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

  • February 26, 2008
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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.

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