Scary Carey's catty over health and safety ban

Mariah Carey had vowed to make her public appearance at London's Westfield Shopping Centre an event to remember.

Unfortunately, the singer was left frustrated after her desire for 20 white kittens to accompany her onstage while turning on festive lights was rebuffed by health and safety officials. The organisers had satisfied many of the diva's demands including:

• a demand for 100 white doves;
• a pink, rather than red carpet;
• a pink podium;
• a ride in a Rolls Royce;
• pink butterfly-shaped confetti;
• using a wand to turn on the mall's Christmas lights;
• a total of 80 security guards.

Carey's histrionics are notoriously outrageous. Previous riders included a request for 20 humidifiers to ensure her bedroom was kept comfortable at all times. However, British health and safety officials have proved that Santa doesn't always deliver. Carey's entourage was informed that on this occasion her demands would not be fully accommodated.

Nonetheless, an insider said, "We managed to source the doves, but finding the kittens in Westfield proved terribly difficult. In the end, it was made clear that due to health and safety restrictions, there was no way we could have the animals."