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If you thought that one of the few glimmers of comfort in the death of Amy Winehouse was that the News Of The World was no longer around to "react", there's still Dan Wootton to cope with. A quick look at his twitter feed shows a little foot being stamped that broadcasters were still leading the news with the Neo-Nazi terrorism in Norway: I agree RT @jamesro47: Terribly depressing news about amy winehouse and utterly remarkable neither itv or bbc bulletins lead on it Winehouse's death was a horrible event (and one covered in [...]

As the Screws slithers out its last issue, time for a quick look back. There was a time when I'd pick up on the bigger music-y stories from their pages on a Sunday, but you'll have noticed that started to fade away shortly after Dan Wootton took over from Rav Singh. This was mainly because, while Singh was a comic creation, Wootton managed to run stories that weren't interesting of themselves. Nor was his stuff presented in a way that - unlike, say, Gordon Smart's work, to take a random example - had enough personality to be worth [...]

A couple of weeks back, the New York Times printed a letter of complaint from the News Of The World's managing editor Bill Akass . Responding to the Times' story about Andy Coulson and his team phonehacking their way through the great and the good, Akass snorted out this paragraph of disgust: Sources: In the days prior to publication the Standards Editor Phil Corbett wrote to all staff reminding them of the NYT's ethical guidelines with regards to anonymous sources. We were surprised therefore to see the finished article was based almost entirely on anonymous sources – [...]

Prince William turned up at the Radio One Roadshow last weekend, it turns out, and Dan Wootton was there to see it. Well, not actually there , but someone told him all about it, anyway: I'm told he couldn't wait to throw his hands in the heir when Dizz performed. Watching from the side of the stage, Wills was certainly a posh Boy In Da Corner. But the polo-playing Prince also proved he wasn't Snoot Dog as he rapped along to EVERY word of his hero's song. The polo-playing Prince? [...]

However does Dan Wootton do it? He's only gone and managed to land an exclusive interview with Lee Ryan . I'll bet old Larry King is tearing strips off his researchers for having missed that one: He's a top guy because, unlike many stars, he says exactly what he thinks - even if it means hitting out at a legend like GEORGE MICHAEL (most singers wouldn't dare). Lee said: "I actually had a song from George Michael called Medicine Man. He took it off me at the last minute. Thanks George, you wanker!" It's [...]

Even the News Of The World's Dan Wootton can't really work up any surprise over Amy Winehouse muttering that she sometimes likes girls: I think we all had our suspicions Actually, Dan, I'm pretty sure I've read this story about sixteen times before anyway. Still, Dan runs it like we're going to grab the arms of our chairs and shriek 'never! never!' but, really, it's a bit like holding space over to reveal that Brett Anderson needs a belt to keep his trousers up.

The non-stories underlining how utterly fantastic JLS are seem to have started to dry up in the Sun, so they're now punting them to the next tier down. A breathless Dan Wootton pants off : Band studs MARVIN HUMES and ASTON MERRYGOLD are being forced to flee their luxury pad in London after being hounded with saucy propositions from female fans. My insider revealed: "Aston and Marvin love living together but they're considering moving for security reasons." The odd woman is stood in the street saying "lick my privates", and [...]

Dan Wootton is bloody thrilled to have an exclusive chat with Westlife this morning: WESTLIFE launch their mega comeback on X Factor tonight and a certain Mr COWELL will be watching very closely. Determined to knock TAKE THAT from their best band perch, he's personally overseen every aspect of the Irish lads' relaunch, even what threads they wear. Megacomeback? Have they actually been away? Don't you have to at least pretend to go away before you can have a comeback? They even did the last bloody series of The [...]

Dan Wootton has the sort of story that would make Gordon Smart explode down there , most likely : NOEL GALLAGHER will definitely maybe return to gigging by joining KASABIAN on tour. The Mancunian rock legend, 42, is desperate to get back on the road again just a month after OASIS split. So he has turned to Kasabian and said: 'Maybe you're gonna be the ones who save me...' from being bored. He's agreed to appear on their upcoming UK arena tour - which kicks off in Newcastle on November [...]

Katie Price - a woman whose career seems to be based entirely on charging people for a look up her shirt - is going to "ruin" Peter Andre out of some sort of need for revenge. Ruining Peter Andre? Isn't that a bit like trying to force a Mini Metro off the road? You could put in the effort, but frankly it's going to topple over under its own steam before too long. This is all revealed in a big interview with the News Of The World, which Dan Wootton has been allowed to [...]

FrankMusic has split up with Holly Valance, and Dan Wootton reveals its serious : "I've deleted her off Facebook, I'm not making her album - I'm done with her now. One day she'll realise she was really flaky." Wow. Deleted her off Facebook. That'll show her. Although given that she dumped you, she probably won't even notice. Unless she really needs 12 people to send the results of 'what kind of tree are you' to before she can get her own results.

Yes, Dan has some news. Proper news: There isn't going to be a Brighton beach gig for Fatboy Slim this year . The trouble is, that's all there is to the story, really, so Dan is left trying to come up with some sort of joke to make it stretch: Brighton would have been the biggest gig of the year for the DJ, real name Norman Cook. So I doubt the 20,000 Big Beach Boutique fans are praising him. Well, Dan was halfway there - he did manage to stretch the [...]

Yes, Dan Wootton , Peaches Geldof may very well be kissing girls in front of the cameras in a bid to boost her profile, her ITV2 programme, and what we'll call her 'career'. So if you're so cynical about it, why are you running a large picture about it, mentioning the programme, and raising her profile, helping to boost her career?

Despite the terribly thin nature of Dan Wootton's Celeb XS , it's now apparently got two other chaps helping Dan fill it out. Simon Freeman and Simon 'presumably not the Simon Ward' Ward are helping Dan come up with stuff like this, on Victoria Beckham's acting aspirations : She's clearly a Shakespeare fan if the name of her six-year-old son Romeo is anything to go by. Ye-e-es. I'm not sure that 'the name of a child' is going to be much of an indication that she's going to be hoping for a [...]

Dan Wootton was claiming in today's News Of The World that the Kaiser Chiefs have been dropped. The Kaiser Chiefs have reassured their fans that it isn't the case, and once both of them were happy, they got in touch with the NME : However, a spokesman for the band told NME.COM there is "no contractual change to report". "The band has two records left to run on an existing contract," he said. "Kaiser Chiefs will take their first break in six years at the end of the summer. As with many successful [...]

If you have tax-exempt tears, prepare to shed them for Bono as Dan Wootton breaks the news that the band have run out of steam : NOT such a beautiful day for seasoned rockers U2 - their latest single has become the lads' biggest flop in TWO DECADES . . . it didn't even make the Top 40! Despite being the standout track on their new album, Magnificent had a chart performance that was anything but (sorry BONO). It only managed to limp in to No 42 thanks to its paltry 5,157 copies [...]

One of the most enjoyable things about the weekend is watching the Sun and the News of the World trying to rubbish each other's big stories. Today, prepubescent gossip skipper Dan Wootton rushes to the defence of Chris Moyles . Perhaps wisely Wootton doesn't mention where the rumours of the axing came from, but gives room to the Radio One team to issue firm denials: ALED HAYDN JONES, who produces the radio show, said: "Don't worry. There are no plans to move us." Drivetime presenter SCOTT MILLS, tipped to replace Chris, added: "Chris [...]

Dan Wootton talks up the "stalker" who has been, apparently, making Matthew Horne's life a misery" COMEDY king MATHEW HORNE has been living in fear after being targeted by a crazed STALKER. Living in fear, eh? Mat, 30, endured months of misery, but he admitted: "It's kind of dealt with now." Yes. That sounds like a man coming out of a living nightmare. Of course, nobody wants to be stalked, but since stalkers like to feel they've made an impact on their victims lives, isn't over-writing [...]

Dan Wootton, the News of the World's virtually-impossible-to-find-o nline showbiz hound, rushes in with a story : SUGABABE KEISHA BUCHANAN has revealed how a famous sportsman got a bit too sweet on her. She grimaced: "Just had a message on my MySpace page from a very famous sports star offering me something sexual! What an ass and a pervert. "I can't believe it. When I told him 'No' he got really mad. "I've blocked him from my page now." Wow - how great must Dan's contact book and trust [...]

You could almost feel sorry for the Sunday tabloids, what with the event they've all been waiting for occurring long after their print halls had finished for the day. You could almost feel sorry for the daily tabs as well, who are still hours and hours away from publishing. Almost feel sorry. On the other hand, I'm sure they'll still come up with a thousand grisly ways to make money off of Jade Goody's back, so it's not like it's worth shedding a tear for them. Online, the News Of The World's team is rushing to [...]