By Clare Walmsley
Entertainment reporter, BBC New

Food writer and cook Nigel Slater's memoir Toast is to be brought to life by the BBC, it has been announced.Helena Bonham Carter will play Slater's step-mother in the BBC One drama.
In the 60s-set adaptation, Slater will be played by Freddie Highmore, who took the title role in Tim Burton's Cha

By Patrick Johnston

SINGAPORE

Shahdadkot, Pakistan (CNN) -- For almost a million Pakistanis, the misery of epic flooding covering one-fifth of the country has now taken the form of communicable illnesses.
Cases of acute diarrhea have topped 204,000, the World Health Organization announced Sunday. The number of skin diseases --

A defiant Britney Spears hit back last night at her critics and the tabloid press as she demonstrated on NBC's "Dateline," both in word and manner, the kind of emotional rollercoaster she's been on during the past two years. In her wide-ranging hour-long interview with Matt

With "American Idol" auditions already underway for next season, TMZ is checking in with some of the winners and contestants from past seasons. While some are seeing continued success (Jennifer Hudson getting cast in "Dreamgirls" alongside Beyoncé for one) others see

Here's adorably boring "American Idol" winner Kris Allen (left) -- and "Six Feet Under" and "Ugly Betty" star Freddy Rodriguez (right).

Chances are, one of them will eventually be dropped by a record label.
We're just sayin'.
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(CNN)-- The United States hasn't caught soccer fever yet, but it's running a bit of a temperature.
While U.S. athletes rate among the best in many sports, Americans are rarely mentioned when talk turns to the world's soccer stars.
But many people, including agent Richard Motzkin, contend that th

With the help of a nice New York breeze and a thin maternity sundress, Sarah Michelle Gellar displayed the growing home of her mini Freddie Prinze Jr.

Buffy's chosen one is due in the fall.
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