Sunday 28 December 2014

Harry Potter actor David Ryall dies on Christmas Day aged 79





ACTOR David Ryall died on Christmas Day aged 79, it has been announced.


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Broadchurch is back but don't expect a corpse





DAVID STEPHENSON talks to writer Chris Chibnall and the stars of ITV’s highest-rated drama but no one will reveal the plot of the second series


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Nicole Scherzinger and Lewis Hamilton pose for selfie with Tom Cruise at Cats performance





FORMULA 1 champion Lewis Hamilton took to Instagram on Saturday night to show off his rather impressive famous friend.


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Lord of the Rings location scout dies

The location scout for Lord of the Rings has died.Queenstown man Dave Comer died on Christmas Day after a long battle with a rare form of cancer.The 58-year-old still photographer was also the director of the Fiordland film...


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The Big Read: Brooke Fraser

With a new album on the way and her first homecoming tour in years hitting the country's arenas in the New Year, Brooke Fraser talks to Lydia Jenkin about reinventing herself and her music. She has an immediately recognisable f...


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Paralympic medal winner Olivia Breen: 'Sport has been my lifeline'





PARALYMPIC medal winner Olivia Breen was born with cerebral palsy – but she won’t let anything hold her back, in life or on the track, as Rachel Carlyle reports.


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Miracle moisturisers to save your skin from harsh winter weather





WINTER is bad news for your complexion, says our Beauty Editor, but help is at hand from these miracle moisturisers.


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Post-Christmas treats: What's hot in the shops this week





THERE'S something for every budget in this week’s must-have selection.


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Honeysuckle Weeks: 'I'm not as prim and proper as the character I play'





AS plucky Sam Stewart, Honeysuckle Weeks is a perfect fit. But then the Foyle’s War star is an old-fashioned girl at heart, as Daphne Lockyer reports.


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Sunetra Sarker: 'Strictly was full-on but I loved every minute'





SUNETRA SARKER reckons she has two left feet, but Casualty’s Dr Zoe was still a sensation in this year’s Strictly – following a pep talk from her nine-year-old son, as Paula Kerr reports.


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Life as I know it: TV presenter Louise Minchin





LOUISE, 46, presents Breakfast on BBC1. She lives in Cheshire with her husband David and their daughters Scarlett and Mia.


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In the closet with BBC presenter Lynn Faulds Wood





THE presenter has moved with the times – though she still misses the decade that style forgot.


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From Ernie Wise to Instagram: 30 years of the mobile phone





On its 30th anniversary, CLAIR WOODWARD revisits the birth of the mobile phone and the huge effect it has had on all our lives


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A needy boyfriend and a lazy lover: Our agony aunt answers your questions





OUR agony aunt gets to the heart of your sex and relationship problems.


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Sweet treats: Luxurious New Year's desserts





TRY these delicious recipes for apple and blackberry streusel cake and French toast with figs, to pick you up after the post-Christmas slump.


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EXCLUSIVE: Jagger junior takes lead role in upcoming 1970s rock 'n' roll drama





SIR Mick Jagger’s son James is to follow his famous dad into the music industry – but he won’t be recording albums any time soon.


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EXCLUSIVE: Prince Harry's pal Gabriella is front runner for Pirates of the Caribbean role





ARISTOCRAT turned actress Gabriella Wilde, a family friend of Prince Harry, is in the running for the role of a lifetime starring opposite Johnny Depp in the latest Pirates Of The Caribbean film.


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Ray Winstone: The day I weed on gangster Ronnie Kray





MANY people lived in fear of the Kray twins, who terrorised London’s East End in the Fifties.


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Short story: Pecan Brownies by Fay Weldon





KEVIN was busy baking and Claire was busy fretting. But what was on her mind? Find out in this exclusive short story by Fay Weldon.


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Saturday 27 December 2014

Sounds of summer: What not to miss

Tours Devilskin Summer Tour Tickets to a Devilskin gig are to raging rock fans what Lewis Road Creamery chocolate milk is to discerning foodies. So get in fast if you want to catch the Hamilton rockers on their summer tour, which...


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