Madonna received a police escort from London's West End on the evening of Monday's Jubilee concert, it has been reported.

A van load of uniformed officers picked her up from Wyndhams Theatre, where she is appearing in the comedy Up For Grabs, and drove her home, according to the Daily Mail.

Scotland Yard said officers can use their "discretion" to escort people, although it had no record that Madonna was accompanied.

A spokeswoman said: "Police may facilitate the movement of individuals through public crowds if it is thought it may prevent crushing or a breach of the peace.

"This is done as much for the benefit of the crowd as the person who is being moved."

Star Wars toppled by thriller

Nuclear thriller The Sum of All Fears beat Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones at the weekend box Office in North America, knocking George Lucas' sci-fi classic down to second place.

The Sum of All Fears debuted with $31.1million, while Attack of the Clones had $21 million in its third weekend.

Spider-Man came in third with $14.3m, having collected a total of $353.6 million in five weeks.

Undercover Brother, a parody of 1970s action films, debuted at number four with $12 million.

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Fatboy Slim leads awards

Fatboy Slim and Basement Jaxx head the hopefuls for the annual Dancestar Awards - with four nominations each.

They will go head-to-head for the best video prize for Weapon Of Choice and Where's Your Head At.

Faithless, X-Press 2, Roger Sanchez, Kosheen and Mis-Teeq are each up for three prizes when the event takes place on 3 July.

Kylie Minogue is nominated for two awards - best chart act and best video for Can't Get You Out Of My Head.

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Accident forces rock tour cancellation

Alien Ant Farm have cut short their world tour following the bus crash which killed the band's driver and injured several members of the group.

Lead singer Dryden Mitchell suffered a broken vertebra and is expected to undergo surgery while other members are recovery from broken bones and cuts and bruises.

The band were in the middle of a tour when the accident happened in Spain, forcing them to cut short their European visit and cancel their US dates.

"I'm just so grateful that my injuries aren't worse. There will be a lot of rehabilitation and physical therapy, but I'm planning on working hard so the band can get back to writing songs, and then we can get in the studio and record the new album as soon as possible," said Mitchell from the London hospital he is being treated at.

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