The mea culpas offered by today's celebrity sinners tend to be a little light on the mea, argues Michael Deacon.

Michael Fitzpatrick recalls his first meeting with Christopher Hitchens 40 years ago, when there was more to him than flashy posturing.

British children are growing up in an "destructive" society obsessed with celebrity lifestyles and need to be taught to live within their means, an education minister has warned.

The obsession with celebrity culture in Britain driven by shows such as The X Factor has resulted in a society that idolises "all the wrong people", the work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith has said.

Why those who normally abhor celebrity culture are cheering the likes of Hugh Grant and Steve Coogan against the celeb-obsessed tabloids.

Jamie Oliver today criticised Education Secretary Michael Gove for "eroding" healthy school meal standards that were brought in after a campaign led by the celebrity chef.

Celebrity investments can go down as well as up, warns Nigel Farndale.

Tweeting has made a sudden celebrity of the baroness after her performance in the House of Lords, writes Joan Bakewell.

This (.pdf) is one of the most pleasant things I’ve read in a long time… Florida based celebrity photo agency Mavrix have filed suit against the British newspaper for multiple copyright infringements, and are seeking statutory damages of $150,000 per infringement. With up to 10 images involved the total sought comes to $1.5m plus attorney’s

Marketing a cash cow/mature product to a "hole" new customer! As the joke goes, cemeteries are a great business that people are just dying to get into. But how does one cemetery differentiate itself from the one across the street? Babbling brook! Huge shade trees? Celebrity residents? What could make one hole in the ground so much more desirable than another hole in the ground? How about reaching ...