GOVERNOR Sarah Palin spent part of the weekend going through her clothing to determine what belongs to the Republican party after it spent $150,000-plus (€118k) on a wardrobe for the vice-presidential nominee, Palin’s father has said.

Painkillers were to blame for Winona Ryder's infamous shoplifting controversy, according to the actress herself.

A US private equity group tonight said it had bought a majority stake in luxury shoe label Jimmy Choo in a deal valuing the company at £101m (€143.9m).

Estee Lauder, who started a kitchen business blending face creams and built it into an international cosmetics empire, has died. She was 95.

A judge commended Winona Ryder for completing 480 hours of community service at a hospital as part of her sentence on a shoplifting conviction.

Prosecutors were today expected to outline their case against Hollywood actress Winona Ryder at her shoplifting trial in Beverly Hills.

Prosecutors may introduce evidence of alleged "prior misdeeds" in Winona Ryder's shoplifting case, a District Attorney's representative said.

Winona Ryder's trial preliminary hearing on shoplifting and drug possession has been halted.