Accordingly to a recent report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the gap between rich and poor in industrialised nations is accelerating.

What has eight legs, is hairy and lives in a hole in the ground? Bono, apparently.

Spider Stacey of The Pogues has revealed how the band had a bust-up with the cops when they were filming the video for ‘Fairytale Of New York’ in Manhattan.

Jamie Foxx is in talks to star in 'The Amazing Spider-Man' sequel.

The Healys: The Ties That Bind

Arnold Schwarzenegger has terminated the opposition to top a poll to find the most memorable movie line of all time.

Rhys Ifans is a “new” type of villain in 'The Amazing Spider-Man'.

WITHIN hours of the recent death of Osama bin Laden, Photoshopped copies of the iconic ‘situation room’ image were posted on the internet.

Actress Kirsten Dunst is keen to turn her back on Hollywood and call New York home - because life is much easier for celebrities in the Big Apple.

THE 2008 Guinness Trophy kicks-off at Curraheen Park tonight and backers can enjoy a winning start by supporting Spider Said in heat one.

Spider-man is returning for a fourth installment of the superhero franchise, but without director Sam Raimi in the director's chair.

Kirsten Dunst is disappointed her birthday clashes with the New York premiere of the Spider-Man 3 movie.

Spider-Man director Sam Raimi has raised doubts over his involvement in a fourth installment of the web-slinging superhero, because he is "exhausted".

Toy firm Character today posted a 122% jump in profits and said it was set for an exciting six months after the launch of a range of Spiderman toys.

Tobey Maguire has all but ruled himself out of starring in the fourth instalment of the Spider-Man film franchise.

The Pogues, famed for controversial frontman Shane McGowan’s antics, will be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Meteor Ireland Music Awards, organisers said tonight.

Spider-Man creator Stan Lee has reached a multi-million dollar settlement with comic book company Marvel.

The hotly-awaited Spider-Man sequel swings into town today.

Spider-Man II spun into cinemas in the US today, with producers hoping for another box office record-breaker.

AFTER spending 20 years in a mental institution Spider (Ralph Fiennes) moves in to a halfway house in London.

Few would expect to see intense English actor Ralph Fiennes in a typical Hollywood romantic comedy. So his depiction of a jaunty charmer who sweeps Jennifer Lopez off her feet in Maid in Manhattan was quite a departure for the edgy 40-year-old.

Original copies of comic books belonging to Spider-Man creator Stan Lee were being sold off at an auction in the States today.

She's already signed up for two Spider-Man sequels and performs many of her own stunts in the movie but Kirsten Dunst says that in real life she's no action heroine.

She's already signed up for two Spider-Man sequels and performs many of her own stunts in the movie but Kirsten Dunst says that in real life she's no action heroine.

Tickets for a series of Spider-Man previews across the Ireland and UK are on sale now.

Tickets for a series of Spider-Man previews across Ireland are on sale now.

More than a million people are expected to have seen bootleg internet copies of Star Wars Episode II a week before the movie's release.

Spider-Man, with a record £80m (€128m) debut, has become the new superhero of film franchises - and may even give Star Wars a run for its money as the biggest hit of 2002.