London, April 24 : Singer Susan Boyle had to be given sedatives while on a flight to Tokyo, as she kept "shrieking" which disturbed her fellow passengers, it has emerged.

The `Britain's Got Talent' star was onboard Upper Class section of a Virgin flight.

Apparently, the 49-year-old celebrity's minders gave her pills to help her sleep but the medicine's effect wouldn't last for too long.

She allegedly walked up and down the aisle, shouting.

London, April 19 : Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow is tipped to share the stage with her mother Blythe Danner in the musical "A Little Night Music".

Paltrow is being lined up to take over from Catherine Zeta-Jones as the leading actress in "A Little Night Music" on Broadway, reports telegraph. co. uk.

The producers are understood to be eager for her 67-year-old mother to perform the role currently played by Angela Lansbury, 84.

London, Apr 18 : Sir Elton John has spoken of his heartbreak at not being able to adopt two Ukrainian children.

But the singer insists he will become a father one day, reports The Daily Express.

Last year, Sir Elton revealed, he and partner David Furnish were eyeing adoption of a 14-month-old HIV positive boy they met at an orphanage, along with his brother.

London, Apr 18 : Trashing rumors of an impending marriage number nine, Hollywood legend Dame Elizabeth Taylor has apparently said that her heart still belongs to Richard Burton.

Communicating with her fans via Twitter, the 78-year-old double Oscar-winning actress revealed that stories she is engaged to her manager Jason Winters, 50, were bogus.

Ailing Dame Elizabeth wrote: “The rumours regarding my engagement simply aren’t true.

London, Jan 11 : Australian actress Nicole Kidman has lent her voice to a crusade against domestic violence.

"There is no doubt that ending violence against women remains an urgent issue and belongs on centre stage. We've been able to approach governments around the world and we've been able to say, 'We want you to acknowledge your laws, change your laws and to speak out strongly'," aceshowbiz quoted her as saying.

London, November 24 : Actors Jude Law has been spotted eating out with former flame/actress Sienna Miller in Manhattan.

The stars performed in different Broadway shows before heading to restaurant `The Box' to dine.

"They were laughing a lot and whispering to each other," the Daily Star quoted an insider in New York as saying.

London, Aug 30 : The European Commission is planning to expand a pilot scheme to put more European films into Indian cinemas.

One of the scheme''s co-ordinators said that the plan would provide a counterbalance to the large amount of Hollywood product in cinemas not just in the sub-continent but also in Asian and Latin American cinemas.

London, Aug 26 : As the country steeped in history, the UK is home to some of the greatest legends and spooky stories of ghostly apparitions.

Now, a new survey has revealed Britain’s spookiest cities, reports the Sun

The Supernatural Britain survey was commissioned by Warner Home Video to mark the release of TV series Supernatural Season Three on DVD.

London, Aug 16 : After failing to win her husband Ronnie Wood back, Jo has decided to leave for America to escape the heartache.

Last month, it was revealed that Ronnie Wood was staying with his Russian teenage lover Ekaterina Ivanova at his Irish retreat.

The singer had been admitted into a clinic to sober up and Jo and the family had hoped that once he was sober, he would come to his senses over the affair.

London, July 16 : Spain might be riding high after winning Euro 2008 – but according to new poll, the country is the worst place where British tourists are most likely to suffer from ‘Delhi Belly'', or a dodgy holiday tummy.

According to the survey, which was conducted by Halifax Travel Insurance, one in four Brits fall sick when holidaying in Spain, with Greece, Turkey and Egypt next worst contenders, reports The Sun.

London, July 8 : When it comes to holidaying, Turkey appeals to Brits the most, says a new survey.

For the first time in 40 years, Turkey has taken the first place as Britons’ No. 1 holiday spot, pushing Spain to second place.

Majorca, the largest island of Spain, and Crete – one of the thirteen peripheries of Greece – grabbed the third and the fourth place in the list.

According to travel experts, families in Britain want cheaper breaks outside Europe.

London, July 8 : Brit babes sure are taking their partners on a wild ride, for according to a holiday survey, the kinky ladies love sex on the beach.

According to the new survey, a number of Brit women have admitted getting steamy in the sea, swimming pools and boats while an amazing 1percent have even made waves on a jet ski.

The survey revealed that over half of the women have had sex on a balcony or in a hotel bathroom, while one in three have done it on a sun lounger, reports The Daily Star.

Halberstadt, Germany  - More than 1,000 music-lovers showed up Saturday in a German town to hear a change of note in the longest-running and slowest piece of music ever composed.

London, July 2 : Archaeologists have discovered the wreck of a richly-jewelled 17th century ship in the English Channel, which they have dubbed as an Elizabethan ‘Titanic’.

The wreck was found half a mile from the Sandbanks peninsula during recent dredging work of Poole harbour.

Venice, Italy  - German director Wim Wenders will head the jury at this year's edition of the Venice Film Festival, organizers announced Friday.

The festival which this year marks its 65th edition, runs in the lagoon city from August 27 to September 6.

Wenders' film, The State of Things, won the festival's top Golden Lion prize in 1982. (dpa)

London, Jun 26 : Aussie pop princess Kylie Minogue has sparked rumours that she has reunited with French actor Olivier Martinez.

The two were spotted cuddling and nuzzling one another on a family lunch in Paris, during a break from her X tour, reports The Sun.

The two of them had ended their four-year relationship in 2007 after Martinez cheated on her.

London, June 18 : Coldplay’s secret inspiration for its spectacular concerts is Mary Poppins – the hit Disney film about a magical nanny.

The group’s frontman Chris Martin revealed that the brolly-wielding supernanny has inspired them to come up with fantastic shows for their fans.

“We grew up with Mary Poppins and all those sorts of things,” The Sun quoted him, as saying.

“We love making big shows up and trying to work out what lights will look cool. We get very nerdy about it because we can’t believe we’re allowed to do it.

London, June 17 : English alternative rock band Coldplay have rubbished accusations of plagiarism levelled against them by am unknown New York based group.

The group’s frontman Chris Martin angrily denied that they had stolen any of Creaky Boards’ melodies for their number one album title track Viva La Vida.

Creaky Boards recently alleged that the Coldplay track sounded like their tune called ‘The Songs I Didn’t Write’.