Baby son for Frasier star Grammer

A surrogate mother has given birth to the second child of Frasier star Kelsey Grammer and his wife.

A spokesman for the couple said the boy - named Jude Gordon - was born in Sacramento, California, at the weekend.

Grammer and his wife, Camille, already have a daughter, Mason Olivia, who was born to a surrogate mother in 2001.

The actor won three Emmy awards for his role as psychiatrist Dr Frasier Crane. Frasier ended its 11-year run on TV earlier this year.

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Jones and Westenra in Silent duet

Singer and broadcaster Aled Jones is to team up with Hayley Westenra to perform a duet of Silent Night.

Jones and 17-year-old Westenra - the fastest-selling classical artist to date - plan to release the duet at Christmas.

In the last year the pair have sold over 1.5 million records in the UK between them.

Jones, who presents Songs of Praise, is due to star in The Little Prince on BBC Two, while Westenra starts a sell-out tour of the UK in November.

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Actress charged after Bush rally

Actress Rosario Dawson has been charged after being arrested at an anti-President Bush march in New York.

She has been charged with two counts of disorderly conduct and the obstruction of governmental administration.

Dawson, 25, and actor Vija Grosgalvis, 28, were in Manhattan filming a scene for the independent film Medium Cool on Sunday, when they were arrested.

They say they were using protests by thousands of protesters marching past Madison Square Garden as a backdrop.

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Cruise meets with French minister

Actor Tom Cruise has met with a French government minister while in Paris to promote his new film.

The star, who will attend the French premiere of the thriller Collateral on Monday, had an hour-long meeting with Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy.

The pair are believed to have discussed Franco-American relations, which were damaged last year by France's opposition to the Iraq war.

Cruise was met by local photographers as he arrived at the ministry.

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Leigh to kick off London Festival

The new film from British director Mike Leigh will open this year's London Film Festival on 20 October.

Vera Drake, which stars Imelda Staunton, is a 1950s set drama about a housewife who secretly helps women deal with unwanted pregnancies.

The closing night film will be I Heart Huckabees, an offbeat comedy starring Jude Law, Naomi Watts, Lily Tomlin and Dustin Hoffman.

The full programme for the festival will be announced in mid-September.

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Police charge Lavigne 'stalker'

A US man has been charged with stalking after allegedly harassing singer Avril Lavigne's parents and violating a court order by trying to contact her.

James Speedy, 30, from Seattle, Washington, had been arrested in April.

Prosecutor Janice Albert said: "He sent his letters by FedEx and complained when they were not answered.

"In his letters, he discussed [Lavigne's] family in detail. He sent wine, photos, CDs and requests for contact. They never responded."