Sephardi entertainer Ronni Ancona has called herself a “Gothic Rabbi” after donning a witch’s hat for the Halloween edition of Channel 4’s Paul O’Grady Show.

The 38-year-old comedienne who was born in Troon, Scotland is best known for her impersonations of women including TV star Ruby Wax and cookery queen Nigella Lawson came to fame through her association with Alistair McGowan in BBC1’s Big Impression.

Legendary basketball coach Arnold Auerbach has passed away at the age of 89.

Born 1917 in Brooklyn, New York, Auerbach is famed for his time with the Boston Celtics in the NBA where as coach between 1950 and 1966, he won a massive nine NBA titles. And from 1959 to 1966 won the title non-stop, a record still unbroken today.

Until his death on October 28, Auerbach was President of the team.

North London Jewish jazz girl Amy Winehouse heckled U2 frontman Bono when the Irish superstar accepted a trophy at the Q Music Awards yesterday.

The sultry semite, 23 appeared to be rather annoyed that U2 were chosen for the Band of the Band Award and shouted, “Shut up! I don’t give a f**k” as Bono delivered a speech of thanks.

Winehouse is currently in the charts with Rehab, while her second album Back to Black was also released yesterday.