Drew Barrymore was once a real Hollywood wild child. Photograph: BDG/Rex Features Drew Barrymore Part of the Barrymore dynasty, she was acting at five years old, a star at seven, tried drugs at 11, was in rehab by 13 and attempted suicide at 14. She was on the straight and narrow before she’d... 

Bill Cosby: this is the fourth time there have been rumours of his death. Photograph: Paul Morigi/WireImage Age: 73. Appearance: Surprisingly undecomposed. Poor man. He wasn’t very funny but he had a lot of fans. I hope Camille and the kids are bearing up. He’s not dead! He is!... 

BP’s efforts to finish relief oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico have been set back. Photograph: Lyle W Ratliff/EPA The tropical storm Bonnie has forced BP to temporarily suspend drilling on its relief well in the Gulf of Mexico. Work to permanently plug the oil giant’s leaking Macondo... 

Drew Barrymore was once a real Hollywood wild child. Photograph: BDG/Rex Features Drew Barrymore Part of the Barrymore dynasty, she was acting at five years old, a star at seven, tried drugs at 11, was in rehab by 13 and attempted suicide at 14. She was on the straight and narrow before she’d... 

(Photo: Pamela Springsteen) Sheriff’s detectives in Los Angeles are checking extortion allegations against Mel Gibson’s ex-girlfriend. Sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore says the agency is looking into whether Russian singer Oksana Grigorieva may have tried to extort the Academy...