Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland has postponed her UK solo UK tour over fears about the war in Iraq.
She was due to play dates in Britain and Europe in April but after taking travel advice from US authorities she has postponed until September.
"It was very hard to postpone these shows because of all the love I feel for the fans. I am praying for quick end to the fighting and for all humanity to live in a truly peaceful world," she said.
Destiny's Child postponed their world tour in the wake of the 11 September atrocities.
Fans given intimate Westlife show
Westlife played a rare low-key concert
on Thursday night to an intimate crowd
of competition winners.
The Irish singers performed a short set
to around 400 fans at the opening night
of Manchester nightclub Lucid.
The five-man outfit struggled to hear
themselves over the sound of screaming
girls and fielded underwear thrown at
them from the audience.
Stars from Coronation Street, Brookside
and Hollyoaks watched the concert on
screens from elsewhere in the club.
Children's Eurovision launched
Eurovision Song Contest bosses are launching a children's version of the
competition.
Budding singers between the ages of eight and 15 from across Europe will be eligible to enter.
ITV is to stage Song For Europe-style heats to pick a British entry around
September, said a spokeswoman for programme maker Carlton.
The channel will also broadcast the final, to be held in Copenhagen in November.
Blue plaques for film stars' seats
Blue plaques are being placed on seats at a London cinema which have accommodated some of the world's most famous film stars.
They commemorate actors who have appeared at premières or awards ceremonies at the Odeon, Leicester Square.
The first to be recognised are Bafta winners Sir Michael Caine, Halle Berry, Nicole Kidman, Daniel Day-Lewis, Catherine Zeta Jones and Jim Broadbent.
Stars must have won either and Oscar or Bafta to qualify.
New Potter sells for £5,000
A signed copy of the latest Harry Potter adventure has raised £5,000
for charity.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was auctioned online to raise money for Sense, the national deafblind charity.
The sale of the fifth instalment of the student wizard's adventures, due out on 21 June, started at £1 but by day three, that had soared to £2,800.
Sheen steps up peace campaign
West Wing actor Martin Sheen has led an anti-war vigil wearing a duct-tape gag bearing the word "peace".
Sheen, who plays the US president in the Channel 4 TV drama, also wrote a statement which was read out by a fellow protester.
It stated: "By some demented form of logic, the men, women and children of Iraq are relegated to 'collateral damage' as the dogs of war slouch toward Baghdad."
Sheen has been one of the most active celebrities protesting against war in Iraq.
Watchdogs rule against Norton joke
The UK's Broadcasting Standards Commission has upheld a complaint about a tasteless joke made by comic Graham Norton following the death of Bee Gee Maurice Gibb.
Ten people had contacted the commission after Norton said on his Channel 4 programme: "I bet Maurice Gibb's heart monitor was singing the tune of Stayin' Alive."
Channel 4 had said the remark was meant to be affectionate - but the commission said it was "ill-judged".
Earlier this month Norton was also censured by the Independent Television Commission for the joke, made the day after Gibb's death in January.
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