- American actress Christina Applegate has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Her publicist has said that it is not life threatening and it has been caught early enough that she will make a full recovery. – BBC
- Abba Gold has returned to number one in the album charts, and Kid Rock's All Summer Long has moved up to number one in the singles charts. Katy Perry's I Kissed A Girl is the biggest climber – it has jumped 135 places to sit at number four! – NME
- Prince Harry did a bungee jump from a height of 700ft when he was in South Africa at Bloukrans Bridge. – The Sun
- The Edinburgh Fringe Festival officially kicks off today with plenty of theatre, comedy and more – some preview shows began last week. – BBC
- TV presenter Kelly Brook has been fined for using her mobile phone whilst driving her car. – Mirror
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i read the news about Christina a few days ago and that's a shame - but at least like they said - it was caught very early on so she'll be fine.
we hope!
see - driving and talking will teach you! everyone in LA is doing that and getting in trouble for it - it's a hard habit to break, but it's dangerous at times. the worst is when people text message and drive. i see that a lot and THAT'S not safe