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Marianne Faithfull has revealed that her ex-boyfriend killed iconic rock singer Jim Morrison 43 years ago after giving The Doors’ frontman a fatal batch of heroin.

Marianne Faithfull has claimed her ex-boyfriend supplied the drugs that accidentally killed Jim Morrison.

Forget the nice hug and cup of tea — females want a sexy male, says Suzanne Harrington, but not a Himbo — smart, funny guys are more likely to hit the spot.

A DEBS or graduation ball was once the preserve of upper-class English families presenting their daughters to suitable partners, but now every girl attends one. The season is beginning, so I spoke to Irish designers about their graduation balls and their advice on what to wear without spending a fortune.

THE Performance Corporation is renowned for staging its theatre productions in adventurous places — in medieval dungeons, amongst sand dunes, even on a small rowboat. For its latest, most adventurous trick, it’s staging a three-day festival in Ireland’s only palace — Castletown House on the outskirts of Celbridge, Co Kildare.

Legendary photographer Terry O’Neill will present a major exhibition of his work in Cork in January.

A series of “passionate and articulate” letters sent by Mick Jagger to his secret lover in the summer of 1969 are to be auctioned off next month.

Keith Richards claimed he was “targeted by the British government” when he was famously put on trial for drugs offences in 1967.

Keith Richards has described fellow Rolling Stone Mick Jagger as “unbearable” in a candid memoir that lays open their fraught relationship.

Gemma Arterton has hit out at the film world for putting women in the “background” – and said that she has been seen “as a piece of a*s”.

A WOMAN known for singing through a PA system at a branch of Tesco has been shortlisted for this year’s Turner Prize.

A woman known for singing through a PA system at a branch of Tesco has been shortlisted for this year’s Turner Prize.

Lynn Barber

RECENTLY-SPLIT Oasis lost out to Muse, which was named best act in the world yesterday at this year’s Q Awards.

Recently-split Oasis lost out to Muse, which was named best act in the world today at this year’s Q Awards.

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy revealed that her wedding to French President Nicolas Sarkozy was decided just two days in advance.

The music boss who gave U2 their first big break has died.

Mick Jagger officially hits pension age today, when he reaches the grand old age of 65.

Legendary singer and actress Marianne Faithfull returns to Dublin this month to attend the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival, it emerged today.

Singer and actress Marianne Faithfull has been diagnosed with breast cancer, her publicist said today.

Sixties icon Marianne Faithfull is still madly in love with ex-lover Keith Richards - and wishes she had told him she loved him when he suggested she sleep with Rolling Stones bandmate Mick Jagger.

Sixties icon Marianne Faithfull has cancelled her European tour after collapsing with a seizure moments before going on stage, it was announced today.

STELLA McCartney is a quintessentially British designer, but yesterday she paid homage to her adoptive Paris with tailored coats and feminine corsets inspired by the great tradition of French haute couture.

FOR once The Chieftains sat back and did the listening.

A conservation group is fighting plans to reroute a footpath away from the home of Rolling Stone Keith Richards, who complained ramblers could see into the grounds of his rural retreat.

John Major’s secret affair with fellow Tory minister Edwina Currie has put him in the same league as Liam Gallagher and Ozzy Osbourne, a survey found today.