A measure of Cameron Diaz’s popularity among her peers could be drawn from the A-list turnout as she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 22 June 2009.

The actress, dressed in a white dress, red belt and matching shoes, looked thrilled as she posed with her family at the unveiling ceremony in front of the Egyptian Theatre.

But lending the occasion an extra special air were Cameron’s Vanilla Sky co-star Tom Cruise and wife Katie Holmes, who turned up to cheer her on with fellow Charlie’s Angel Lucy Liu.

The 36-year-old later paid an emotional tribute to her father Emilio, who passed away suddenly last year – dedicating her success to ‘the eternal love my mum and dad shared’.

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Ballroom and Latin dancing classes can improve pupils’ behaviour as well as their fitness, research suggests.

Dancing the cha-cha-cha, quick step or waltz in PE also helps shy children gain self-esteem and less sporty pupils get involved, the report said.

The study of 2,500 children on the Essentially Dance scheme in England said it had the potential to make a "huge impact on children’s learning".

It was created partly by dancers from BBC TV’s Strictly Come Dancing show.

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Two subway trains have collided in Washington, killing nine people and injuring more than 70.

One train rammed into the back of the other, crushing the rear carriage and trapping many of the passengers inside.

The accident, which happened during the evening rush hour, is the worst since the subway system opened more than 30 years ago.

A female driver of one of the trains was among the dead.

Dozens of people were taken to hospital after the crash between the Fort Totten and Takoma Park stations on the Metro system’s red line, near the Washington-Maryland border.

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Scientists say a natural supplement made from tomatoes, taken daily, can stave off heart disease and strokes.

The tomato pill contains an active ingredient from the Mediterranean diet – lycopene – that blocks "bad" LDL cholesterol that can clog the arteries.

Ateronon, made by a biotechnology spin-out company of Cambridge University, is being launched as a dietary supplement and will be sold on the high street.

Experts said more trials were needed to see how effective the treatment is.

Preliminary trials involving around 150 people with heart disease indicate that Ateronon can reduce the oxidation of harmful fats in the blood to almost zero within eight weeks, a meeting of the British Cardiovascular Society will be told at Ateronon’s launch on Monday.

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Eating a curry once or twice a week could help prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, a US researcher suggests.

The key ingredient is curcumin, a component of the spice turmeric.

Curcumin appears to prevent the spread of amyloid protein plaques – thought to cause dementia – in the brain.

But the theory, presented at the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ annual meeting, has been given a lukewarm reception by UK experts.

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A pill which claims to help dieters lose pounds will be available over-the-counter from UK chemists on Wednesday.

Nicola Lovejoy-Mellonie has lost a significant amount of weight since taking the pills

A month’s supply of Orlistat – which is known as Alli – costs £49.95 and will only be sold to people who are clinically overweight.

Nicola Lovejoy-Mellonie, 42, has been taking the pills as part of a trial since January.

She says unlike her previous attempts to lose weight, Alli has made a real difference.

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A male contraceptive jab has proved highly effective in a new study of more than 1,000 men.

Fertility returned to normal in all but two participants after the jabs

Just over one in 100 men conceived a child during a period of two years, which is considered a very good result.

No contraceptive is 100% effective and each year between 1% and 2% of women on the Pill get pregnant.

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It was a spur-of-the-moment mistake and one that nearly cost Professor John Aplin his life. While out hill-walking in the Peak District in 1996, his two young sons Daniel, then 11, and Matthew, six, got stuck on rocks above a ravine and called for help.

In a panic, John attempted to climb a cliff to reach them, only to fall 30ft on to rocks.

He suffered fractures to three vertebrae, a punctured lung, a broken wrist, several broken ribs, fingers and toes, and doctors feared he might never walk again.

Yet despite his horrific injuries John was out of hospital in six weeks and back at work full-time within three months.

Twelve years on and he is as fit as ever. Last year he went climbing in the Dolomites in Italy as well as running in the Great Manchester 10km Run, his first long-distance competitive race.

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The family of Kill Bill star David Carradine has asked the FBI to investigate his death after his body was found in a Bangkok hotel room.

The 72-year-old actor was discovered by a maid on Thursday with a rope tied to his neck, wrist and penis.

This has led to speculation that it was a sex act that had gone wrong.

The Thai police originally said Carradine’s body was found "naked, hanging in a closet," leading them to suspect he committed suicide, even though no suicide note was found.

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Brazilian officials are expected to begin trying to identify two bodies discovered after an Air France jet crashed into the Atlantic Ocean.

A Brazilian navy helicopter works to recover debris from the crash

Navy ships found the bodies of two men and a blue seat with a serial number matching Air France Flight 447.

A rucksack containing a vaccination card and a briefcase with an Air France ticket inside were also found, rescue officials said.

"This morning at 8.14 am, we confirmed the rescue from the water of pieces and bodies that belonged to the Air France flight," air force spokesman Jorge Amaral said.

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