They may be used to awards and Olympic medals, but a group of celebrities are adding another gong to their list - with their own special scouting badge. Broadcaster and writer Stephen Fry and Top Gear star James May are among the group to be named in the Scout Birthday Honours list. The awards come as 38,000 Scouts from across the world, including 4,000 from the UK, descend on the World Scout Jamboree in Sweden. To celebrate the organisation's 104th birthday, the Scout Association's half a million members from across the UK voted online for public figures who have encouraged others to try new activities and learn new skills. The big names to get their own badge include Harry Potter star Emma Watson, cyclist James Cracknell, and music sensation Adele. Stephen Fry won the IT badge for his world-famous Twitter following. He said: "Scouting connects people who would otherwise have no reason to be friends - the World Scout Jamboree goes further and bring young people together f...

London , Sun, 31 Jul 2011 London, July 31 (ANI): Amy Winehouse's friends have revealed that even though the late singer was keen on drinking and partying - all she ever wanted in actuality was a family. Winehouse's stylist Alex Foden revealed during a show on Radio 5 that the star desperately wanted to share her talent and more importantly, her love with others. E-mail Article Printer Friendly "All she wanted was to start a family and open a singing school - the price of fame was hard for Amy," the Daily Mail quoted him as saying. Foden revealed how she wanted to start the family with Blake Fielder-Civil. "That can never be taken away and that was quite clear to see," he added ...

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Reporting from New York Macy's Herald Square is teeming with tweenage girls this muggy, late June afternoon. One of them, Miranda Santiago, has chosen to spend part of her vacation from Argentina camped outside the store, near a life-sized cardboard cutout of singer Justin Bieber promoting his just-released fragrance for women, Someday. Never mind that most of the "women" here today are in middle school. "I love him! I love him!" wails Santiago. "When I use the perfume, I feel him!" She and the others are vying to be among the first 325 to buy Bieber's $135 VIP gift set the following morning, which comes with a chance to meet Bieber at Macy's later in the week. Bieber himself saunters down the purple carpet two days later, ensconced in rings of security, as 300-some fans shriek in unison. He's already finished a "Today" show appearance that morning, during which Bieber circled Rockefeller Plaza spritzing wrists with perfume. As ...

Press Association, Saturday July 30 2011 The Queen's granddaughter Zara Phillips and England rugby star Mike Tindall are set to marry. The couple will exchange vows in an Edinburgh church surrounded by their families and friends. But their nuptials are being billed as a low-key affair - in stark contrast to the recent wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. William and Kate's televised marriage was watched by a worldwide audience of hundreds of millions and attended by a host of celebrities and dignitaries. The doors of the Scottish capital's Canongate Kirk, where Tindall, 32, will first catch sight of his 30-year-old bride in her wedding gown, are to be closed to the press and public when the ceremony begins at 3pm. ...

Print SARATOGA SPRINGS - David Hyde Pierce hoped the sounds coming from the stage Friday, would catch on to young ears. The hometown boy and television celebrity rehearsed with the Philadelphia Orchestra for his first ever performance at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. "This is my SPAC debut, if you don't count graduating from high school. I graduated from high school on this stage," he laughed. CLIP from Frasier: Kramer: "Niles, this is incredible it's just awful. We're going to look like such idiots!" Niles: "We? The whole thing, I knew I should never have let you get me involved!!" Best known for his long run as Dr. Niles Crane on the popular NBC Sitcom "Frasier," Pierce has also won Tony awards for his theater work. ...

DALLAS (Reuters) - When two Houston brothers were orphaned and paralyzed in a car crash that left their sister with a collection of broken bones, attention from celebrities including pop star Justin Bieber triggered an outpouring of support. Fund-raising efforts for the long-term care of the children took off -- raising $100,000 since Wednesday -- and other notable celebrities followed Bieber onto the case, including Lady Gaga , Britney Spears and Ellen DeGeneres . Joshua Berry and his wife Robin were killed when their van was struck by an oncoming vehicle in Texas as they drove home to Houston from Colorado over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Their three children survived but the two boys, 9-year-old Peter and 8-year-old Aaron, were paralyzed from the waist down from spinal cord injuries and are currently receiving rehabilitation in a Chicago hospital. Their 6-year-old sister Willa suffered broken bones but her injuries were not as severe. She is staying with friends in Housto...

Julian Clary's garden The comedian and novelist Julian Clary lives a bucolic existence with ducks and delphiniums in his garden in Nol Cowards 15th-century manor house in Kent. Gillian Ayres' garden Starting with a blank canvas, artist Gillian Ayres has conjured an exotic landscape in her garden. Jilly Cooper's garden A garden of fragrant flowers with some rampant corners makes a fitting retreat for novelist Jilly Cooper. Bill Amberg's garden Leather designer Bill Amberg was undaunted by the size of the task presented by his country retreat. John Humphrys' garden Broadcaster John Humphrys has transformed an overgrown London plot into a verdant oasis. Nicky Haslam's garden Connections with history and people pervade the planting at designer Nicky Haslams Hampshire house. Prue Leith's garden The grande dame of British cookery Prue Leith combines traditional borders with dashes of bold flavour in the Cotswolds. John Makepeace's garden Furniture designer Joh...

The Moment (London) Abimbola Adebayo 27 July 2011 The issue of marriage breakup among Nigerian celebrities has been on for many years and it has now become the order of the day to see their marital problems brought to the full glare of the public with some of them trading words, especially in the media about who gets the blame why the marriage could not work. The most unfortunate thing about the marriage of these celebrities is that during the good times, they usually have the best things to say about each other and the love is made in heaven, but within a year or two of some of these marriages, it is a different ball game entirely. For two to three celebrities' marriages that have crashed, people have been fortunate to witness like others, where two of these female celebrities, whose marriage have crashed talked so lovingly about their spouses on TV, but not quite long after, the reverse is the case. It is a fact that marriages crash everyday, even among non-celebrities, but nobo...

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Nicole Swanson Several celebrities have joined forces to launch the Show Your Hearts campaign in order to raise awareness for the Joshua and Robin Berry Childrens Trust. Joshua and Robin Berry died in a car accident in early July. Their three children, Peter, 9, Aaron, 8, and Willa, 6, survived, but the two boys were paralyzed from the waist down. All three children are currently being treated for their injuries at a hospital in Houston. Celebrities like Justin Bieber, Britney Spears and the Kardashians were all so touched by the Berry familys story that they decided to create the Show Your Hearts fund-raising campaign to shed some light on the situation. Bieber has encouraged his fans to help the cause by asking them to change their Facebook and Twitter pictures to the Show Your Hearts avatar or by posting pictures of the heart sign with the #showyourhearts hash tag as the caption. We all change our profile pics on twitter and Facebook and make a donation to #SHOWYOURHEARTS. Spread t...

Celebrities on Wednesday joined with Ventura County Animal Services in Camarillo to advocate for pet adoptions. With the help of "That's So Raven" TV star Orlando Brown, "True Blood" actress Michelle Forbes, former Playboy playmate Devin Devasquez, the surfing dog Ricochet and animal advocate Kim Sill of the Heigl Foundation, the county animal shelter hopes to send a message about the importance of adopting animals, neutering pets and reducing euthanasia. The shelter also is participating in an American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals competition. The shelter is competing against 49 others nationwide to get animals adopted or returned to their owners, with the overall goal of reducing euthanasia. The celebrities are appearing in public service announcements aiming to save animal lives and will return Aug. 6 to Camarillo, when residents can adopt pets from the shelter at a discount. Brown, recently named national ambassador for the American Human...

NEW YORK -- Jacob, Ethan and Michael were the top boy names in 2010, while Isabella, Sophia and Emma were favorites for girls but celebrities are exerting a big influence of what parents chose to name their newborns. An analysis of 23 million page views of individual baby name pages on a baby names website shows that celebrities have a big impact on name selections. "Five years ago, I might have said that the biggest overarching factor was personal meaning, now the biggest factor is celebrities," said Pam Satran, the developer of the nameberry.com website. She added that the number of searches for a particular baby name is a good indicator of how people will behave when the time comes to actually name their child, as opposed to data from the U.S. Social Security Administration, which tracks the numbers of babies with a particular name. The name Pippa, she explained, came to sudden prominence after Pippa Middleton caught the world's attention when she was the maid of honor...

Actress Mila Kunis poses at the 5th annual Spike TV's Guys Choice awards in Culver City, California June 4, 2011. (REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni) Jacob, Ethan and Michael were the top boy names in 2010, while Isabella, Sophia and Emma were favorites for girls but celebrities are exerting a big influence of what parents chose to name their newborns. An analysis of 23 million page views of individual baby name pages on a baby names website shows that celebrities have a big impact on name selections. "Five years ago, I might have said that the biggest overarching factor was personal meaning, now the biggest factor is celebrities," said Pam Satran, the developer of the Nameberry.com website. She added that the number of searches for a particular baby name is a good indicator of how people will behave when the time comes to actually name their child, as opposed to data from the U.S. Social Security Administration, which tracks the numbers of babies with a particular name. The name Pi...

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Jacob, Ethan and Michael were the top boy names in 2010, while Isabella, Sophia and Emma were favorites for girls but celebrities are exerting a big influence of what parents chose to name their newborns. An analysis of 23 million page views of individual baby name pages on a baby names website shows that celebrities have a big impact on name selections. "Five years ago, I might have said that the biggest overarching factor was personal meaning, now the biggest factor is celebrities," said Pam Satran, the developer of the nameberry.com website. She added that the number of searches for a particular baby name is a good indicator of how people will behave when the time comes to actually name their child, as opposed to data from the U.S. Social Security Administration, which tracks the numbers of babies with a particular name. The name Pippa , she explained, came to sudden prominence after Pippa Middleton caught the world's attention when she was ...

Who said "The buck stops here"? It wasn't media baron Rupert Murdoch. That much is certain.The slang expression made famous by President Harry S. Truman apparently is nowhere in the vocabulary of Murdoch whose felled News of the World in Britain is at the center of a phonehacking scandal that has rocked the world of tabloid journalism."The buck stops here" derives from the expression "pass the buck" which means to pass the responsibility on to someone else.The latter saying better describes Murdoch who when asked whether he was responsible for the scandal flatly replied "No."Murdoch in a recent parliamentary hearing in Britain apologized profusely for the phone hacking &tstr; including that of a 13yearold murder victim. But he denied he is responsible.Instead he blamed "the people I trusted to run it News of the World and the people they trusted."Murdoch's News Corp. is a global media company whose holdings include the Wall ...

'); //--> Skip to Main Content U.S. Edition Mobile Most Popular Topics Archives | | Register Now Robert Ettinger, the founding father of the cryonics movements that believes in the low-temperature preservation of the dead with the hope that healing and resuscitation may be possible in the future, died on Saturday. He was 92. Ettinger died in his home in the Detroit suburb of Clinton Township. His health had been declining in recent weeks, his son David Ettinger said. Ettinger...

Posted 38 minutes ago by John Mitchell in Gay Rights Yesterday, New York became the sixth and largest state in the country to recognize same-sex marriage. The first weddings took place just after midnight on July 24, just one month after the state passed marriage equality legislation. From Niagara Falls, where the first ceremony was performed, to Manhattan, where 659 couples picked up marriage licenses, it was a historic and celebratory day. So its no surprise that entertainers like Ricky Martin and NKOTBSBs Jonathan Knight took to Twitter to share their excitement over the newly enacted legislation. Martin and Knight both added GLAAD's I Love New York button to their Twitter photos in recognition of marriage equality. When the legislation passed in late June, celebrities like Alec Baldwin, Lindsay Lohan, Kathy Griffin, Elizabeth Banks and former NSYNC-er Lance Bass shared their excitement on their favorite social networking site. BIG BIG DAY FOR OUR FAMILIES 33-29 it passed!...

As police continued their investigation into Amy Winehouse s death on Saturday, tributes to the troubled 27-year-old singer poured in from around the world. Producer Mark Ronson said, She was my musical soulmate and like a sister to me. This is one of the saddest days of my life. Actor Russell Brand , a former drug addict, wrote a lengthy tribute to Winehouse, urging the media and public to change the way addiction is perceived not as a crime or a romantic affectation but as a disease that will kill. Crooner Tony Bennett , who recorded the classic pop standard Body and Soul with Winehouse in March: She was an extraordinary musician with a rare intuition as a vocalist and I am truly devastated that her exceptional talent has come to such an early end. From Twitter: Kelly Osbourne : i cant even breath right my now im crying so hard i just lost 1 of my best friends. i love you forever Amy & will never forget the real you! Josh Groban : Drugs took her gift, her soul, her light, long...

The family of singer Amy Winehouse said they have been left "bereft" by her death at the age of 27. Celebrities and fans have lined up to pay tribute to the singer after she was found dead at her home in Camden, north London , on Saturday. The family's statement said: "Our family has been left bereft by the loss of Amy, a wonderful daughter, sister, niece. She leaves a gaping hole in our lives. "We are coming together to remember her and we would appreciate some privacy and space at this terrible time." Winehouse battled drink and drug problems throughout her career and news of her death was quickly followed by suggestions that it could be related to one or the other. Police warned last...

Well-known impressionist Rory Bremner suffers from depression Photograph: Andy Hall First coined by the Roman poet Horace and later adopted by Winston Churchill to describe his own depression , the metaphor of the "black dog" has been used for centuries. Now a mental health charity has reclaimed the expression and wants to bring it to a plinth near you. Sane is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month and, to mark the occasion, it will be continuing the fight to beat the taboos surrounding mental illness by producing larger-than-lifesize sculptures of dogs that its founder and chief executive, Marjorie Wallace, hopes will be sponsored by companies, schools and individuals and put in prominent positions up and down the country. The campaign has attracted the support of celebrities who have suffered from depression, including Rory Bremner, Stephen Fry and Ray Davies, and each dog will have a specially designed coat. "The black dog has been used as a metaphor for depres...

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In June, when Sade was preparing to kick off her first tour in more than a decade, the husky-voiced crooner tweeted about her love of Baltimore and entertained reporters while relaxing in her 2,100-square-foot suite at the Hotel Monaco . When in town, actor Gene Hackman has been known to chat up other guests at the bar in the Radisson Hotel at Cross Keys. Movie stars and musicians have a long history of coming to Baltimore for gigs. But in recent years, the city has attracted more high-profile shows and films, from Rihanna and U2 to HBO 's "Game Change." And while the A-listers are here, local hotels are willing to go great lengths to accommodate them. The long-term benefits of hosting a celebrity far outweigh the occasional pesky request, hotel officials said. "We love it when celebrities stay with us," said Lindsey Grocholski, sales manager for Radisson Hotel Cross Keys. "It's fun for us. It's cool to be able to say that we hosted these celebrit...

Tributes to Amy Winehouse poured in from fellow celebrities. Producer Mark Ronson, who has worked closely with Winehouse, said in a statement: 'She was my musical soul mate and like a sister to me. 'This is one of the saddest days of my life.' Many others took to Twitter to express their shock and sadness after the singer was found dead at her north London flat. Sarah Brown, the wife of former prime minister Gordon Brown, wrote: 'Just heard the sad news that Amy Winehouse has died. 'At only 27 what a terrible waste of a great talent. Sincere condolences to her family.' Singer and actress Kelly Osbourne wrote: 'i cant even breath right now im crying so hard i just lost 1 of my best friends. i love you forever Amy will never forget the real you!' Television presenter Piers Morgan said on the website: 'Such desperately sad news re Amy Winehouse. 'Supreme talent, terrible self-destructive addictive personality.' Fellow singer LeAnn Rimes wrote: ...

Skip to navigation Skip to content Rupert Guinness Paris FROM the moment Cadel Evans stepped down from the Tour de France podium as the winner in waiting, his life took a huge turn. The 2009 world road champion is recognised in cycling as one of the biggest stars and he is understood to earn about 3 million a year ($3.97 million) with his BMC team. But the addition of a Tour title to his curriculum vitae could lift his market value more than $1 million a year to the 4 million mark. His Australian agent, Jason Bakker, would not discuss details of Evans's salary. But Evans's stature in the sport as one who is a former world champion and winner of many other big races, fits in with the top tier of rider payments. A trophy to hug Cadel Evans afte...