne Pinnock wears sophisticated plunging frock as she celebrates birthday with bandmates
- The boy's on fire! Jack Wilshere enjoys a crafty cigarette as he chats with an attractive blonde during Arsenal 'bonding session' at London club
- 'We play board games and have movie nights!': Sinitta lifts the lid on Simon Cowell's globe-trotting bevy of beauties... but slams 'harem' claims as
NEWS AND GOSSIP AROUND THE
- 'It's time to give up the day job!' Susanna Reid is urged to ditch breakfast TV for the ballroom as she impresses the judges on Strictly Come Dancing
- Lucy Mecklenburgh steps out in faux fur coat after night out with fellow TOWIE friends...while Bobby Norris gets himself into a tight spot
- Can't mask her motherly love! Kym Lomas brings daughter Emily to charity masquerade ball Looked sleek in black midi-dress
- The only way is glamour! Amy Childs vamps it up with big hair and make-up...for a shopping trip in Essex Preened and pampered to perfection
- Australian One Direction fans gather in their hundreds to greet the band ahead of their Sydney debut...and re-create Beatlemania along the way
- Claire Danes and Damian Lewis are back in the world's favourite spy drama. But has Homeland lost it? asks Jim Shelley Returning to screens
- Dressing to impress: Denise Van Outen is age-defying in patterned mini dress and platform ankle boots Looked glamorous as she left radio show
- 'I feel like s***!': Make-up free Kelly Osbourne looks drained as she lands in LA after '24 hour day' with mother Sharon
- Coronation Street star Michael Le Vell heads to a local pub... as it's reported that he has 'no plans to give up booze'
- Date night: Hilary Duff dresses down for a romantic evening with husband Mike Comrie as the couple spend some quality time away from son Luca
- Trying to mask something? Kim Kardashian comes over all shy as she leaves salon with face treatment still visible Whats on your face?
REVIEWS
MUSIC REVIEWS AND FEATURES
Why Jessie J insists: I'm not really an arrogant pop diva
As she makes her overdue return to her own music, the former Brit School student is keen to reveal her softer side.
THEATRE
- Kindly old Don is no dodgy arms dealer: Arthur Miller's All My Sons returns to the stage Does not quite hit the spot, writes Quentin Letts
- Haven't we seen all this before, Denis? Queen's dealings with Margaret Thatcher now under the spotlight in Handbagged
- Her cookery and flower-arranging inspired a generation of housewives. But as a new play reveals, Constance Spry's life wasn't always rosy
- QUENTIN LETTS: The Office meets Lord Of The Flies Neville's island tells the story of stranded managers at a mineral water company in Salford
- Scenes from a marriage: Gruelling but great play Olivia Williams and Mark Bazeley are the perfect middle-class couple
- Fidelio: Beethoven's prisoner Out goes Beethoven’s spoken dialogue, in come scraps of pretentious poetic tosh which clash
- The Herd: Feeling the chill down by the sea 'Where ambition goes to die’, writes PATRICK MARMION.
- Can't mask her motherly love! Kym Lomas brings daughter Emily to charity masquerade ball
- 'It's time to give up the day job!' Susanna Reid is urged to ditch breakfast TV for the ballroom as she impresses the judges on Strictly Come Dancing
- Sending pulses (and hemlines) soaring! Abbey Clancy, Sophie Ellis Bextor and Rachel Riley ramp up the Strictly sex factor in skimpy minidresses
- 'Look at those legs, they just go on forever!' Abbey Clancy finds herself sidelined as her Strictly partner Aljaž Skorjanec enjoys a 'bromance' with husband Peter Crouch
- The divas have it! Sam, Shelley and Lorna make it into Sharon's final three while Louis picks Luke, Nicholas and Sam for the X Factor live shows
- Hope they didn't run out of tissues! The tears were falling left right and centre as X Factor rejects Joseph, Paul and Zoe were sent home
- Life on (Bruno) Mars: WAG Coleen Rooney enjoys time away from the kids - with a girls' night out at Manchester concert
- Pre-baby date night! Pregnant Tamara Ecclestone conceals her bump in a black minidress as she heads out to dinner with husband Jay Rutland
- 'I've had my heart broken in the past': Vanessa Feltz breaks down in tears on Strictly Come Dancing as she's overcome with emotion over romantic waltz
- BOY power! Australian One Direction fans gather in their hundreds to greet the band ahead of their Sydney debut...and re-create Beatlemania along the way
- Lucy Mecklenburgh steps out in faux fur coat after night out with fellow TOWIE friends...while Bobby Norris gets himself into a tight spot
- The Beckhams 'sell Beckingham Palace for £12 million to bid for £45 million mansion in London'
- Can't mask her motherly love! Kym Lomas brings daughter Emily to charity masquerade ball
- Sending pulses (and hemlines) soaring! Abbey Clancy, Sophie Ellis Bextor and Rachel Riley ramp up the Strictly sex factor in skimpy minidresses
- The Beckhams 'sell Beckingham Palace for £12 million to bid for £45 million mansion in London'
- 'Look at those legs, they just go on forever!' Abbey Clancy finds herself sidelined as her Strictly partner Aljaž Skorjanec enjoys a 'bromance' with husband Peter Crouch
- Trying to mask something? Kim Kardashian comes over all shy as she leaves salon with face treatment still visible
- Bikini babe at any age! Carmen Electra, 41, shows she's still got it in an impromptu beach swimwear shoot
- 'It's time to give up the day job!' Susanna Reid is urged to ditch breakfast TV for the ballroom as she impresses the judges on Strictly Come Dancing
- Outrage over 'vile' Rihanna video for Pour It Up that even her own fans hate
- The divas have it! Sam, Shelley and Lorna make it into Sharon's final three while Louis picks Luke, Nicholas and Sam for the X Factor live shows
- Only the best will do! Kim Kardashian roars her engines as she takes precious cargo North on a luxury ride in $200,000 Mercedes
- Nice twerk if you can get it! Miley's on The X Factor... but after THAT dance, is she really the best person to be mentoring teen wannabes?
- Red alert! Penelope Cruz stuns in red suit as she launches new film with husband Javier Bardem in London
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LATEST ALBUM RELEASES
Scroll through for the latest new album releases
ARCTIC MONKEYS
AM (Domino)
Exceptional at the iTunes Festival this week, Arctic Monkeys have lost their spiky edge, but this more mature album is their best yet. With Alex Turner’s Yorkshire croon and incisive lyrics to the fore, a diverse set mixes funk, cinematic moods and heavy — but catchy — rock. And Turner leaps confidently from the lovesick blues of No. 1 Party Anthem to the Smiths-like stomp of I Want It All.
★★★★★
AM (Domino)
Exceptional at the iTunes Festival this week, Arctic Monkeys have lost their spiky edge, but this more mature album is their best yet. With Alex Turner’s Yorkshire croon and incisive lyrics to the fore, a diverse set mixes funk, cinematic moods and heavy — but catchy — rock. And Turner leaps confidently from the lovesick blues of No. 1 Party Anthem to the Smiths-like stomp of I Want It All.
★★★★★
ELTON JOHN
The Diving Board (Virgin EMI)
Elton’s renaissance continues on an album which strips his sound down to rolling keyboards, powerful vocals and Bernie Taupin’s warm-hearted lyrics. Opening track Oceans Away sets a simple yet sensitive tone by harking back to his piano-driven hits of the 1970s. A Town Called Jubilee is a honky-tonk soul number fuelled by the percussion block that was used on Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On.
★★★★✩
The Diving Board (Virgin EMI)
Elton’s renaissance continues on an album which strips his sound down to rolling keyboards, powerful vocals and Bernie Taupin’s warm-hearted lyrics. Opening track Oceans Away sets a simple yet sensitive tone by harking back to his piano-driven hits of the 1970s. A Town Called Jubilee is a honky-tonk soul number fuelled by the percussion block that was used on Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On.
★★★★✩
GOLDFRAPP
Tales Of Us (Mute)
Shunning the throbbing electronics that were once their calling card, Goldfrapp decamped to the countryside to cut this beautiful sixth album. Alison Goldfrapp’s crystal-clear vocals and eerie character sketches give her lyrics substance. Will Gregory’s soaring strings and humming guitars owe something to film composer John Barry.
★★★★✩
Tales Of Us (Mute)
Shunning the throbbing electronics that were once their calling card, Goldfrapp decamped to the countryside to cut this beautiful sixth album. Alison Goldfrapp’s crystal-clear vocals and eerie character sketches give her lyrics substance. Will Gregory’s soaring strings and humming guitars owe something to film composer John Barry.
★★★★✩
MADONNA
MDNA World Tour (Interscope CD/DVD)
‘Sometimes it’s easier to show your ass than your feelings,’ says the Queen Of Pop on this all-action reprise of last year’s global tour. Beneath the exhibitionist poses, she remains the complete performer, and this is inventive and accomplished. Like A Virgin doesn’t work as a piano waltz, but she is in fine voice on Hung Up and Like A Prayer.
★★★★✩
MDNA World Tour (Interscope CD/DVD)
‘Sometimes it’s easier to show your ass than your feelings,’ says the Queen Of Pop on this all-action reprise of last year’s global tour. Beneath the exhibitionist poses, she remains the complete performer, and this is inventive and accomplished. Like A Virgin doesn’t work as a piano waltz, but she is in fine voice on Hung Up and Like A Prayer.
★★★★✩
JACK JOHNSON
From Here To Now To You (Island)
The world’s most laid-back rock star always sounds so darned happy that he sometimes lacks edge. This finds the former surfing champion on familiar ground. His delivery is low-key, but I Got You and Tape Deck are tuneful, and Ben Harper adds atmospheric slide guitar on the bluesy Change.
★★★✩✩
From Here To Now To You (Island)
The world’s most laid-back rock star always sounds so darned happy that he sometimes lacks edge. This finds the former surfing champion on familiar ground. His delivery is low-key, but I Got You and Tape Deck are tuneful, and Ben Harper adds atmospheric slide guitar on the bluesy Change.
★★★✩✩
LISSIE
Back To Forever (Columbia)
Having sung backing vocals on Robbie Williams’s Take The Crown, Mississippi belle Lissie Maurus aims high on this second album. I Don’t Wanna Go To Work is a thumping country-rocker, and she sails close to Seventies Fleetwood Mac on The Habit. But it is her big ballads, notably Back To Forever, that most impress.
★★★✩✩
Back To Forever (Columbia)
Having sung backing vocals on Robbie Williams’s Take The Crown, Mississippi belle Lissie Maurus aims high on this second album. I Don’t Wanna Go To Work is a thumping country-rocker, and she sails close to Seventies Fleetwood Mac on The Habit. But it is her big ballads, notably Back To Forever, that most impress.
★★★✩✩
NAUGHTY BOY
Hotel Cabana (Virgin EMI)
Raised on Bollywood tracks and British dance, producer Naughty Boy (Shahid Khan) used his Deal Or No Deal winnings to launch a pop career. This solo debut relies on guests, including Ed Sheeran, and is boosted by Khan’s ear for a memorable hook on the benchmark singles Wonder and La La La.
★★★✩✩
Hotel Cabana (Virgin EMI)
Raised on Bollywood tracks and British dance, producer Naughty Boy (Shahid Khan) used his Deal Or No Deal winnings to launch a pop career. This solo debut relies on guests, including Ed Sheeran, and is boosted by Khan’s ear for a memorable hook on the benchmark singles Wonder and La La La.
★★★✩✩
RIZZLE KICKS
Roaring ’20s (Island)
Brighton pair Jordan Stephens and Harley Alexander-Sule recall the energetic beats and brass of 2-Tone bands like The Specials and Madness on this infectious second album. There is a jazzy cameo, too, by Jamie Cullum, and a nod to EMF’s Unbelievable on future hit Get To The Good Bit.
★★★✩✩
Roaring ’20s (Island)
Brighton pair Jordan Stephens and Harley Alexander-Sule recall the energetic beats and brass of 2-Tone bands like The Specials and Madness on this infectious second album. There is a jazzy cameo, too, by Jamie Cullum, and a nod to EMF’s Unbelievable on future hit Get To The Good Bit.
★★★✩✩