Entertainment

Pete Doherty Welfare Fund raises £17.10

A special welfare fund set up for Pete Doherty has raised just £17.10, it was revealed today. Lastseason.com - the UK' leading online discount fashion retailer - launched the welfare fund last month by offering a select range of big brand stripey tops with a percentage of the sales to be set aside to assist Pete Doherty once he got of jail.

Go down under at Royal Windsor Racecourse

The first themed Monday Night Race evening of 2008 at Royal Windsor Racecourse is the all new Australia Night, sponsored by Trailfinders, on Monday 2nd June. The racing starts at 6.30pm and the evening’s entertainment continues after the last race with Faye Richards, who with her uncanny resemblance to Kylie and her great tribute act, is guaranteed to keep you ‘Spinning Around’ on the Paddock Lawn.

Audio Bullys set to headline Dance Island

Tiger Promotions, the organisers of Dance Island 2008, has just revealed the full line-up for this summer’s newest dance festival. The event, which will take place on private land in Ely, Cambridgeshire over the weekend of 5-6 July, is set to include over 60 performers from the global dance scene.

Kelly Brook named favourite to fill the passenger seat

Men would most like to be stuck in a traffic jam with Kelly Brook and women would most like a good giggle with Peter Kay this Bank Holiday according to a survey by Swinton, the UK’s leading high street car insurance retailer.

Liza Minnelli has a blonde moment

Starring Parker Posey (Superman Returns), Paul Rudd (Over Her Dead Body), Mischa Barton (The O.C.) and Danny DeVito (The Good Night), and featuring neatly played cameos by Liza Minnelli (Arrested Development) and Heather Graham (Bobby), The Oh In Ohio is a smart and sassy romantic comedy about sex, satisfaction, spontaneity and the vagaries of love.

Cast announced for major BBC One Dickens' adaptation

BBC Drama Production today announces the key cast for Little Dorrit, Andrew Davies' major adaptation of Dickens' novel to be broadcast on BBC One this autumn. Recent newcomer Claire Foy (Being Human) will star as Amy Dorrit, also known as Little Dorrit, the kind sweet girl at the centre of the story.

Brace yourself – its Eurovision time!

Belgrade beckons as Andy Abraham competes in the 53rd Eurovision Song Contest, which will be broadcast live on BBC One at 8pm on Saturday 24 May 2008. Eurovision veteran Terry Wogan provides the commentary.

Joanna Lumley goes Arctic for BBC One

Joanna Lumley attempts to realise her life's ambition in a one-off special film for BBC One. Travelling north across the Arctic Circle up through Norway and finally to Svalbard, Joanna takes viewers on a very personal journey as she hopes to see the spell-binding Northern Lights in Joanna Lumley: Land Of The Northern Lights (working title).

BBC investigates Facebook loophole

Facebook users are often unknowingly revealing their profile data and that of their friends by agreeing to download seemingly innocuous Facebook applications, according to a BBC investigation.

Gemma Atkinson gets set for return to Chester

Gemma Atkinson, who made her name in Chester teen soap Hollyoaks, is returning to Chester to create her own room set as part of the Home & Garden Show. Actress and model Gemma, who also starred in I’m a Celebrity Get me Out of Here, will be designing a stylish room suitable for a teenager in conjunction with the Teenage Cancer Trust and Arighi Bianchi. The Home & Garden Show, which is being held at Chester Racecourse, is the first time Gemma has branched out into design.

TV licence fee rises from 1 April

The cost of a colour television licence is set to rise to £139.50 and a black and white licence will cost £47.00, Culture Secretary Andy Burnham has announced. The increase, to be brought into effect by an order laid in the House of Commons today, follows the six-year BBC funding settlement which began in April 2007.

Celebrities show true colours for charity

Famous names from the fashion, television, radio and music industries have come together to back Fashion Targets Breast Cancer (FTBC) UK in an advertising campaign which subtly plays on the topic of celebrity charity endorsement. Natalie Imbruglia, Anna Friel, Alan Carr, Edith Bowman and Twiggy have been shot by acclaimed photographer Rankin wearing their FTBC T-shirts with pride for the campaign from leading charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer which aims to raise £1m.