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WHITNEY HOUSTON DIED
They found her in a bath

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Whitney Houston died this weekend aged 48.

The singer was found dead in the bath of her hotel suite in Hollywood by her hairdresser on Saturday afternoon.

Police who searched the room discovered bottles of prescription pills for anxiety and depression, but no illegal drugs.

If you're desperate for a cause of death, the tabloids are reporting that she was seen "hitting the booze hard" and "sweating profusely" the night before.

Apparently she had also been acting "erratically" in the lobby of the Hollywood Hilton. This involved "skipping like a child" and "doing handstands" by the pool.

Houston had a well-publicised problem with crack cocaine at one point, but according to people close to her she had been "winning that battle" recently.

People who remember their mum listening to her back in the 90s were a bit sad, Sickipedia went nuts and the people who were genuinely close to her were understandably distraught.

Europe
THE GREEKS HAD A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION AGAIN
Looting and arson in Athens as politicians pass latest austerity bill

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We'll cover this story in more depth elsewhere, but basically it was Groundhog Day in Athens this weekend, as Greek politicians did what they had to in order to secure more foreign financial aid, while Greek citizens reacted angrily in the streets.

More than 40 buildings were set on fire and many others were looted in the capital, while police and protesters also clashed in Thessaloniki, Patras, Corfu and Crete.

Antonis Samaras, the leader of the New Democracy party that supports the austerity drive, stated that: "What we are seeing are scenes from a tomorrow that must absolutely be avoided."

I guess for many young Greeks, it must seem like that "tomorrow" has already arrived.

Watch Teenage Riot: Athens here.

Entertainment
THE ARTIST WON A SHIT-TON OF AWARDS AT THE BAFTAS
It got seven

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Michel Hazanavicius' silent film The Artist won seven awards at this year's Baftas, including best film, best director and best actor.

The best actor award was won by Jean Dujardin.

Elsewhere, Meryl Streep won best actress for playing Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady.

The Daily Mail really weirded me out when they felt it necessary to comment on Streep's "impressive cleavage".

Entertainment
WOODY HARRELSON NOT DESCRIBED AS ASSHOLE
Actor described as "mellow" instead

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An interview with Woody Harrelson was published in The Sunday Times and they didn't say he was an asshole.

Instead, they talked about his relationship with his dad who's in jail, his straying from the church as an adolescent and the fact that he won his role in Cheers by sneezing and opening a door at the same time.

Maybe we just caught him on a bad day.

Go to page two for this weekend's sport.