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07.14.10

Munch’s Madonna sold for Ã‚Â£1.25m
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The latest gossip and news written in the BBC News | Entertainment | UK Edition reports... A hand-coloured image of Edvard Munch's Madonna is sold for Ã‚Â£1.25m, making it the most expensive print sold in the UK.
07.13.10

‘Molasses’ poured in BP protest
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The latest gossip and news written in the BBC News | Entertainment | UK Edition reports... An oil-like substance is poured around one of the British Museum's statues by activists urging it to stop its sponsorship by BP.
07.13.10

‘Nazi’ jibe radio host loses bid
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The latest gossip and news written in the BBC News | Entertainment | UK Edition reports... Radio presenter Jon Gaunt, who called a councillor a "Nazi" live on air, loses a legal bid to challenge Ofcom.
07.13.10

Classical singer gets festive for Doctor Who role
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The latest gossip and news written in the BBC News | Entertainment | UK Edition reports... Classical singer Katherine Jenkins is starring in the Doctor Who Christmas special, alongside actor Michael Gambon.
07.13.10

Men in court over festival attack
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The latest gossip and news written in the BBC News | Entertainment | UK Edition reports... Three men appear in court charged with the attempted murder of two people at the T in the Park music festival.
07.13.10

Bollywood comedy spooks Bin Laden
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The latest gossip and news written in the BBC News | Entertainment | UK Edition reports... A comedy film Tere Bin Laden (Without You, Laden), about a lookalike of Osama Bin Laden, is generating a lot of curiosity among cinema-goers in India.
07.13.10

Slave portrait appeal is launched
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The latest gossip and news written in the BBC News | Entertainment | UK Edition reports... The National Portrait Gallery launches a Ã‚Â£100,000 appeal to help keep in the UK the earliest known British oil painting of a freed slave.
07.13.10

Turner oil breaks artist record
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The latest gossip and news written in the BBC News | Entertainment | UK Edition reports... A Turner masterpiece of a view over Rome sells for Ã‚Â£29.7m at Sotheby's in London, breaking the artist's record at auction.
07.13.10

Artist Taylor-Wood has baby girl
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The latest gossip and news written in the BBC News | Entertainment | UK Edition reports... Artist turned film-maker Sam Taylor-Wood has a baby girl with actor fiance Aaron Johnson.
07.13.10

Man cleared of Shakespeare theft
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The latest gossip and news written in the BBC News | Entertainment | UK Edition reports... Antiques dealer Raymond Scott is cleared of stealing a rare copy of Shakespeare's First Folio, worth an estimated Ã‚Â£1m.