Prom Night, the remake of a 1980s slasher movie, tops the US box office with first weekend takings of $22m.

Rod Stewart Signs Book Deal.
Rod Stewart Signs Book Deal…. Scottish rocker Rod Stewart has signed a multi-million dollar book deal which will see him write a tell-all autobiography about his life. The Maggie May hitmaker has reportedly struck a deal with British publishers HarperCollins to chronicle his rise to fame.

Rowling testifies in Potter case
JK Rowling tells a US court that plans to publish an unofficial Harry Potter guide amount to “wholesale theft”.

Singer shines light on sanitation
A musician from Mozambique who campaigns for clean water and sanitation gets a top environmental prize.

Li film sweeps Hong Kong awards
Martial arts star Jet Li wins best actor as his movie The Warlords sweeps the Hong Kong Film Awards.

Stars Honour Heston At Funeral.
Stars Honour Heston At Funeral…. Former First Lady Nancy Reagan and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger joined mourners at a private funeral service for acting great Charlton Heston on Saturday (12Apr08). Family and close friends gathered in Pacific Palisades, California, to honour the Ben Hur star, who died last weekend (05Apr08), aged 84.

Top Showbiz News: Alexa Chung sets up fashion sweatshop for TV show
Tv presenter Alexa Chung has set up her own sweatshop for a Channel 4 “frockumentary” into the world of High Street fashion.

Today’s TV: Waking the Dead: The Eve of Distraction
Peter Boyd’s white-coated brainiacs do love showing off their knowledge on this show.