New Moon - the latest film from the Twilight series - has set a new box office record by earning a gigantic £16.42 million overnight in the U.S. and Canada alone.

Debuting at on Thursday night, the movie took more than the previous record for midnight takings set by Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince, which only took £13.75 million.

Peter Kay has announced he is going back on tour for the first time in seven years.

Bolton-born Kay - one the most popular comics in country and star of TV shows such as Max & Paddy's Road To Nowhere and Phoenix Nights - has revealed plans to play four nights in Manchester next April.

Eastenders actress Barbara Windsor has confirmed her character will not be killed off because she plans to make a comeback to the BBC1 soap.

The matriarch of Albert Square has been on our screens for the past 15 years but Babs announced last month that she wished to spend more time with her husband Scott Mitchell and planned to step down from the show, leaving fans wondering if they would ever see her again.

X-Factor judge Cheryl Cole is to continue her stratospheric rise to the top of the UK A-list by hosting her own TV show.

The Girls Aloud singer to reported to have accepted an offer of £100,000 for hosting a one-off programme due to air Saturday, December 19.

Aahh... Mariah Carey, the diva of all divas. Fresh from her kitten-free Christmas Light switch-on, the Mariah Show well and truly hit town yesterday and a guestlist crammed with celebs was there to witness it.

Pixie Lott, Rupert Everett, Alan Carr and James Corden, Kelly Brook and Geri Halliwell all headed down to the elite London night spot, Jalouse, to help Mariah celebrate the launch of her album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (actually we're quite surprised she included the Imperfect bit).

The UK's entire stock of Mariah's £850-a-throw bubbly, Angel, was on hand to keep the celebs amused.

Since we're struggling to muster up any enthusiasm over the latest instalment of Jordan's life story, we were pleased to discover that Sadie Frost is planning to write a proper tell-all autobiography.

The 44-year-old has three children with actor and ladies' man Jude Law and is reportedly intending on revealing all the gory details of her tempestuous marriage.

Jennifer Lopez and hubby Marc Anthony are reportedly being sued after their dog allegedly attacked a flight attendant.

Floyd is a German Shepherd bred by the military for "personal protection" which, since it sounds like he has been secretly developed as a new breed of super-dog, makes the alleged attack on air stewardess Lisa Wilson somehow less surprising.

According to the New York Daily News, Floyd growled and lunged at poor Lisa, before head-butting (yes, head-butting) her leg, resulting in a fall that injured her back.

Just when we thought Lily Allen was very serious about music piracy, she decides to make a huge U-turn.

The pop pixie has been huffing and puffing about illegal file sharing for months, whining about how it's not about the money but all this illegal downloading might well affect her wallet in a negative way.

Kelly Osbourne has made it through to the final of the hit US show, Dancing With The Stars.

Her parents Sharon and Ozzy were in the audience as Kelly was given the news.

The rock chick and her dancing partner Louis Van Amstel are in the top three with singers Mya and Donnie Osmond.

Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek is divorcing his wife Heather Ann McComb.

The couple tied the knot in July 2003 and split earlier this year but are said to be good friends still.

Guests at their lavish outdoor wedding included Dawson's Creek co-stars Michelle Williams and Busy Phillips.