Bond in TV jungle show 'burial'

Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond is to experience being buried alive on ITV1 reality show I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here.

Bond, 53, was chosen by the public for the so-called Danger Down Under trial which involves being trapped in a box underground as it fills with water.

Former Sex Pistols singer John Lydon remains 6/4 favourite to win the show.

Model Jordan is 2/1 with bookmakers, and ex-pop singer Kerry McFadden's odds have been slashed from 25/1 to 12/1.

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Actress Givens in accident quiz

US TV actress Robin Givens has been questioned after her Mercedes struck and critically injured an 89-year-old pedestrian, police have said.

Maria Antonia Alcover was knocked down as she crossed a busy road in Miami during rush hour on Wednesday.

She was said to be "extremely critical but stable" in hospital. Police said they were satisfied it was an accident.

Givens, 39, star of 1980s comedy Head of the Class, was given a traffic summons for "failing to use due care".

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Hip-hop star gets Hitchhiker role

Hip-hop star Mos Def is to star in the film version of Douglas Adams' novel The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.

He will appear as Ford Prefect, the alien who takes earthling Arthur Dent - played by The Office's Martin Freeman - on a strange galactic trip.

Director Garth Jennings begins shooting in April, from a script that writer Karey Kirkpatrick took over after the sudden death of author Adams in 2001.

Mos Def's move to acting includes roles in The Italian Job and Monster's Ball.

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Art Garfunkel fights drug charge

Singer Art Garfunkel is contesting a marijuana possession charge after his lawyer appeared in court on Wednesday.

The 62-year-old was charged after police stopped his limousine in upstate New York on 17 January.

Police said an officer smelled marijuana and 6 grams of the drug were found in Garfunkel's jacket pocket.

He could have paid a $100 (£61) fine on Wednesday without the matter going further, but decided to fight it and a hearing is now set for 11 February.

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Crooner postpones 'bird flu' show

Singer Andy Williams has postponed a concert in Singapore because of the spread of bird flu in Asia.

Williams, 76, had been scheduled to appear on 6 March at the Singapore Indoor Stadium with a troupe of 20 musicians, singers and dancers.

But the show has been put off until July because of the outbreak, which has killed at least eight people.

A spokesman for the show's promoter said "age and health issues" were behind the decision.