But the test is: ‘Does this incite hatred in another person?’”Mr Goggins added: “This will be a line in the sand which indicates to people a line beyond which they cannot go. It puts Muslims on the same footing as Jews and Sikhs, who are covered by race-hate legislation.The Government had to give up its first attempt to bring in laws against religious hatred in 2002 because of fierce opposition in the Lords. She is credited as a producer on three films, including Extreme Measures and the mob comedy Mickey Blue Eyes, starring Grant and made by the couple’s production company, Simian Films – named, it is said, because she compared Grant’s looks, no doubt affectionately, to those of a monkey. She is currently the face of Est?Lauder, whose chairman, Leonard Lauder, recently increased her salary to $3m a year. “I think she is beautiful, and she is just coming into her own,” he said, eschewing the ageism that led to a much more accomplished actor, Isabella Rossellini, being dumped by the cosmetics firm Lanc?a few years ago.

Her best-known roles to date are in an Austin Powers movie – The Spy Who Shagged Me is one of the high points on her CV – and as the devil in Bedazzled. Famous as she now is, there is something rather dogged and appealing about the way she has gone on appearing in otherwise forgettable movies.She has played herself in various TV shows, including (cringeingly) Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life in 1997 and an episode of The Job in 2001. Both women are expected to attend a huge birthday bash this evening in the grounds of Hurley’s £2.5m mansion in Gloucestershire, along with her ex-boyfriend, the actor Hugh Grant, and those celebrity must-haves, Sir Elton John and David Furnish.
It is not bad going for a girl from Basingstoke, that least inspiring of Hampshire towns, especially when you consider how difficult it is to capture Hurley in a few words. She is an actor, having appeared in almost 30 films, although I don’t suppose many people will be able to recall her performances in Passenger 57 or Double Whammy.

She was famous long before Big Brother, Jordan or Sienna Miller; she was well-known in the 20th century, for those of us who can remember that far back, at a time when Victoria Adams had yet to meet David Beckham and Donatella Versace was still just Gianni’s sister. In celebrity years, Elizabeth Hurley, who celebrates her 40th birthday today, is a veteran. Redgrave was accompanied to hospital by some of the travellers he was supporting. They later staged a vigil outside.In a statement, Redgrave’s family said: “We would like to thank the police, the travellers and hospital staff for their efforts and all well-wishers for their thoughts.”Redgrave – the son of the actors Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson, and the brother of Vanessa – has been receiving treatment for cancer. He has been a passionate spokesman for the rights of Europe’s travellers. On Wednesday morning, he hosted a meeting with MPs at Westminster to highlight the plight of Gypsies.. The family of the actor Corin Redgrave were at his bedside last night after doctors said his condition remained “very serious”.