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President Obama's motorcade still owes outstanding congestion charges after the president's visit in May, officials said yesterday.

The pick of today's Premier League, Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga football transfer rumours, news and gossip for 19 July 2011. All the latest transfer rumours surrounding Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Roma, Barcelona and Real Madrid will be covered here.

Playboy's August issue does wonders for anyone wanting to know of the greatest bars to visit for a drink and dance after the sun goes down.

American rapper Kanye West is planning to launch his first clothing line, specifically womenswear, at the next New York Fashion week in September, according to Grazia magazine.

Ivanka Trump, 29, and husband Jared Kushner, 30, welcomed a baby girl in New York City yesterday.

Phone Hacking Scandal: Hackers Could Have Used Vodafone Sure Signal to Gain Access to Victims Phones

Manchester United Become Most Valuable Sports Team on The Planet

After Sarah Palin's interview with Newsweek last weekend, speculation has intensified that she's ready to throw her hat into the ring for the Republican nomination for the right to challenge President Obama for the White House.

According to a new report by the Daily Mail, young boys have been recruited by the rebels to help fight Gaddafi and his troops as the conflict keeps on dragging on.

News Corp Phone Hacking Scandal to be Investigated in the U.S?

Emma Watson has put on quite a show for us, and no we are not talking about in the films. This last week the young fashion extraordinaire has donned some simple stunning gowns at the premieres of the last in the Harry Potter sequel films. The Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Emma Watson ensured to save the best till last, as she opted for a stunning gown by Bottega Veneta for the last of the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 premieres in New York.

Multiplatinum singing sensation Rihanna is the new face and body of Armani’s autumn/winter underwear and jeans campaign, replacing current beauty Megan Fox.

France acknowledges that it is growing impatient with the lack of progress on reaching a political solution to the crisis in Libya, but officials denied Paris is in talks with Gaddafi's government or could consider him not quitting power.

OPINION: Michele Bachmann got into a bit of hot water when she appeared to suggest that slavery might have had some benefits for black families.

Sarah Palin has dropped her biggest hint yet that she will run for the Republican nomination and fight President Obama in a national election in November 2012.

Michele Bachmann's signing of "The Marriage Vow" pledge, supported by the Christian values group The Family Leader was met with outrage over the weekend and threatens to derail the tea-party darling's Republican nomination campaign. The nominee from Minnesota had been doing so well. She was almost level with Mitt Romney for the GOP nomination after a strong performance in the first Republican debate last month. She had even managed to generally avoiding the campaign gaffes that derai...

Pakistan's increasingly "close and effective defence ties" with China will allow Islamabad to "fill the gap" arising from the prospect of reduced military aid from the United States, a Pakistani official has said.

Fresh allegations of phone hacking emerge as News of the World is accused of trying to hack victims of 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Investigative journalist Ian Halperin has published a controversial book, accusing multiplatinum selling artist Lady Gaga of starving herself and wearing the regularly commented on, extravagant wigs as a mere cover up to losing her hair rather than as creative flair.

Veteran games developer and console maker Nintendo has been taken to court by Tomita Technologies over an alleged infringement of a 2003 patent for glasses-free stereoscopic 3D tech.

The mother of the French woman who claims Dominique Strauss-Kahn tried to rape her in 2002 said on Tuesday that her daughter is filing a criminal complaint against the former International Monetary Fund chief because she wants justice in the case.

Is the Virgin Atlantic pilot strikes a sign of things to come for the embattled airline?

Dominique Strauss-Kahn faces a potential new sexual assault investigation on Tuesday as a young French writer says she plans to formally accuse him of trying to rape her during a 2002 book interview.

Celebrating freedom has helped Americans understand the pride and importance of the liberation we hold. However, has America lost its way with the decline in both what people believe America now stands for and the declivity of patriotism from younger Americans.

A New York Court just ruled that Dominique Strauss-Kahn is to be released without bail, but prosecutors are not completely abandoning the case and the ex IMF chief is due to appear again on July 18.

The US magazine, Newsweek generated significant controversy this week after it used a picture of "Princess Diana at 50" on its front cover. The photograph, doctored to imagine what Diana may have looked like today, shows her walking side-by-side with Kate Middleton.

The prosecution case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund and French presidential hopeful accused of sexually assaulting a hotel maid, is close to collapse, a report in the New York Times has claimed.

Virgin Atlantic pilots have voted overwhelmingly to strike over a four per cent pay increase. The strike, which has mass support amongst pilots, had a turnout of 94 per cent with 97 per cent voting in favour of industrial action. It is a significant blow to British travellers who will no doubt face holiday chaos this summer. The strike will affect key routes flown by Britain's, including Florida, the Caribbean, the Far East and Australia. The first walk out is expected this July.

Beijing tax authorities are seeking more than £1m in unpaid taxes and fines from the outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who was released last week after nearly three months in detention, one of his close friends has said.