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Children, according to newly-wed Woody Allen (62), are "a reasonable option".

Children, according to newly-wed Woody Allen (62), are "a reasonable option".

In an interview yesterday in Le Figaro, the actor-director said he and Soon-Yi Previn (27) had discussed having children.

"Why not?" he said. "I feel young and full of energy and my parents, you know, are still alive. My father is about to turn 97 and my mother is 91 and they're well."

A Bulgarian songwriter has accused Michael Jackson of plagiarism, saying a hit by Jackson was a virtual copy of a tune he wrote. Atanas Atanassov said Jackson's 1997 hit Blood on the Dance Floor took its melody and rhythm from New Year, a song he wrote in 1981. He is seeking compensation through the courts.

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The Pet Shop Boys yesterday revealed a passion for 1930s star Noel Coward which could raise £1 million for an AIDS charity.

Neil Tennant, lyricist of the group that has sold 25 million albums, has recruited Elton John and Paul McCartney to record a tribute to the singerplaywright who died in 1973.

The album reaches across the generations from Marianne Faithfull through Sting, Suede and Robbie Williams to the latest "Britpop" stars recording their favourite Coward songs.