Jeremy Corbyn has received an apparent boost in his battle to remain the Labour leader in the UK after a British High Court ruling said new party members should be allowed to vote in the leadership election.

MY SISTER is in Dallas at the moment. She WhatsApps to say that it’s not all stetsons and steers. I wouldn’t know, having ever only seen it on the telly when it was shiny skyscrapers and melodramatic family breakfasts on windswept verandahs with JR and Sue Ellen.

There is no purpose to a high heel, other than to sexualise, writes Suzanne Harrington

Offaly native Edwin Sammon will be manning the news desk on the new series of Republic of Telly on RTÉ2 from Monday. He also plays Fr Gabriel in Bridget and Eamon.

Scottish independence is “an economic trapdoor from which we might never escape”, according to former UK prime minister Gordon Brown.

Colm Hayes says he will drive his ten-year-old BMW 3 "until the doors fall off".

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A new Monty Python documentary is set to air in November.

More than 200 celebrities and public figures have urged Scotland to vote No in the referendum on whether the country should leave the UK.

The remaining members of Monty Python will reunite on stage tonight for the last of their farewell shows which will be screened in cinemas around the world.

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LIFE is risky, as the family of Michael Schumacher knows. The seven-time Formula One champion is in hospital in Grenoble, with critical head injuries, after a skiing accident in the French Alps.

US: The cameras were rolling even though the Kardashians were not filming their reality show.

Billed as the richest match in world football, it was an occasion which demanded a calm and experienced head.

Anthony Downey, 61, from Co Donegal, is to be charged over the IRA’s Hyde Park bombing in London which killed eight soldiers on July 20, 1982, the UK's Crown Prosecution Service said today.

Comedian Eddie Izzard has said he is prepared to take the flak for wanting to pursue a career in politics.

Noel Gallagher thinks Justin Bieber is "not cool" for making his fans wait two hours to watch him perform.

Strictly Come Dancing winner Louis Smith, comic Ronnie Corbett and supermodel Elle Macpherson are among the guests who will take part in Graham Norton’s bid to set a new TV chat show record.

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Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross have told of their regret and embarrassment about sparking the Sachsgate scandal, as they discussed the incident together on TV for the first time.

COMEDY fans have a few chances left to see Jason Byrne’s live show before he goes to ground.

Stand-up Stephen Frost and his sidekicks tour the world ad-libbing their jokes. They’re back at the Electric Picnic, says Richard Fitzpatrick

British comedian, actor and endurance runner Eddie Izzard has said he will run 27 marathons in honour of Nelson Mandela, who was jailed for 27 years by apartheid governments before being released to help usher in South Africa’s democracy.

MUSIC NEWS: While many music fans have great memories of John Peel and the music he introduced to our ears, the late DJ’s legacy grew even stronger this week with the release of his record collection online.

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Eddie Izzard is set to join a remake of 'The Munsters'.

Elijah Wood will appear in 'The Hobbit', it has been confirmed.

DID YOU know that voting is ongoing to find the world’s most prized twits?

The world’s largest arts festival got under way today with its busiest line-up to date.

Comedian Eddie Izzard was celebrating today after finishing his 43rd marathon in 51 days.

Eddie Izzard said today he is determined to complete his “crazy” challenge to run more than 1,000 miles around the UK to raise cash for charity.

Eddie Izzard is making a bid to run more than 1,000 miles in seven weeks to raise cash for Sport Relief in the UK.

The Monty Python team is re-uniting in a documentary to mark the 40th anniversary of the first broadcast of the show.

Eddie Izzard insisted today that Tom Cruise’s reputation as a strict Scientologist was not an issue when they worked together on 'Valkyrie'.

Tom Cruise will appear on Jonathan Ross’s comeback TV chat show, the BBC announced today

Comedian Eddie Izzard treated a fan injured in the Mumbai terror attacks to a stand-up routine as he recovered at a London hospital.

Peter Kay has been voted the UK’s best comedian – while Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand are among the least popular.

A neat enough little CG animation film with strong nods in the direction of Tim Burton and a knock-out contribution from Buscemi as a reactivated roadkill rabbit with suicidal leanings.

Tom Cruise cannot understand why his movie 'Valkyrie' has attracted so much criticism - because it's such an "important" story.

LIAM NEESON was joined by a host of stars last night to celebrate The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian in what was billed as “Britain’s biggest film premiere”.

British comedian/actor Eddie Izzard is considering a career in politics - because he fears the UK is going to lose its identity in Europe.

Comedian Eddie Izzard, whose acting career is taking off, is eyeing yet another possible career - this time in politics.

Pop queen Madonna got 70,000 people on their feet demanding action on climate change in a stunning finale to the London leg of Live Earth last night.