CZECH President Vaclav Havel (60) has married actress Dagmar Veskrnova (44) in a private ceremony. Ms Veskrnova, a divorcee, has a 20 year old daughter. Mr Havel's first wife, Olga Splichalova, died of cancer last January.
Madonna says her baby daughter Lourdes will not be allowed to watch television and will have to read the Bible as she grows up. But the star of Evita has no plans to marry the child's father, Carlos Leon.
Madonna told She magazine Lourdes would be brought up as a Christian: "She'll certainly know about Catholicism. I want my daughter to read the Bible.
Sooty will break with almost 50 years of tradition today by making his £1 million cartoon debut. The silent children's favourite boasts major additions - legs and a new co star, Katarina, the theatre cat.
Only one in three Britons see their monarchy surviving beyond 2050, according to a Mori Poll for the Sunday Times. It showed just 33 per cent believed the monarchy would keep going for more than another generation.
Richard Branson and two fellow hot air balloonists have been given the green light by weather forecasters for their attempt to circumnavigate the world in 18 days.
