A YOUNG boy, his face pressed firm against the plate glass, points in the direction of a towering, twisting hulk of clay-red metal in the middle distance asks “Is that a roller coaster, daddy?” His father, reading off an inscription on a nearby viewing panel replies: “No son, it says here it’s a piece of art.”

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Ken Livingstone was selected as Labour’s candidate for the London mayoral election of 2012 today, beating a challenge from former MP Oona King.

A TEENAGE rapper who pushed a pregnant 15-year-old girl into a canal and grinned as he held her under the water was jailed for 18 years yesterday.

Amy Winehouse has sparked further fears for her health after she was pictured wandering the streets of London wearing only a bra and jeans.

The Department of Foreign Affairs is investigating the possibility that a family who were found dead in London have Irish links.

George Galloway defended his decision to appear on Celebrity Big Brother as he made a defiant exit from the house.

George Galloway entered the Big Brother house relishing the prospect of airing his political views to millions of viewers.

British MP George Galloway – favourite for eviction from the Big Brother house – was spared a Big Bill today when the Daily Telegraph newspaper lost its appeal over a libel action.

Respect MP George Galloway, US basketball star Dennis Rodman and fake celebrity Chantelle Houghton face eviction from the Celebrity Big Brother House this week, the housemates learned today.

GLAMOUR model Jodie Marsh last night lived up to bookmakers' predictions to become the first celebrity to be booted out of the Big Brother house.

Labour opponents of George Galloway say they will present an “alternative” speech at Parliament tomorrow in protest at the Respect MP missing an important Commons debate while in the Celebrity Big Brother house.

JODIE MARSH is favourite to be evicted from Celebrity Big Brother after bagging eight nominations from her housemates.

Jodie Marsh is favourite to be evicted from Celebrity Big Brother after bagging eight nominations from her fellow housemates.

Tony Blair today joined growing criticism of George Galloway over his decision to take part in Celebrity Big Brother.

The results of the first nominations in the Celebrity Big Brother house will be revealed today as two separate political wrangles brewed around the unsuspecting housemates.

TAKE a cross-dressing former basketball star, a disgraced entertainer, a politician notorious for saluting Saddam Hussein and a fake celebrity.

A TRIUMPHANT George Galloway was yesterday celebrating his shock victory over Labour after capturing the seat of Bethnal Green and Bow.

Tony Blair has won a record third term in Downing Street today – but saw Labour’s majority slashed by nearly 100.

A temptress was facing life imprisonment tonight after being found guilty of using the date-rape drug Rohypnol to “knock out” and rob a bank manager and a film director.

A cameraman working on Guy Ritchie’s new TV show was stabbed after a stunt designed to trap would-be car thieves went disastrously wrong.

The Big Brother house will be demolished at the end of this series because Channel 4 don't have long-term planning permission.

Police have arrested two men in connection with the killing of a plumber in a London cafe.