Richard Wagner’s grandson Wolfgang announces he is to stand down as director of the Bayreuth opera festival.

X-Files romance?
Mulder and Scully look set to get intimate in the new ‘X-Files’ movie. Following years of lingering looks, the FBI Special Agents - played by David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson - appear to kiss after a still was released from ‘The X-Files: I Want to Believe’, the big screen adaptation of the hit US TV show.

Soap Box: Maria’s secret tragedy
Maria Connor has probably suffered enough heartache over the years, from aborting a child, the murder of lover Charlie Stubbs, and even her husband Liam almost being killed when he fell off a mountain in the Lake District.

Eurovision: CHERYL: I’M STILL A FAN
CHERYL Baker on Scooch, Simon Cowell and why Eurovision is boring.

Actor Hurt to reprise Crisp role
Actor John Hurt is to play Quentin Crisp again in a sequel to classic TV drama The Naked Civil Servant.

Thurman family at ’stalker’ trial
The parents of Hollywood actress Uma Thurman give evidence against the man accused of stalking her.

Alleged Stalker Made Thurman ’shake With Terror’.
Alleged Stalker Made Thurman ’shake With Terror’…. Uma Thurman cried and shook with terror after Jack Jordan tried to force his way into her movie set trailer, the actress’ wardrobe assistant testified on the first day of the alleged stalker’s trial on Monday (28Apr08). Joseph La Corte told the jury at New York’s Manhattan Supreme Court how two m…