Madonna, ‘looking preposterously beautiful’, says Churchwell, in Dolce & Gabbana’s advertising campaign. It seems that older women are being celebrated by our society at last – or so we’re being told. A raft of recent stories have assured women that it is no longer... 

Sally Hawkins: six major roles this year. Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Observer Nervous, petite and a bit shy, Sally Hawkins is about to become one of Britain’s most successful exports – and to give the town of Dagenham an unexpected moment of international glory. The 34-year-old... 

Actor Mel Gibson poses during a photocall for the film “Edge of Darkness” by director Martin Campbell in Paris, in this February 4, 2010 file photo (Reuters). Disgraced Hollywood actor Mel Gibson is planning a move to Australia with his soon-to-be ex-wife, the Daily Telegraph reported Sunday. Gibson,... 

Marc Bolland, new Chief Executive of Marks and Spencer, has a starting package that could generate £15m. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images Shareholders large and small are expected to deliver a bloody nose this week to four FTSE 100 companies — Marks & Spencer, Burberry, British... 

youtube If there’s an unquestionable moral lesson for our era, it’s this: Don’t film yourself committing crimes and post them on YouTube. Los Angeles resident Cyrus Yazdani did just that, and yesterday, he learned that he will have more than three years to think about how colossally stupid that was. According...