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GERMAN supermodel Claudia Schiffer says an acquaintance is trying to sell 10 year old photographs of her sunbathing topless and…

GERMAN supermodel Claudia Schiffer says an acquaintance is trying to sell 10 year old photographs of her sunbathing topless and she may take legal action against any publication that uses the photos.

Ms Schiffer told Bild that a man she knew briefly had taken the pictures of her when she was a 17 year old schoolgirl sunbathing topless on a Majorca beach.

The man who inspired the Dunblane Christmas song was today philosophical about losing the Christmas Number One slot to the Spice Girls.

The children of Dunblane may be "a wee bit disappointed" but nothing could detract from their achievement in gaining a Number One slot in the first place, said Ted Christopher. The Dunblane anti-gun record Knockin' on Heaven's Door became Britain's top selling single.

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The Madonna effect has boosted Evita at the box office and in the shops. Her highly publicised visit to London last week intensified interest in the musical film and a staggered cinema opening is tickling curiosity even more.

David Cronenberg's controversial film Crash triggered fresh anger yesterday amid reports that censors are poised to approve its screening in British cinemas.

Anthea Turner plans business as usual for her last day on the GMTV sofa today but her colleagues have different ideas. The special Christmas Eve show will feature several surprises for Anthea (36), who has been with GMTV for 21/2 years.

She is leaving GMTV to go to Carlton for two years on a reported £1.5 million contract.

Margret E. Rey, who with her husband created a series of beloved children's books featuring Curious George, the inquisitive monkey, has died at her home in Cambridge, near Boston, aged 90.

Czech President Vaclav Havel has been moved out of intensive care three weeks after surgery to remove a malignant tumour from his lung, but he will have to spend Christmas in hospital, doctors said in Prague.