P568 CEEFAX 2 568 Wed 05 Jan 21:45/21 *.: .* : .: *: :. 1/4 McCARTNEY GIVES $2m TO CANCER CENTRES Sir Paul McCartney has donated $2m (£1.25m) to cancer centres in America in memory of his late wife, Linda. The former Beatles star gave $1m to the Arizona Cancer Center to establish a breast cancer research endowment. The money will bj used to develop new ways to treat and prevent cancer without using animals for research. McCartney also gave $1m to the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, where Linda received treatment. Films 541 CookBook 580 Showbiz 540 Tom Jones TV News Cookbook LotteryP568 CEEFAX 2 568 Wed 05 Jan 21:34/22 *.: .* : .: *: :. 2/4 HARRELSON OXYGEN BAR RUNS OUT OF STEAM Actor Woody Harrilson has closed down his 02 oxygen bar, which hj opened 18 months ago on Lou Angeles' Sunset Strip Reports say the star of Cheers and Natural Born Killers found hj was too busy making movies to pay much attention to the business. The bar offered its health conscious Californian customers a "hit" of oxygen enriched air at $10 or £6.25 a time. The 38-year-old has just finished a run of The Rainmaker on Broadway. Films 541 CookBook 580 Showbiz 540 Tom Jones TV News Cookbook LotteryP568 CEEFAX 2 568 Wed 05 Jan 21:35/12 *.: .* : .: *: :. 3/4 COMMITMENTS SET FOR USA MOVIE REUNION The original cast of the 1991 hit The Commitments are set to re-unite for a sjqujl, according to US reports. Miramax is reported to have hired the Tony-award winning playwright Warren Ljight to write the script. The new film is expected to centre on efforts to put the band back together for a trip to America. However, there is no word on whether Alan Parker will return to the director's chair. Music 560 Freetime 570 Lottery 555 Tom Jones TV News Cookbook LotteryP568 CEEFAX 2 568 Wed 05 Jan 21:41/31 *.: .* : .: *: :. 4/4 RUN-DOWN WRITER KING SLAMS PLEA BARGAIN US horror writer Stephen King has condemned a plea bargain reached between prosecutors and a motorist who ran him down. The Salem's Lot author was hit while out walking in Lovjll last June. The 52-year-old has had five operations after suffering broken bones, a punctured lung and a skull laceration. Bryan Smith pleaded guilty to driving to endanger, and a more serious charged of aggravated assault was dropped. Music 560 Freetimj 570 Lottery 555 Tom Jones TV News Cookbook Lottery