CHUBBY dancing sensation Stavros Flatley will appear at Southgate College to launch a cancer charity fundraiser later this month. The Greek Irish dancers are supporting the Enfield and Barnet “Relay for Life” event, which raises money for Cancer Research UK. The launch party, on November 19, is an attempt to rally volunteers for the 5km [...]

If there is such a thing as suffering for your art, then Marina Diamandis, frontwoman of Marina and the Diamonds, is the living embodiment of it. Earlier this year, the singer allowed celebrity photographer Rankin to stick black crystals all over her body for the video to a limited-edition single, I Am Not A Robot. [...]

Charalambos “Bambos” Xanthos has been crowned the 2009 Littlewoods World Heads-Up Poker Champion and takes home his biggest tournament prize to date of £65,000 ($107,500). The £3,300 buy-in event, which took place at the Victoria Casino, London, lasted three days and on the final day Bambos had to battle his way past two hardened opponents [...]

Hedge-fund manager Elena Ambrosiadou has emerged as the mystery buyer of the Maltese Falcon, one of the world’s largest private yachts. Greek-born Ambrosiadou, who runs Ikos Asset Management, bought the 289ft yacht from the American venture capitalist Tom Perkins in a deal believed to be worth £60m. Perkins was reported to have sold the yacht [...]

Greek pop queen Elena Paparizou has been voted to represent Greece as one of 21 nominees from across Europe for the award Best European Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2009. This follows her being voted as the Best Greek act of 2009 by Greek pop fans. The other Greek nominees to represent Greece [...]