Tom Jones, who has received his knighthood from the Queen at Buckingham Palace, is one of the world’s most celebrated singers.
Born Thomas Jones Woodward on 7 June 1940 in the Welsh town of Pontypridd, he began singing at an early age.
He began his musical career in 1963 as vocalist in the beat group Tommy Scott […]

A former member of the Village People has been arrested in California on drug and gun charges, having missed court when he was due to be jailed.
Victor Willis, who dressed as the policeman in the 1970s group, had agreed a plea deal with prosecutors.
He was to serve 16 months for gun and cocaine possession when […]

BarterBee.com is creating quite a “buzz” by offering consumers a cheaper and better way to get CDs, DVDs and Games online. Targeting sites like eBay, Amazon, Netflix and iTunes, BarterBee.com has quickly become the largest online marketplace focused on buying and selling pre-owned CDs, DVDs and Games — attracting over one million visitors and thousands […]

Political thriller V for Vendetta, starring Natalie Portman, has topped the North American box office chart in its opening week.
The film was produced by the Wachowski brothers, who made The Matrix. It took $26.1m (£14.8m) over the weekend.
Based on a graphic novel by British writer Alan Moore, V for Vendetta has received mixed reviews from […]

Horror The Hills Have Eyes, a remake of the Wes Craven film, has knocked Date Movie off the top of the UK box office.
The movie, which is based on Craven’s 1978 film, took £1.1m in its opening weekend, nearly £400,000 more than the spoof romantic comedy.
George Clooney’s Oscar-winning Syriana dropped one place to third, with […]

The Department of Justice has opened an antitrust probe into possible collusion by the major music companies in setting prices for downloads on popular digital services such as Apple’s iTunes.
Sources said all four major music companies — Sony BMG, Warner Music, EMI and Universal Music — have, or will soon, receive subpoenas by the DOJ […]

Rich media technology firm PointRoll has opened a new London office, as the US-based company begins its expansion into the European market.
PointRoll serves rich media ads for agencies, advertisers and publishers using a number of formats, including video streaming, polling, gaming, instant email and data collection.
The firm said it is currently working on a number […]

Firms that distribute cut-price CDs and DVDs for major chain stores from Jersey to avoid VAT are to have their licences stopped in a year’s time.
Several chain stores including Tesco and Asda have moved internet mail-order operations to the island to avoid VAT.
Under EU law, retailers that operate outside the EU can sell products valued […]