The zebra crossing on featured on the cover of The Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road’ album has been given listed status.

The black and white painted strip of road in North London was immortalised when the group were photographed walking across it one after another on the cover of the band’s 1969 album.

Elbow have named their new album ‘Build A Rocket Boys’.

The English indie group have announced the title of the follow up to their Mercury Prize winning 2008 album 'The Seldom Seen Kid', which they recorded over this year and will be released next March.

Zooey Deschanel is suing shoe designer Steve Madden.

The singer-and-actress is alleging the footwear giant promised her more than $1.5 million for a brand of shoes and accessories used with her name attached.

Tamara Mellon enjoys Christmas in a Lanvin cocktail dress.

The Jimmy Choo co-founder will be spending her festive season on the Caribbean island of St. Barts with her daughter Minty and will not be paring-down her attire because of the demands of the day.

Big litter

A dog in Germany has given birth to 17 puppies.

Powerful computer

The US department of Defence has made a new computer out of 1,760 Playstation 3 consoles.

Tree wedding

A British man is planning to marry his Christmas tree.

Baby ‘boy’ is a girl

A South African couple were stunned to discover their baby boy was actually a girl a month after celebrating the tot’s safe arrival.

Cheryl Cole is determined to improve her beauty regime in the new year.

The 'Promise This' singer admits she can be a bit slack when it comes to removing her make-up after a night out but has vowed to take more care in the future because she hates how it leaves her skin feeling.

Drake has thanked the power of the internet for making him a megastar.

The ‘Over’ rapper said he’s amazed how his meteoric rise has happened largely online, and reckons he’s one of the first rappers in the world to do so.

Sheryl Crow has trained herself to burp musically.

The ‘All I Wanna Do’ singer said during her 20 years as a singer her voice has grown in many ways, but the thing which impresses her guitar player -Doyle Bramhall II – most, is her ability to sing through a case of wind.

Anne Hathaway’s is concerned Judy Garland fans will scream “murder” when she sings in a forthcoming biopic.

The Oscar-nominated beauty has been in talks to star as the screen legend – best known for her portrayal of Dorothy in 1939 movie ‘The Wizard of Oz’ - since early 2009, and believes the “sensitive” nature of her life is what has caused delays, bu ...

James Nesbitt is to undergo a month of "dwarf training" for ‘The Hobbit’.

The Northern Irish actor – who has been cast as Bofur in Peter Jackson's two-part adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien novel 'The Hobbit' – will be required to learn how to sword fight and ride horses while wearing his dwarf prosthetics.

Nelly wants to marry, but has played down rumours he will propose to Ashanti.

The ‘Just A Dream’ hitmaker is thought to have reconciled with his former long-term girlfriend after they have been spotted together numerous times this year, but has tried to downplay his relationship with the singer and actress, saying he’s too ...

Britney Spears is “damn professional” in the recording studio.

The 'Womanizer' singer’s producer Shellback has praised her strong work ethic during their sessions together recording tracks for the follow up to her 2008 album ‘Circus’.

'Apprentice' winner Stella English is to tie the knot with her scaffolder boyfriend.

The 31-year-old businesswoman has revealed her partner Ray Dewar popped the question after she finished filming the BBC1 show, which saw her hired by multi-millionaire tycoon Lord Alan Sugar on a lucrative £100,000-per-year salary on Sunday (19.1 ...

EastEnders' boss has defended the soap's morbid baby swap storyline.

Bryan Kirkwood - executive producer of the BBC One show - explained the "dark" story, which shows Ronnie Branning discovering her newborn baby dead and then swapping it with Kat Moon's child, will be countered with other scenes showing "friendsh ...

'Dancing On Ice' contestants have been told not to put on weight over Christmas.

Bosses of the ITV1 skating competition - which is due to start on January 9 - are reportedly so terrified the show's hopefuls will pile on the pounds over the festive season they sent out a warning email last week, advising them to steer clear of ...

Coronation Street's Tracy Barlow will set out to seduce Gail McIntyre's sons.

The bolshie baddie - who will return to the cobbles on Friday (24.12.10) after being let off her life-sentence in prison - is keen to get revenge on her arch enemy by bedding both David Platt (Jack P Shepherd) and his older brother Nick Tilsley ( ...

Portia de Rossi admits hiding she was a lesbian contributed to her eating disorder.

The model-turned-actress – who is married to Ellen DeGeneres – spoke of her long-term problems with body image, admitting she thinks she would still be suffering from anorexia nervosa if she hadn’t grown to accept herself.