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The BBC has comprehensively defeated ITV in the World Cup final ratings battle on Sunday evening, according to overnight viewing figures. Coverage of Spain's victory over The Netherlands was watched by 11.56m (44.9%) on BBC One between 6.30pm and 10.30pm. A further 1.18m (4.6%) caught the...

Kylie Minogue has gone straight to the top of the UK album chart with Aphrodite, 22 years to the week that her debut album managed the same feat. The ‘All The Lovers’ singer knocked previous number one Recovery by Eminem into second place with her eleventh studio album, which is her...

JLS have landed straight at the top of the UK singles chart with 'The Club Is Alive', finally ending Katy Perry's two-week reign. The upbeat dance track is the X Factor boyband's third UK number one single and their fourth consecutive top 10 release. The song's arrival bumps Katy Perry...

Despicable Me has debuted at the top of the US box office. The animated feature, starring Steve Carrell as the lead voice, earned more than $60 million over the weekend. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse slipped to second place with $33 million, while the sci-fi action thriller Predators debuted...

Shakira will headline the World Cup closing ceremony, event officials have announced. The Colombian popstar performed World Cup anthem 'Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)' at the June 10 opening ceremony. According to a spokesperson for the show, the closing event will be “more youthful and...

Cristiano Ronaldo allegedly paid the mother of his child £10 million on Monday to remain silent and give him full custody of the boy. The Real Madrid footballer revealed at the weekend that he had become the father to a child who would be under his "exclusive guardianship". An unnamed...

The first World Cup semi-final was watched by nearly 8m on Tuesday night, according to the latest viewing figures. Coverage of Holland's win against Uruguay averaged 7.92m (35.3%) for ITV1 between 7pm and 9.45pm. A further 639k (2.8%) watched the game on ITV1 HD. After the match, James...

Shrek Forever After has topped the UK box office. The latest film in DreamWorks's animated comedy series nets £8.9 million over the weekend to knock Russell Brand's Get Him To The Greek from the chart summit. Killers and Sex And The City 2 fall to numbers three and four respectively...

An octopus named Paul has predicted that Spain will beat Germany in tomorrow's World Cup semi-final in Durban. The octopus, which is kept in the Sea Life Aquarium in the German city of Oberhausen, chose a mussel from a jar bearing the flag of Spain, rather than one with a German flag, BBC...

Sylvester Stallone's upcoming movie The Expendables has been censored for its UK release. According to the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification), two seconds of the action-drama have been cut from the film in order for it to obtain a 15 certificate. Distributor Lionsgate had been...

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse has debuted at the top of the US box office. The third instalment of the vampire series, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, grossed $69 million alone during the holiday weekend, and has claimed over $160 million since its release five days ago...

Katy Perry has easily secured a second week at the top of the UK singles chart, after ‘California Gurls’ outsold its nearest rival by 70%. Perry beat B.o.B and Hayley Williams’s ‘Airplanes', which climbs from twelve last week to become this week’s second-biggest seller. Enrique Iglesias...

Ashley Cole has found himself embroiled in another sex scandal after a mystery blonde claimed that he texted her during England's World Cup campaign. Speaking to The Sunday Mirror, the unnamed woman revealed that she was shocked when she discovered that the Chelsea footballer - who has...

Fabio Capello is to continue as England manager despite England's unsuccessful World Cup campaign, the Football Association has confirmed. The Italian, 64, found himself under pressure after England's tournament ended with a 4-1 defeat by Germany. On Monday Capello was told he would learn...

Katy Perry has insisted that Russell Brand loves her more than the World Cup. The 'California Gurls' popstar claimed that her abilities in the bedroom meant that Brand would always prefer her to football. "Oh, I'm a World Cup widow. It's been tough," she told Paul Harper on Real Radio...

The BBC has confirmed plans to run a weekend of movies on BBC Two later in the month to mark the channel becoming the "principal home of BBC Films". On the weekend of July 17, BBC Two will give a range of films their network premieres, including The Damned United, in which Michael Sheen...

David Beckham has been confirmed to appear as a guest on the final edition of Jonathan Ross's BBC One talkshow. The episode will also feature movie star Jackie Chan and band Roxy Music, who are appearing at Ross's request. The presenter traditionally interviews three guests on the...

Get Him To The Greek has topped the UK box office on its first weekend on release. The comedy, which stars Russell Brand and Jonah Hill, takes in £1.5 million to claim the top spot ahead of Katherine Heigl's Killers. The action-comedy's box office takings plummet drastically on its second...

Christine Bleakley has reportedly emerged from Frank Lampard's home wearing an expensive-looking ring on her wedding finger. The TV presenter apparently appeared pleased to flash the ring to waiting photographers as she got into Lampard's Range Rover before the pair drove off. It is...

Toy Story 3 has remained at the top of the US box office for a second consecutive week with $59 million. Debuting this week are Adam Sandler's comedy Grown Ups at number two with $41 million and the Tom Cruise action movie Knight & Day at number three with $20.5 million. Falling to fourth...