Freddie Mercury to be honoured by west London neighbours

November 16th, 2009 SIR IAN MCKELLEN and KEVIN SPACEY have been honoured for their contribution to the arts at a glitzy ceremony in London. The Lord of the Rings star walked away with a trophy for his hard work in showbusiness at the annual Variety Club Awards on Sunday (15Nov09).

November 4th, 2009 LONDON - Rolling Stones member Ronnie Wood was honoured at the Classic Rock Awards for his outstanding contribution. Wood, 62, who has also played with The Faces, was rewarded for his "ageless presence on the scene", and he revealed that it was his first ever accolade.

October 18th, 2009 LONDON - Madonna has incurred the wrath of her neighbours over her alleged oisy home studio. The Queen of Pop has been slapped with accusations of using her home as a rehearsal studio.

October 12th, 2009 LONDON - Late rock legend Freddie Mercury is set to be honoured in his hometown with his own Hollywood Walk of Fame-style star. The British musician, best known as the frontman of the rock band Queen, fled Zanzibar, Tanzania as a child with his family at a time of political unrest in the African region, and they set up home in Feltham, West London.

October 7th, 2009 LONDON - Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse has angered her neighbours with her early morning recording and loud partying. A neighbour said, "I'm so fed up with the situation," and slammed the door.

September 16th, 2009 LONDON - Arguments between Ronnie Wood and his girlfriend got so heated that the Russian girl threatened to commit suicide and could only be controlled after cops arrived at the scene.he 20-year-old Ekaterina Ivanova is believed to heard screaming during the quarrel: "I'm going to kill myself. You are going to find me dead." The 62-year-old The Rolling Stone's guitarist is reported have retorted and said: "F**k off home, you slut." The bust-up took place after an all-night party at their North London pad.

September 9th, 2009 It's being reported now that Whitney Port, the famous US television star has broken up with boyfriend Freddie Fackelmayer. The grapevines are saying that the two were reportedly seen recently at the Jane Hotel but they went in separately and allegedly did not speak to each other.

September 9th, 2009 LONDON - Rapper Speech Debelle emerged as the dark horse to win the prestigious Barclaycard Mercury Prize at the award ceremony held at London's Grosvenor House Hotel on September 8. Debelle's album Speech Therapy has only sold 3,000 copies, which makes it the lowest selling album ever to have won the prize.

August 19th, 2009 LONDON - Rock band Queen's lead singer Freddie Mercury has walked away with the title of 'Britain's Greatest Ever Moustache' in a new poll. Mercury has topped the celebrity moustache poll with John Cleese's moustache in Fawlty Towers occupying the second spot.

July 24th, 2009 LONDON - Big Brother star Freddie Fisher has admitted he would have sex on the show only if everyone else did. The housemates started talking about sex after Bea, 24, said the house needed a "sex injection".

June 25th, 2009 LONDON - Actress Cameron Diaz has been honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Honoured for her work in a wide range of films, the movie star became the 2,386th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, reported aceshowbiz.com "It was what has given me the strength and courage to live this extraordinary life and it is what powers the light that burns inside of me, bright enough for me to be honoured today with this star on the Walk of Fame, said the actress.

June 23rd, 2009 LONDON - 'Mean Girls' star Lindsay Lohan was issued a ticket by the Los Angeles police for noise violation on the weekend. Lohan, 22, enraged her Hollywood Hills neighbours by playing loud music into the early hours of June 21st morning, reports the Daily Star.

June 21st, 2009 LONDON - Jeremy Piven has not laid a finger on fish since he suffered mercury poisoning last year due to over-consumption. The Entourage actor was forced to back out from Broadway play Speed-The-Plow in December after being diagnosed with toxic mercury poisoning caused by his penchant for raw fish.

June 15th, 2009 LONDON - Singer Lady Gaga has admitted that went for the blonde look to avoid her resemblance with troubled pop star Amy Winehouse. The 23-year-old was shocked when an interviewer asked her questions thinking she was the 'Rehab' hitmaker.

May 28th, 2009 LONDON - Singer Lily Allen is set to make a guest appearance on TV soap Neighbours, it has emerged. Following the European leg of her tour, the Smile singer will film in Ramsay Street between concerts in Australia in June, say reports.