Mallika Sherawat. Michael Buckner / Getty Images
Mallika Sherawat. Michael Buckner / Getty Images
Mallika Sherawat. Michael Buckner / Getty Images
Mallika Sherawat. Michael Buckner / Getty Images

Sherawat denies Banderas cheating report


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Just weeks after Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas announced that they were ending their marriage after 18 years, reports came out that the Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat was the cause of the split, after a video surfaced of Banderas and Sherawat dancing together in Cannes two years ago. Sherawat has slammed the rumours, telling E! News: "Antonio Banderas is a wonderful man, a great dancer and an acquaintance of mine. I did not go on any vacation with him and I'm sorry he's going through a divorce." – The National staff

Kaiser Chiefs kick off Glastonbury

An unannounced set by Kaiser Chiefs has kicked off Glastonbury, Britain's leading summer music festival. The British rockers played a surprise morning gig on Friday, the first full day of the event. Dolly Parton, Arcade Fire, Blondie and Metallica are among the other headliners playing a festival famed for music — and mud. More than 150,000 ticketholders have descended on Worthy Farm in southwestern England for the music extravaganza, which ends today. Many sported the Glastonbury fashion staple — rubber Wellington boots — as rain began to turn the 900-acre site into a mudbath. – AP

LaBeouf arrested for disrupting show

Shia LaBeouf was released from police custody on Friday after he was escorted from a Broadway theatre for yelling obscenities and continuing to act irrationally while being arrested. The 28-year-old actor was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct, criminal trespass and harassment on Thursday night at the Broadway show Cabaret. A spokesman for Cabaret says LaBeouf was "disruptive during Act 1" and was escorted out of the theatre at intermission, but he refused, used obscene language and physically interfered with employees. LaBeouf is due back in court on July 24. – AP

Del Rey and Smith top Billboard 200

Lana Del Rey scored her first No 1 album on the weekly Billboard 200 album chart with Ultraviolence, while the British newcomer Sam Smith placed second with his debut record In the Lonely Hour. Last week's chart topper, Jack White's Lazaretto, dropped from No 1 to No 7 this week. – Reuters

Courtney Cox to marry Johnny McDaid

Courtney Cox says she is engaged to marry Snow Patrol's Johnny McDaid. The actress and the musician revealed their engagement on Friday with a dual announcement on Twitter. The pair, who have been dating for under a year, posted a selfie with matching tweets saying, "I'm engaged to her" and "I'm engaged to him". This will be the second marriage for Cox, 50, who divorced David Arquette in May 2013 after nearly 14 years of marriage. – AP

500 People from Gaza enter France

115 Special programme for artists

25   Evacuation of injured and sick

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La Mer lowdown

La Mer beach is open from 10am until midnight, daily, and is located in Jumeirah 1, well after Kite Beach. Some restaurants, like Cupagahwa, are open from 8am for breakfast; most others start at noon. At the time of writing, we noticed that signs for Vicolo, an Italian eatery, and Kaftan, a Turkish restaurant, indicated that these two restaurants will be open soon, most likely this month. Parking is available, as well as a Dh100 all-day valet option or a Dh50 valet service if you’re just stopping by for a few hours.
 

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