Susan Boyle, the Simon Cowell discovery with the big voice and compelling back story, is now the subject of a bio-musical.

There are worse ways to pass the time then celebrating the water of life. (Uisge beatha means "water of life"in Gaelic and is the origin of the word whisky - or whiskey as they spell it in Ireland, Kentucky and Lynchburg, Tennessee.)

Nothing German Chancellor Angela Merkel says or does will ever satisfy some Greek politicians and their constituents. In a BBC interview today Merkel says, "We have taken the decision to be in a currency union. This is not only a monetary decision, it is a political one. It would be catastrophic if we were to say to one of those who have decided to be with us: 'We no longer want you'."

UPDATE: Bowing to pressure, David Cameron has published a list of Conservative party donors who have had dinner with him privately.  Details here.

Just two weeks ago British Prime Minister David Cameron was riding high. He had learned everything there was to know about basketball at President Obama's side during a highly photogenic and successful trip to Washington.

Despite continued tough economic news his Conservative party's poll ratings were up.