Lil'Kim gets her gems back

£250,000 worth of jewellery which was stolen from hip-hop star Lil'Kim have been recovered from New York's JFK Airport.

The missing items, including her signature Queen Bee diamond necklace, were found wrapped inside a locker room for airline employees.

Diamond-encrusted platinum dog-tags were also found in the haul.

The performer, whose real name is Kimberly Jones, was travelling to Los Angeles last week when her jewellery bag was mistakenly checked in. Its contents were missing when the bag was retrieved.

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Bragg's love songs on top

Singer Billy Bragg is putting people power into a new "best of" album - by letting his fans choose the tracks.

But after two decades of singing about politics, he found his love songs are the top choices.

Bragg, 45, asked fans to give their thoughts on his website, billybragg.co.uk.

He said: "After 20 years of being thought of as a political songwriter, the suggestions so far have centred on my love songs."

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Weller and Blue gigs axed

Concerts by Blue, Simply Red and Paul Weller have been cancelled because their promoter has collapsed.

The July shows were due to be performed in London's Hyde Park in an annual series known as the Route of Kings.

But Triple A Entertainment, which was promoting the shows, went into administration on Friday.

Any concert-goers who have already bought their tickets will be able to get refunds from July 4.

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Snoop Dogg's bodyguards arrested

Three US parole officers are under investigation after they were found to be working as armed bodyguards for rap artist Snoop Dogg.

They were arrested by state officials when Snoop Dogg's entourage was stopped outside the BET awards show in Los Angeles this week.

US parole officers must disclose whom they are working for when off-duty and if they know the client to have a criminal record.

US federal law says it is illegal for a convicted criminal or their employees, who know their past, to possess guns or ammunition. Snoop Dogg was convicted in 1990 of possessing cocaine for sale.