Sir Elton John paid tribute to Dame Elizabeth Taylor during a concert in Pittsburgh by dedicating a song to the film legend and Aids activist who died yesterday.

Serena Williams this week underwent emergency treatment as a result of a blood clot in her lung, according to reports in America.

TV therapist Dr Phil McGraw has dismissed accusations he tried to profit from Britney Spears' breakdown by visiting the troubled singer in hospital.

Marcheline Bertrand, actress and mother of Angelina Jolie, has died of cancer, her daughter said today.