The most hated UK celebrity accents are from native Londoners. A poll conducted by Travelodge found that Amy Winehouse's cultivated caricature snarl (seriously, what girl from North London really sounds like that?) along with Chingford native David Beckham topped the list, edging out Gordon Brown, Charlotte Church, and Chris Moyles. The poll also found that Cheryl Cole had one of the most popular accents. The poll also found that regional expressions don't translate from one......

On Sunday, a sold-out crowd at the O2 saw, for the second year in a row, a stellar example of what makes the NBA such a popular attraction in the States: sheer, unbridled athleticism by players whose every spring seems to inviolate the laws of gravity. This pre-season "exhibition game" - friendly, in other words - pitted the Miami Heat against the New Jersey Nets, with Heat's Dwyane Wade and the Nets' Vince Carter......