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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment

Shorter cuts: news doesn't get any smaller

Gary Lineker
Is Gary Lineker one of the BBC's lucky employees? Photograph: Stuart Wilson/Getty Images

Salary guessing

So, who are the unnamed BBC stars on annual fees of £1m-plus? There are apparently between three and six of them. Norton, Lineker, Clarkson – we're looking at you.

Peep show

Perhaps it's to be expected when you invite nude models to recreate Titians in the name of art: Mark Wallinger's National Gallery show has reportedly been pulling in a large, unwanted audience of "dirty old men".

Wild, wild west

Cowboy hats were once the headgear of choice for music festivals, but at Latitude it was all about the Native American headdress (with or without Adam Ant-style fluoro warpaint).

Cheers!

Cows given wine in moderation (that's two bottles per animal, per day) produce better tasting meat, according to one French farmer who claims his luxury beef has a "very special texture, beautiful, marbled and tender".

Mamils

AKA, "middle aged men in Lycra", AKA those obsessive older blokes who spend a small fortune on their flashy, carbon-fibre bikes. It's an annoying buzzword, but who doesn't know at least one of them.

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