The Newsdump, Feb 26 08: from Macca and Beth to Diddy’s Macbeth

What has been going on in the world of news while we’ve all been asleep?

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Paul McCartney and Beth Ditto got on quite well when they had a brief conversation about something completely inconsequential. (‘Beth’s Big Pal Macca’ – Daily Star)

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Unsurprisingly, Take That are planning another album. (‘That’s Best Yet To Come’ – Daily Star)

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Alesha Dixon is not planning a return to television in the immediate future. (‘Alesha’s Show No For Gladiators’ – The Sun)

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REM will play some enormous gigs near the end of 2008. (‘REM Announce Massive Stadium Dates’ – The Guardian)

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Donna Summer is working with some very clever and talented people on a new album. (‘Donna Summer Inks With Burgundy’ – Billboard)

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David Bowie claims that the Scarlett Johansson album he worked on is very good. (‘Bowie Hails Johansson’s Waits Covers, Plays Down Own Contributions’ – Yahoo)

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Viewers of American television movies will be seeing a lot more of P Diddy in years to come because he is now AN ACTOR. (‘P Diddy: Acting Has Changed My Life’ – Yahoo)

Blimey.