The actor who operates the Elmo puppet in children’s favourite Sesame Street is taking a break from the show in the wake of allegations that he had a relationship with a 16-year-old boy.

Uggie, the canine star of the Oscar-winning film 'The Artist', became the first dog to put its paw prints in cement outside the famous Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

THOUGH he is not really a Muppet in the pejorative sense of the word, Enda Kenny would make a good Sesame Street character.

THE first thing that hits you whenever Ger Hartmann is in the room is the energy.

The third major recall by Mattel of lead-tainted Chinese toys has left the world’s largest toymaker fighting to maintain its reputation with the crucial holiday season fast approaching.

Mattel, battered by two high-profile recalls this summer, will announce tomorrow the recall of a third batch of Chinese-made toys because they may contain excessive amounts of lead paint.

Mattel has extended its worldwide recalls of Chinese-made toys to more than 18.6 million, including popular Barbie and Polly Pocket, and warned that more could be ordered off store shelves because of lead paint and tiny magnets that could be swallowed.

US toy-maker Fisher-Price is recalling 83 types of Chinese-made toys over concerns about excessive amounts of lead in their paint.

A man who killed a jogger and hid her body at the home of the man who plays Big Bird on television’s Sesame Street is starting a life sentence today.

Movie star Julianne Moore turned her recent visit to Sesame Street into a family affair - by insisting her daughter Liv have a starring role in the show.

Popular children’s characters from Sesame Street are being used to promote peace in the Middle East.