Chris Moyles misses Breakfast Show

Chris Moyles was forced to miss his Radio 1 breakfast show this morning after being stranded in New York by the travel chaos caused by the volcano eruption.

Other celebrities and artists have found themselves stuck abroad by severely disrupted travel plans.

Moyles, replaced by Scott Mills on his show this morning, said: "It's quite nice in a way because loads of British people are bonding over the fact that we're all stuck here together."

Teenage star Miley Cyrus has been unable to attend interviews in Britain for her new film The Last Song, which is due to receive its premiere in London tomorrow.

Rock veterans Status Quo are stuck in Moscow and face a lengthy rail and road journey to get home. The group's tour bus has now been dispatched from the UK and is heading to meet them in Warsaw.

Francis Rossi said: "We've enjoyed spending extra time in Moscow but, after all we've been through over the years, I never thought that our touring schedule would be threatened by a volcano."

Steve Harley, of Cockney Rebel fame, took a 1,500 euro (£1,300) taxi ride from Frankfurt to Brussels to catch one of the extra Eurostar trains which have been laid on. He had been in Germany for a radio interview.

Two members of the Harlem Globetrotters are stuck in Dublin waiting to come over for promotional and charity work.