 | Author 'devastated' at Potter end |
| Harry Potter author JK Rowling says she felt "devastated" writing the last words of the final book. |
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| Lavigne accused of copying song |
| Avril Lavigne faces legal action from a 1970s rock band who claim she has ripped off their song. |
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| Rio's Live Earth given go-ahead |
| Rio's Live Earth concert will proceed as a judge overturns a decision to cancel it over safety concerns. |
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| Raphael painting sells for £18m |
| A portrait of Florentine ruler Lorenzo de' Medici by Raphael sells for more than £18m at auction in London. |
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| 'Religious Pop Idol' hits India |
| Indian religious channel Aastha is to introduce a religious version of the reality television show, Pop Idol. |
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| Jazz performer George Melly dies |
| Flamboyant jazz singer and author George Melly dies at his London home at the age of 80. |
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| Turner watercolours sell for £10m |
| A collection of watercolours by JMW Turner fetch £10.6m at an auction in London. |
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| Drifters star Pinkney dies at 81 |
| Bill Pinkney, the last surviving member of the original 1953 Drifters line-up, dies at the age of 81. |
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| Tenor Potts grabs US record deal |
| Britain's Got Talent winner Paul Potts clinches a deal to release his album in 15 countries. |
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| Johnston wins Amnesty award |
| BBC reporter Alan Johnston wins an Amnesty International award, hours after being freed by kidnappers in Gaza. |
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| Politician's pledge over violent rap |
| David Cameron pledges to extend music copyright to 70 years in exchange for an effort to curb anti-social music. |
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| Beijing launch for massacre film |
| A US-made documentary about a massacre of Chinese citizens in the 1930s has its premiere in Beijing. |
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| Ill Morrissey cancels US concerts |
| Rock icon Morrissey is forced to cancel a string of gigs in the US due to a viral throat infection. |
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| Unchained Melody's lyricist dies |
| Lyricist Hy Zaret, who wrote the words for Unchained Melody, dies at the age of 99. |
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| Spooks star cast in Mars sequel |
| Spooks actress Keeley Hawes is to play DCI Gene Hunt's new sidekick in the Life on Mars sequel. |
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| Sax player Randolph dies at 80 |
| Saxophonist Boots Randolph, best known for playing Benny Hill's signature theme tune Yakety Sax, dies aged 80. |
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| Cruise film in second German ban |
| Actor Tom Cruise and the makers of his new movie are banned from filming at another site in Germany. |
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| Pavarotti working on new material |
| Singer Luciano Pavarotti, who has cancer, remains "positive" and is working on a new album, his manager says. |
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| Tate is Doctor's new companion |
| British comedian Catherine Tate is to be Doctor Who's new sidekick in the sci-fi TV series. |
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