Archive for May 22nd, 2007

Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan SacksA video showing Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks letting his hair down and dancing a Scottish jig at a wedding has surfaced on popular video sharing site YouTube.

In the video, which was taken on a mobile phone, Sir Jonathan is seen dancing and laughing with a group of men wearing a kilt, Scottish flag and a multi-coloured cardboard crown.

According to the poster of the video, djacobson82, Sir Jonathan was attending a wedding.

David BeckhamDavid Beckham is set to make his first visit to Israel which will also see him play his last game for Real Madrid before moving to America to join Los Angeles Galaxy.

The 32-year-old former England captain will take part in a match between the Spanish club and a team of Israeli and Palestinian players.

Thomas KeneallyAustralian author Thomas Keneally, best known for the 1982 book Schindler’s Ark, is to appear on the BBC’s World Service programme World Book Club, where he will discuss the novel.

The programme will be recorded in front of a studio audience at The British Library on Thursday 24 May at 4.30pm and members of the public can attend as well as ask him a question.

American Idol judge Paula Abdul is recovering after breaking her nose in a weekend fall.

The Straight Up singer-turned-Idol judge tripped over her Chihuahua Tulip.

Abdul’s spokeswoman confirms the accident but reveals the break wasn’t serious enough for the pop star to be hospitalised.

Paula Abdul

Joan RiversComedienne and Miss Great Britain host Joan Rivers has attacked the beauty pageant’s contestants, dubbing them “morons”.

The acid-tongued 73-year-old, who presented the ceremony yesterday, claims the finalists were stupid, too thin and “tramps”.