A millionaire art dealer, Ivor Braka, is embroiled in a bitter row with his neighbours after he placed two sculptures worth tens of thousands of pounds in a communal garden without planning permission.

On Monday night, it emerged that a complaint has been lodged with Kensington and Chelsea council, forcing Mr Braka to apply for retrospective planning permission Photo: REX FEATURESThe 57 year-old had placed the valuable artworks by two leading British artists in the garden behind his Grade II-listed Victorian house in Knightsbridge, central London as apart of an upgrade.But neighbours of the art dealer, who includes David and Samantha Cameron among his friends, have been left unimpressed by the sculptures by Antony Gormley and Tracey Emin, which were put in the £100,000 garden.On Monday night, it emerged that a complaint has been lodged...

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WikiLeaks boss Assange set for UK day of reckoning

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange finds out on Wednesday if he can be extradited from Britain to Sweden over alleged sex crimes as the Supreme Court passes judgment after a marathon legal battle. The Internet whistleblower, who enraged Washington by releasing a flood of state and military secrets on his website, has been fighting deportation since his arrest in London in December 2010 on a European arrest warrant. Britain's top court is his final avenue of appeal under UK law, after two lower courts ruled he should be sent to Sweden for questioning over allegations of rape and sexual assault made by two WikiLeaks volunteers. But Assange, who has been living under tight restrictions on his movement for 540 days, will have the option of a last-ditch appeal to the European Court of Human Rights...

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Having two boob jobs by the age of 22 may seem extreme to most, but not if you’re an Essex girl like Amy Childs.

According to Amy Childs, lots of girls there have had two lots of surgery before they’ve hit their mid-twenties – and she’s about to join them.Our columnist has decided to have a second boob job soon after her birthday in July, to take her from a “saggy” 32C to a “more perky” 32DD.When we asked her why she wanted them done, she revealed: "Because they’ve dropped."When I first got them done, they were up here [points to underneath her chin]. They were so nice and pert."Now they’re just really saggy and heavy. They give me backache too.In terms of size, she said: "I’ve had all my consultations now and decided on a 32DD."Away from boobs, we grilled Amy about her love life - was it Kirk Norcross or Take Me OUt hunk David Peters who was floating her boat?Apparently,...

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Cheryl Cole's ultimate revenge on Ashley Cole

She’s back with a bang – and she’s got Ashley in her sightsCheryl Cole has a cameo role in What To Expect When You're Expecting It's been a traumatic 12 months forCheryl Cole.Exactly a year ago she was publicly humiliated when she was sacked from the US X Factor.She all but vanished, spending her time holed up in 
US recording studios and barely putting a foot on a red carpet.But Cheryl, 28, was planning 
a comeback that would blow us away.And boy, has she done it with a hot new single, a cameo in a Hollywood film, plus her performance on The Voice at the weekend.And it seems she's got another battle...

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Russell Brand 'wants to be cut from Perry movie'

Russell Brand has reportedly asked Katy Perry to cut any footage about their relationship out of her upcoming documentary. The actor is apparently unhappy about their marriage breakdown featuring in the fly-on-the-wall film Part of Me, which follows Katy during her 2011 California Dreams tour. Katy has been open about the fact that the highly-anticipated movie will show "everything" but Russell wants to keep this delicate period of their life under wraps. "When she first decided to make the movie in 2010, Russell agreed to be filmed on the condition he got to see the final edit. Being a fly-on-the-wall documentary, he knew full well that it was going to be warts and all - and wasn't best comfortable with that. But Katy persuaded him to do it," a source told British newspaper The Sun. "Now...

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Kim Kardashian slams BA for luggage farce and admits she’s missing Kanye

Kim Kardashian has taken to Twitter to hit out at British Airways for rummaging through her luggage after a recent trip to London. Kim slammed 'disappointing' British Airways staff over Twitter for interfering with her luggage (Picture: Getty)The socialite tweeted her dissatisfaction with the service she received at the hands of the airport staff who dared to touch her luggage in the course of ensuring the safety of the general public. The starlet claimed that some items that had sentimental value had been removed from her luggage. She wrote: 'Very disappointed in British Airways for opening my luggage & taking some special...

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Was The 'Big Fat Gypsy Wedding' Advert Racist?

The Advertising Standards Authority have performed a U-turn on their decision not to investigate Channel 4's adverts for their 'Big Fat Gypsy Wedding' programme. Channel 4 advertised the series around the country with huge billboard adverts, emblazoned with the huge slogan "Bigger. Fatter. Gypsier." At the time, the Asa received over 370 complaints that the slogan was racist. They decided against an investigation, however, claiming that it "would not cause widespread offence." The Metro report today (May 29, 2012), however, that Asa claim they did not know that one of those many complainants was the Irish Traveller Movement of Britain. They are now saying that this was a "material fact to which they should have had regard" and have confirmed that they will now be conducting an investigation...

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JON JONES Arrested for DUI

EXCLUSIVEUFC Light Heavyweight champ Jon "Bones" Jones was arrested early this morning for DUI after he totaled his Bentley in upstate New York ... TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Jones was involved in an accident at around 5:00 AM in Binghamton, NY. We're told the car -- which Jones crashed into a pole -- was totaled and cops arrested Jones on the scene for DUI. According to our sources, Jones was taken into custody by Broome County Sheriff and bailed out a few hours later ... by his mom. Jones is from nearby Ithaca.&nb...

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Identity of Travolta's Second Accuser Revealed

John Travolta's first masseur accuser may still be John Doe, but Masseur #2 now has a name. Meet John Truesdale, a 40-year-old 250-pound masseur with a black belt and legal representation by Gloria Allred. Truesdale was ambushed by paparazzi near his home in Smyrna, Georgia after the New York Daily News revealed his identity. He wouldn't speak about the case — in which he accuses Travolta of trying to make Truesdale touch the actor's anus — but he did pose for some photos. Allred, who represents the first two masseurs, released a statement to People that confirmed Truesdale's name and not much else. I can confirm that we do represent Mr. Truesdale, and that we have great confidence in him. We are conferring with him regarding the next course of action in this matter. Neither our client...

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Nick Stahl Reaches Out to Friends

Terminator 3 star Nick Stahl, who was reported missing on Monday, reached out to friends late Friday to say he's okay and entering rehab, his wife tells PEOPLE. "I'm relieved," says Rose Stahl, 30, who told PEOPLE earlier on Friday that she was worried her husband might die from an overdose. "But I'm also skeptical that he really in rehab," she adds. Rose Stahl, who on Monday reported her husband missing to the LAPD, says Nick sent an "unemotional and unapologetic e-mail" at about 10 p.m. on Friday, saying he's okay, that he was entering a 30-day rehab program that night, and that he planned to make some arrangements to get his clothes. Rose says she didn't get the e-mail herself, but saw it because she has logon access to his e-mail account. She says the e-mail offered no explanation...

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HOLLYWOOD star Will Smith slapped a male television reporter who he said tried to kiss him on the lips as he walked down the red carpet for the Moscow premiere of Men in Black III.

Ouch! Will Smith's slap stung like a bee on the face of a journalist who tried to kiss him on the mouth. Picture: Life TV Source: SuppliedThe reporter from the Ukrainian television channel 1+1, Vitalii Serdiuk, made headlines at the Venice Film Festival in September when he presented a bouquet of clearly unappreciated purple hydrangeas to Madonna and called her "my princess".Smith was even less charmed by the reporter, who approached him on the carpet outside the movie theatre on Friday night and tried to kiss h...

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CHYNA Hospitalized After Collapsing Again at Porn Convention

Former WWE superster Chyna collapsed at a porn convention in Miami today and taken to a nearby hospital ... TMZ has learned ... her third such episode in as many days. Chyna was appearing at the 2012 Exxxotica Expo to help promote Vivid Entertainment's porn parody of "Avengers" -- she plays She-Hulk (yes, really). A rep for Vivid tells TMZ the company was worried about her after yesterday's medical scare ... but Chyna insisted she was ok. We're told Chyna made it to the convention center today, but passed out in the lobby and was taken to Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach.As TMZ first reported, in addition to passing...

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Rebbeca Brooks learned this morning that she will be taken to court over accusations of perverting the course of justice in relation to the phone hacking scandal.

The former editor of the News of the World and the Sun is to be charged with five others, including her husband Charlie Brooks.Alison Levitt QC, principal legal adviser to the Director of Public Prosecutions, announced the decision at 10am, days after Mrs Brooks appeared at the Leveson inquiry into press ethics.Mr and Mrs Brooks said: "We deplore this weak and unjust decision. After the further unprecedented posturing of the CPS we will respond later today after our return from the police station."Rebekah Brooks arriving at the Leveson Inqu...

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David Cameron sent commiserations to Rebekah Brooks after she resigned as News International chief executive over the phone hacking scandal

David Cameron sent commiserations to Rebekah Brooks after she resigned as News International chief executive over the phone hacking scandal, the Leveson Inquiry has heard. Ms Brooks said the indirect messages from the Prime Minister were "along the lines" of "keep your head up" and had also expressed regret that he could not be more loyal in public. She also received sympathetic messages from other senior figures in 10 and 11 Downing Street, the Home Office, the Foreign Office and some Labour politicians, including Tony Blair. The glimpse of Ms Brooks's network of high-powered friends and contacts came as she took to the witness box, despite being under investigation by police. Ms Brooks said she only had access to around six weeks of texts and emails from her time as NI chief executive,...

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Rebekah Brooks to lift lid on David Cameron friendship

Former Sun and News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks is expected to lift the lid on her close relationship with the Prime Minister in evidence to the Leveson Inquiry. David Cameron is said to have texted Mrs Brooks, telling her to "keep her head up" after she resigned from News International last July. It has also been claimed that the 43-year-old former editor sent Mr Cameron more than 12 text messages a day. After her editorships Mrs Brooks went on to become chief executive of Rupert Murdoch's UK newspapers division News International in September 2009 until she resigned in the wake of the hacking scandal last July. She and racehorse trainer husband Charlie are key members of the influential Chipping Norton set, which also includes Mr Cameron and his wife Samantha, Top Gear presenter...

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