Hollywood star Benedict Cumberbatch will take on his most important leading man role this weekend when he marries fiancee Sophie Hunter.

Reports today suggest George Clooney and his wife Amal Alamuddin will be taking in the sights on an Irish holiday this summer.

Classy.

Former US first lady Laura Bush has led tributes to Oscar de la Renta, the worldly gentlemandesigner who shaped the wardrobe of socialites and Hollywood stars for more than 40 years.

Fashion designer Oscar de la Renta, a favourite of socialites and Hollywood stars, has died.

George Clooney is reportedly throwing a party in Buckinghamshire next week to celebrate his wedding.

Newly-married George Clooney has surprised fans with an appearance at New York Comic-Con.

Newly-married George Clooney has surprised fans with an appearance at New York Comic-Con.

George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin will reportedly stage another wedding on October 26.

George Clooney bought his wife the £5m mansion where they are spending their UK honeymoon.

Newlywed Hollywood star George Clooney has declared that married life "feels pretty damn great".

George Clooney feels "pretty damn great" after marrying Amal Alamuddin.

US actor George Clooney and Lebanese-born human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin formalised their marriage in a civil ceremony in Venice yesterday, capping star-studded weekend nuptials.

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George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin had a second opportunity to say “I do” when they celebrated a civil ceremony in a historic palace along Venice’s Grand Canal.

George Clooney's stag night involved two bottles of tequila and a €320 bottle of red wine.

Women of the world — it’s over. George Clooney is off the market.

Wedding bands were glinting on the hands of George Clooney and his new bride Amal Alamuddin as they emerged from the luxury hotel in Venice where they were married a day earlier.

George Clooney has married human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin in a private ceremony in Venice, a spokesman for the actor said.

George Clooney sipped champagne with celebrity pals before donning a tuxedo and boarding a water taxi that conveyed the smiling groom up the majestic Grand Canal in Venice.

Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney and his fiancée, Amal Alamuddin, are expected to marry in Venice in the next few days.

Nothing is being left to chance as a wedding beckons in Venice for the man soon to rescind his title as the world’s most eligible bachelor.

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A string of A-list celebrities is expected to gather in Venice this weekend for one of the most exclusive jet-set events of the year: the wedding of US actor George Clooney to human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin.

George Clooney plans to toast his upcoming nuptials with his own tequila.

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George Clooney and his British fiancee Amal Alamuddin dashed the hopes of celebrity watchers and London shoppers when it was confirmed the couple would not be getting married at a register office in the capital today.

George Clooney has said he will marry his fiancee in Venice, one of the world’s most romantic backdrops.

The president of the UN top human rights body says the commission on possible violations of the rules of war in Gaza is "operational" despite the decision by George Clooney’s fiancée to pull out of the panel.

George Clooney’s fiancee, Amal Alamuddin, has been chosen by the UN Human Rights Council to investigate allegations of violations of the rules of war in Gaza.

George Clooney's wedding will feature in America's Vogue magazine.

George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin have obtained their marriage licence.

Amal Alamuddin enjoyed a bridal shower this week as her wedding date with George Clooney approaches.

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Hollywood star Zac Efron has been named the “hottest hunk” of 2014 – ousting Tom Daley, who took top spot in the Heat magazine poll last year.

Britain’s Daily Mail has apologised to actor George Clooney for alleging his fiancée’s mother opposed the marriage on religious grounds — a story he called both wrong and irresponsible.

Amal Alamuddin's mother gets on "brilliantly" with George Clooney.

George Clooney's family were "surprised" when he got engaged.

George Clooney reportedly wants to run for Governor of California.

George Clooney is planning to marry in Venice.

George Clooney is looking for a love nest in the south of France.

George Clooney wants to launch a career in politics after marrying Amal Alamuddin.

George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin are planning to marry on September 12, it has been reported.

George Clooney wined and dined his future mother-in-law this week.