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She has been dubbed the greatest University Challenge contestant ever, scoring more points than her three-team mates combined and appearing so untroubled by the questions on the veteran BBC2 quiz that host Jeremy Paxman was prompted to exclaim: 'My God, you're laughing because they are so easy!'And tonight the 26-year-old captain of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, Gail ­Trimble - likened to an 'intellectual blitzkrieg' by one rival contestant - secured her place in the record books when she led her team to victory against Manchester University in the final of the brainbox quiz. Trimble, who before tonight's final had scored two-thirds of her team's 1,200 points, helped her college win by 275 to Manchester University's 190 - the closest of the Oxford team's five clashes in the contest.It was the second time the college had won the show following their ­victory in 2005. Founded in the early 16th century, Corpus Christi is one of Oxford's smaller colleges, with fewer than 400 students. A

There's no telling when lightning will strike a song. Consider the case of "At Last," the Mack Gordon/Harry Warren composition immortalized by Etta James. Beyonce performed it in "Cadillac Records," the recent movie about Chess Records....

The producers of Sunday's Academy Awards show stopped the audience slide for now. The annual Oscarcast drew an estimated 36.3 million viewers, up 4.3 million from last-year's record low.

The shell-shocked american newspaper industry has been buffeted by more bad news, with the announcement that two local groups, including one that owns the country's third-oldest daily newspaper, have filed for bankruptcy protection.The Philadelphia Inquirer has been placed into what is known as a Chapter 11 filing to allow its owners to restructure debts. The paper will be joined in bankruptcy protection by the Philadelphia Daily News and the website philly.com.The stricken nature of such a hallowed title - the paper was founded as the Pennsylvania Inquirer in 1829 and rose to prominence during the civil war - is certain to deepen the sense of panic surrounding the US press. In addition, the Journal Register company that owns 20 daily newspapers in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, Connecticut and New York sought bankruptcy protection at the weekend.This wave of dire news is largely explained by relatively short-term problems relating to the buildup of unsustainable debt burdens. In the ca

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - More than 36 million U.S. viewers watched Sunday's song-and-dance Oscars on television, lifting the glitzy film awards show from record low ratings in 2008, according to national ratings figures on Monday.

Trinity Mirror is cutting up to 70 journalists, almost a third of editorial staff, from its Glasgow-based Scottish newspapers, including the Daily Record and Sunday Mail, as part of a radical shakeup.Editorial operations for Trinity Mirror's Glasgow papers are to be integrated, with the Daily Record editor, Bruce Waddell, appointed to the newly created role of editor-in-chief of the two flagship titles to oversee the adoption of a new web-based content management system, ContentWatch.Allan Rennie, the Sunday Mail editor, has been moved to a new role of editorial development director of Trinity Mirror's national titles, including the Daily Mirror and the People, as well as Scottish papers.According to Trinity Mirror, initial changes involve the reorganisation of the senior editorial team, which also includes weekly titles the Glaswegian and Business7, and the Record PM afternoon freesheet.It is understood Trinity Mirror will seek up to 60 voluntary redundancies from across all editorial

Level-headed BLACK EYED PEAS star TABOO spent his first record deal cheque on his legal affairs, so he could win custody of his son.The rapper, real name Jaime Gomez, ...

It's a record that can only be broken in Rio de Janeiro. A samba dancer has worn the smallest scrap of clothing ever in a Carnival parade. The O Globo newspaper said model Dani Sperle sported a sparkly silver headdress, a necklace, matching arm bands _ and...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The U.S. television audience for Sunday's song-and-dance Oscars rose by about six percent, lifting the glitzy film awards show from record low ratings in 2008, according to early ratings figures on Monday.

Atlanta-based rapper Shonlock readies album for Arrow Records