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What did Lily earn from John Lewis?
25 May 2014 Last updated at 00:41 By Mark Savage BBC News entertainment reporter Artists' income from selling records has plummeted in recent years In March, Lily Allen gave a quote that refuses to die."Everyone assumes I made millions from the John Lewis ad," she told Beat Magazine, "but I probably made £8,000."The only way to profit from the song, she added, was if "some rich kid in Russia asks me to sing it at their birthday party". "That's how it works."The interview has since been reported by Digital Spy, repeated in the Telegraph and quoted in a Times' article headlined: "How Lily lifted the lid on what the famous really do to make money." Allen - whose pithy, no-nonsense interviews are a godsend to newspaper columnists - was undoubtedly...
Sunday, June 1, 2014
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Militants attack Somali parliament
24 May 2014 Last updated at 15:22 The BBC's Mark Doyle: "Al-Shabab can hit almost at will"Islamist militants from the al-Shabab movement have attacked the Somali parliament in Mogadishu, leaving at least 10 people dead. Explosions and gunfire were heard and witnesses reported seeing bodies. Somali police were joined by African Union troops as they engaged the attackers.Al-Shabab, which is linked to al-Qaeda, once controlled large areas of Somalia but was pushed out of major cities in 2011 and 2012. However, it is still able to mount complex attacks. It has frequently targeted the UN-backed parliament.A car bomb exploded outside the gates of parliament shortly before midday local time (09:00 GMT), followed by more blasts and bursts of gunfire....
How reliable are medical research checks?
24 May 2014 Last updated at 04:15 By Gabriela Torres BBC Mundo health reporter Research into statin drugs is the latest to trigger concern Recent controversy over figures used in the British Medical Journal which were later withdrawn renewed questions over the peer review system - the way medical studies are checked prior to publication.The BMJ is now investigating two articles that claimed statins, used to reduce cholesterol, could cause harmful side effects in 18-20% of people who took them. However, it was later discovered that this figure was unreliable - and scientists are still debating what the true level is. The flaw in the studies was not picked up when they were assessed for publication.The system used to check papers before they...
Belgium boosts security after attack
25 May 2014 Last updated at 00:47 Police have sealed off streets around the museum in central Brussels Security has been stepped up at Jewish sites across Belgium after a gunman shot dead three people at the Jewish Museum in the capital Brussels.Police are continuing to question one person detained shortly after the attack and a manhunt has been launched for a second suspect.A fourth victim remains in a critical condition.The prosecutor's office said the two women and a man were struck by bullets in the face or throat.Brussels Mayor Yvan Mayeur said he thought the shooting was probably a "terrorist act". Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement strongly condemning the killings which he said were "the result of endless...
Man denies attacking father's killer
24 May 2014 Last updated at 13:12 Gerard Devlin snr was stabbed to death outside his home in Ballymurphy, west Belfast, in 2006 A west Belfast man has appeared in court accused of attacking his father's killer. At Belfast Magistrates' Court, Gerard Devlin, 24, was charged with assaulting Francisco Notorantonio and possessing a screwdriver on the Glen Road on 20 May. In November 2008, Notorantonio, then from Whitecliff Parade, was jailed for 11 years after he pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Gerard Devlin snr. Mr Devlin was stabbed during a fight outside his west Belfast home in 2006. He died in front of his partner and children. Four other members of the Notorantonio family were convicted for an offence of affray. On Saturday, the court...
