Saturday 4 April 2015

Former fireman Stevie McCrorie crowned winner of The Voice in live TV finale





STEVIE McCrorie has emerged as the winner of this year’s The Voice.


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'People think I'm stupid and superficial' Megan Fox on the harsh price of beauty





MEGAN FOX feels judged for her looks and wants to be taken more seriously, but she admits that she hadn't a clue what she was doing on screen in Transformers.


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Former drummer for Lynyrd Skynyrd dies in wreck

CARTERSVILLE, Georgia (AP) " The former drummer for the Southern hard rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, Robert Burns Jr., has died in a car crash in Georgia.Georgia State Patrol spokeswoman Tracey Watson said Burns' vehicle went off a curve...


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Time for more hot and heavy scenes on screen: academic

When it comes to sex on television, it would appear size does matter.Fat people are rarely seen being intimate on screen and this reinforces negative attitudes towards them, says Dr Cat Pause, a senior lecturer and fat studies researcher...


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'I couldn't care less about colour schemes' Andy Murray left wedding planning to Kim Sears





THEY are set to walk down the aisle in a week, however it is unlikely there would have been anything for guests to attend if had been left up to Andy Murray.


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'We're Gwy and Chris of Essex' Denise Van Outen jokes about relationship with ex-Lee Mead





DENISE VAN OUTEN has discussed her amicable relationship with former husband Lee Mead, following their split in 2013.


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Joni Mitchell 'getting stronger each day' after being found unconscious at her LA home





JONI MITCHELL was rushed to hospital on Tuesday afternoon, after police reportedly found her unconscious in her Los Angeles property.


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Treat time: David Beckham and son Romeo leave sports store laden with shopping bags





ROMEO BECKHAM was left struggling with a number of bulging bags as he left an Adidas shop in West Hollywood yesterday.


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'It's just insane' Vogue Williams WINS Bear Grylls: Mission Survive





AFTER joking to her manager that she thought she was going to win at the very start, Vogue Williams has beaten off stiff competition to make her quip a reality.


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Godfather of suburbia: How a fearsome Mafia boss ended up living in west London





THE man at number 13 Manor Way has proved to be the luckiest resident of the street. If the Italian authorities and our Crown Prosecution Service had not cocked things up between them, Domenico Rancadore, a retired mafia don, would now be on his way back to Italy to serve a very long stretch.


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Katie Piper wows as she takes to the catwalk in just a LEOTARD at the Ideal Home Show





SHE recently missed her daughter's first birthday due to complications in surgery, however Katie Piper appeared to be back on top form yesterday at London's Ideal Home Show.


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Buy, buy miss American pie: Singer reveals meaning behind iconic hit





AS the original manuscript to the classic Don McLean song goes up for auction, the singer finally reveals why he wrote it and what it means to him


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Amal Clooney flashes her pins in thigh-skimming LBD for dinner date with husband George





SHE usually opts for demure and elegant attire, however Amal Clooney chose something a little more racy for a night out in New York yesterday.


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'Expect huge twists' EastEnders' Kat and Alfie Moon to star in their own spin-off series





THERE has been no shortage of drama surrounding EastEnders' Kat and Alfie Moon in the past, and now they are set for even more, but of the good variety.


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Rhythm in his heart and soul

Many concertgoers are familiar with the rhythmically charged music of John Psathas, most recently sampled when the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra presented his View from Olympus with Dame Evelyn Glennie last year.Rhythm is in...


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T.J. McNamara: Emotions run high in wild west

This is a week of veteran artists and new galleries. The most vigorous exhibition is Land Cadence by John Madden, who has devoted his painting life to wrestling to convey the steep hills of the west coast of the Waitakeres, particularly...


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Patricia Greig: If you listen to the land, it will speak to you

From a clutter of paint tubes covered with ancient clay dust and shimmers of oils, works rise like mirages at all angles from the depths of John Madden's studio.A lifelong reverence for the land is obvious in his work.His expression...


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Let's dance: Romantic looks for spring





ENJOY the ray of light in these gorgeous, elegant and playful outfits.


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Rita Ora on The Voice UK final: 'I would love to win'





POP STAR Rita Ora joins Tom Jones, Ricky Wilson and will.i.am for tonight’s final of The Voice UK. Who wins? You decide…


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9/11 opera envisages what happened inside the towers

We all remember where we were on 9/11. The planes that flew into the twin towers of the World Trade Centre blew a hole in the heart of the world. That day, it seemed as if optimism, decency, empathy and love were confronted and defeated...


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Take a deep breath

It opens with a baby's first cry and the inhalation of a first breath, and ends 35 seconds later with the final exhalation of a human being and another cry. Samuel Beckett's Breath , surely the shortest play in existence, has never...


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Madonna wages war on Instagram over nude post

Madonna has launched an attack on photo-sharing site Instagram over its rules on nudity after it removed an image of her posing topless.The 56-year-old responded to the censorship by posting a fully nude photo of herself to her...


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Dorothy Perkins, Very, Primark and New Look: The things we want this week





THERE'S something for every budget in this week's must-haves


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Codebreaker: The true story behind the discovery of DNA fingerprinting





A NEW drama tells the remarkable true story of Alec Jeffreys’ discovery of DNA fingerprinting – and how it helped catch a killer


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Corrie's Kate Ford: 'I love watching crime programmes'





TRACY BARLOW'S secret affair is finally discovered this week. Actress Kate Ford tells us what’s next for her trouble-making alter ego…


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Rosamund Pike on Thunderbirds: 'I'm very excited to bring Penelope to a new generation'





A REVAMPED version of the kids’ TV classic launches on ITV this week


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Griff Rhys Jones: 'I'm not Bear Grylls - there's no survival instinct in me'





SEASONED traveller Griff Rhys Jones takes to Africa’s railways for a new documentary series


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Vera actress Brenda Blethyn: 'I'd love to play a villain'





BRENDA BLETHYN is back as Vera, one of Britain’s best-loved TV detectives, but she secretly dreams of playing the villain


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Nicole Scherzinger: 'Jennifer Lopez always looks flawless'





POP STAR and former X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger, 36, reveals her top beauty tips.


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Easter Chocolate: Cocoa-infused beauty products





THESE beauty treats are good enough to eat.


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Amazon, Debenhams, Bettys and Prestat: 10 of the best Easter treats





SURPRISE them with one of these lovely presents this Easter.


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Let them eat cake: Lemon layer Easter cake, Chocolate Easter nest cupcakes





TRIED-and-tested tips from Saturday magazine’s celebrity chef.


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Paul Kelly and co coming back for more

The past couple of times Paul Kelly has crossed the Tasman he's travelled light. Just a big book of songs and a sideman or two.This time the veteran singer-songwriter is one of 10.He's bringing the musicians and the voices that...


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Friday 3 April 2015

Greg Dixon: Few highlights in the stream

So my mission, if I chose to accept it, was this: to go forth into the great unknown of the internet, into the daunting wilds of our new TV streaming services, and come back with tales of my adventures, good and bad.There's been...


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Scalpers don't miss a beat in a bid to sell Fleetwood Mac tickets

Minutes after the Dunedin Fleetwood Mac concert sold out, scalpers started listing tickets online.But a concerned promoter says fans should refuse to pay the inflated prices as tickets can be secured other ways.The concert on...


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Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris get very cosy on dat night

They appeared to confirm rumours of a fledgling relationship on Thursday.But Calvin Harris and Taylor Swift raised more eyebrows when he was seen driving back from her LA home on Friday morning. The superstar DJ was spotted the...


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Alan Davies: Master Blaster

The pleasantries lasted for at least 10 minutes. We exchanged greetings, discussed his upcoming New Zealand tour, and even swapped stories about raising - and being terrorised by - small children."Mainly it's me resisting the urge...


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Lane change for rom-com action star

Watching an actor evolve can make for fascinating viewing - sometimes proving more entertaining than their output. Take Ryan Reynolds. As he puts it, candidly, "I'd worked both successfully and very unsuccessfully in the movie-star...


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Lifetime deciding what to do with Will Ferrell movie

NEW YORK (AP) " The fate of a Lifetime TV movie featuring Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig remained unclear on Friday after the project's secrecy was spoiled.Lifetime confirmed on Thursday that the former "Saturday Night Live" stars...


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Thunderbirds - Taylor made

The movie hadn't even started and he was already looking forward to it finishing.Because, while anticipation around the London premiere of the first The Lord Of The Rings movie back in 2001 had been feverish, Sir Richard Taylor...


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VIDEO: The best films on TV for all the family this Bank Holiday





JAMES BOND, Indiana Jones, Kermit and the original Extra Terrestrial are ready to rescue you from another washed-out Easter weekend with our pick of the best Bank Holiday movies on TV.


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