An African prince who starred in the classic movie Zulu has described how the film’s star Michael Caine was just a shy young actor on set.

Actress Olivia Colman got her third TV Bafta in two years as hit crime drama 'Broadchurch' scored a hat-trick at the annual awards tonight.

Blue star Lee Ryan was joined by his bandmates in court today as he pleaded guilty to failing to provide a specimen and to criminal damage – after he urinated on a police cell floor.

Three women have been attacked with a hammer after they disturbed a man who had broken into their hotel room in the middle of the night.

Dominic West and Helena Bonham Carter’s portrayal of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor’s tempestuous relationship has been recognised with a TV Bafta nomination in the UK.

What has made Stones in His Pockets such an enduring success is its appeal to the imagination of audiences, says director, Ian McElhinney, who is married to its author, Marie Jones.

Matthew Bourne re-imagines the classic ballet Swan Lake, says Tina Darb O’Sullivan.

Almost 80 people were injured, seven seriously, after a theatre ceiling collapsed on them in London’s West End.

Teeming with common lodging houses, and home to a criminal underworld of murderers, pornographers and child gangs, TV show Ripper Street is back tonight for a second series.

A bankrupt stockbroker who defrauded millions of pounds from some of Britain’s shrewdest business people was today ordered to pay a nominal £1 (€1.17) fee.

Once the musical, which began life as a tiny budget film on the streets of Dublin, is fast turning into a financial juggernaut.

Shayne Ward is engaged, it has emerged.

European property investors are so spooked by the sovereign debt crisis that a blinkered focus on the best neighbourhoods of London, Paris and Berlin means they are missing much better deals in far-flung locations.

The Spice Girls were reunited once more yesterday on the very staircase which proved to be their step to stardom.

Roberto Di Matteo now has two weeks to prepare his Chelsea side for their sixth Champions League semi-final in nine years.

Jane Goldman has teamed up with ‘Harry Potter’ for the classic ghost story, The Woman in Black, says Declan Cashin

I WOULD hate to be stuck with people my own age the whole time.

A WEST END legend is to set to take an Irish stage by storm to help Ireland’s favourite twins.

Former 'Doctor Who' star David Tennant and his assistant in the show, Catherine Tate, are to appear together on stage for the first time in a new production of 'Much Ado About Nothing'.

Protesters marching against plans to increase student tuition fees have clashed with police in London’s West End.

Hollywood star Ben Affleck said British actor Pete Postlethwaite took a lot of persuading to appear in his new film, 'The Town'.

Boy band singer Lee Ryan has been charged with assault after allegedly hitting his fiancee, police said today.

KENTUCKY Fried Chicken (KFC) was ordered to pay out almost £19,000 (€22,000), after a cockroach was found eating a chip in one of the busiest branches in Britain.

The widower of reality TV star Jade Goody allegedly raped a teenager while his friend held the bedroom door shut and told him: “Do what you’ve got to do.”

OFFICE rental prices in Cork and Dublin plunged a third last year – some of the sharpest declines worldwide.

ALEXANDER McQueen’s family gathered for his mother’s funeral yesterday just one day after the fashion designer killed himself.

THE world of fashion was reeling yesterday after the apparent suicide of “creative genius” Alexander McQueen.

The fashion world was left reeling tonight by the death of celebrated British designer Alexander McQueen.

Stars of stage and screen turned out tonight to pay tribute to Stephen Gately at a concert in memory of the late Boyzone singer.

DETECTIVES are unlikely to investigate a claim by model Katie Price that she was raped unless she co-operates with them.

Detectives are unlikely to investigate a claim by model Katie Price that she was raped unless she co-operates with them.

Model Katie Price will not be making a statement to police over claims she was raped by an unnamed celebrity.

Detectives investigating Britain’s biggest jewellery heist have recovered a loaded firearm, Scotland Yard said.

TWO robbers who pulled off Britain’s biggest jewellery heist may have concealed their identities with film-style rubber masks.

A RAID on a Mayfair jeweller is believed to be the biggest gems heist in British history, it emerged yesterday.

A raid on a London jeweller is believed to be the biggest gems heist in British history, it emerged today.

Model and 'Wag' Danielle Lloyd returned home today after undergoing surgery on her leg following a nightclub attack, her management said.

Danielle Lloyd has undergone hospital surgery following a nightclub attack, her management said today.

Celebrities mourned the loss of Natasha Richardson as they joined her grieving husband Liam Neeson at a private wake for the actress.

An Iraqi doctor was today found guilty of conspiring to murder hundreds of people with car bomb attacks on London and Glasgow.

Police in London today smashed a modern-day “Fagin’s gang” who forced young children into a life of crime.

TWO of the best-known people in Cork theatre were finalising the script last night for their fairytale wedding next week.

Pop Idol winner Michelle McManus is set to play the Virgin Mary in a new musical stage role.

The potentially deadly nature of the Glasgow Airport car bomb attack became clearer today.