A few moments at a backstage photo session four years ago are about to be relived, as lawyers for pop star Taylor Swift and a former disc jockey she accuses of groping her begin picking jurors in their duelling lawsuits.

Some Madonna fans in Colorado have complained after the music superstar used replica guns during a performance.

Hillary Clinton put the full weight of her presidential campaign and her political career behind Barack Obama in a passionate speech which drew thunderous applause at the Democratic Party’s national convention.

GOVERNMENT ministers and opposition leaders alike will be hoping to bottle some of Barack Obama’s political magic when they see him in the flesh later this month.