Sandra Bullock’s husband Jesse James has apologised to his wife and children following accusations he had an affair.

In a statement, the reality TV star said: “I am truly very sorry for the grief I have caused them.”

He added that “the vast majority” of the allegations reported were “untrue and unfounded”.

The UK premiere of The Blind Side, due to be held next week, was scrapped after Oscar-winner Bullock pulled out citing “unforeseen personal reasons”.

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Roman Polanski’s new political thriller The Ghost, which is opening in the UK, is about a former British prime minister who is threatened with being hauled in front of the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes.

The title refers to a ghost writer roped in to craft the memoirs of this ex prime minister, Adam Lang. But it is the ghost of Tony Blair that haunts the fictional Mr Lang, with references to Iraq, the “war on terror”, and a much too cosy relationship with the United States.

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Eggs should be considered a ’superfood’ because they can boost health and tackle obesity, researchers will claim today.

The nutritionists say eggs are one of the most nutrient-dense foods and are recommending one a day for the maximum benefit.

The study, released today and to be published in June in the journal Nutrition and Food Science, analysed 71 research papers and reference documents that examined the nutritional composition of eggs and their role in diet.

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This year’s Oscars ceremony was the most watched in the US for five years, early figures suggest.

Analysts Nielsen Company said 41.3 million viewers watched The Hurt Locker win six awards, including best film.

It is up 14% on the 36.3 million viewers who watched Slumdog Millionaire dominate last year’s ceremony.

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Mothers-to-be should be warned that ‘eating for two’ is a myth, according to draft Health Service guidelines.

They do not need to drink full-fat milk or change their diet at all for the first six months of the pregnancy.

Even in the last three months they need just 200 extra calories a day – the equivalent of a small sandwich.

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Actor Charlie Sheen has entered rehab and will be taking a break from filming his popular TV series, Two and a Half Men, his publicist has said.

It comes two months after the 44-year-old was arrested following a fight with his wife, Brooke Mueller, at their home in Aspen, Colorado on Christmas day.

He was later charged with assaulting and threatening her and is due to return to court on 15 March.

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The idea that we need less sleep as we get older is a myth, according to researchers.

A study has found that the middle aged and elderly need just as much as the young if they want to keep a clear head the next day.

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Increasing your intake of omega-3 fatty acids from fish may turn back the biological clock.

Increase your intake of omega-3 fatty acids from fish – it’s well-trodden advice in the battle against heart disease. Now, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, it’s a move that may also turn back the biological clock.

Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, found that among men with stable coronary artery disease, those with the highest blood levels of omega-3 fats had a slower rate of telomere shortening, a marker of biological age.

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A generation of Britons could be putting their health at risk by wrongly self-diagnosing a food allergy or intolerance, one of the UK’s leading experts warns.

‘Instead of having their condition medically diagnosed and treating the root cause of their symptoms, millions of people are needlessly cutting whole food groups out of their diet,’ says Dr Carina Venter, allergy specialist at the University of Portsmouth.

Up to 20 per cent of us now believe we have a food intolerance, she says, with the real figure lying somewhere between 1 and 2 per cent. ‘The health implications of limiting the diet in this way can be far worse than food allergies or intolerances themselves – and it only takes a few years of cutting food groups out to have a much longer-term impact.’

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She is known to her family and friends as ‘Sleeping Beauty’ – but her life is no fairytale.

Louisa Ball, 15, sleeps for two weeks at a time because she suffers from an incredibly rare disorder.

She misses school exams, dance lessons and even missed an entire week’s holiday away with the family as she slept the whole way through.

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