Lil'Kim gets her gems back

£250,000 worth of jewellery which was stolen from hip-hop star Lil'Kim has 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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Elvis musical heads to London

Elvis Presley is to get the Mamma Mia! treatment with a stage musical based on his hit film Jailhouse Rock.

The show is set to open in London's West End before the end of the year and on New York's Broadway next year.

It will be based on Presley's 1957 movie and feature songs from the era.

It is being brought to the stage by writer Alan Janes and director Rob Bettinson, whose first collaboration, Buddy, has been running for 14 years around the world.

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Hillbillies actor Ebsen in hospital

Veteran US actor Buddy Ebsen, who played Jed Clampett in 1960s TV series The Beverly Hillbillies, has been admitted to a hospital for an undisclosed illness.

Ebsen, 95, former lead actor in CBS detective drama Barnaby Jones, was described as being in "good" condition at Torrance Memorial Medical Center, California.

The actor, who lives in nearby Palos Verdes Estates, began his television career and nine-year stint as Clampett in 1962.

He has written two books, including an autobiography, The Other Side of Oz, and Kelly's Quest.

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Williams attacks child sex trade

Robbie Williams has launched a short film to highlight the horrors of child trafficking in Britain.

The pop star described three-minute film More Precious Than Gold as "short, but definitely not sweet", as it shows young children being sold for sex work.

It is part of a Unicef campaign to introduce laws to protect and care for victims of trafficking.

The film will be screened during Robbie Williams concerts this summer and on his website.