Lord Puttnam (57), the acclaimed producer of Chariots of Fire and The Killing Fields, said yesterday his bitter disappointment at being rejected for the post of BBC vice-chairman would not stop him from applying again.
It is anticipated the position will go to Gail Rebuck (46), chief executive of the Random House publishing group and wife of Philip Gould, Tony Blair's opinion pollster.
Top chart band All Saints have disclosed that they, like chart rivals the Spice Girls, have been plagued by internal disagreement. But the All Saints row is about football.
No one is threatening to leave All Saints, who travelled to Paris for the World Cup Final with half the quartet cheering on different teams.
Controversy over the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, was renewed yesterday when it emerged that it has set aside £3 million to pay legal bills.
The fund, which has been embroiled in disputes since authorising the use of Princess Diana's signature on tubs of margarine yesterday said it was "extremely unlikely" all the money would be spent.