Saturday 28 February 2015

John Torode is a softy when it comes to girlfriend Lisa Faulkner's muffins





HE GIVES out stern criticism on MasterChef but John Torode went all soft when met with the fruits of his girlfriend Lisa Faulkner’s labour.


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'She'll give me the once over' Madonna admits getting fashion advice from daughter Lourdes





SHE regularly hits the red carpet in far from conservative attire, however Madonna admitted this week that she regularly seeks advice in the fashion department from her eldest child.


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Sinead O'Connor: Sister act

The arrangements for talking to Sinead O'Connor come with instructions: "Please refrain for any 'gossip' style of questions. Nothing about Miley Cyrus. Nothing about her recent managerial change. Nothing about mental health. To keep...


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Auckland Arts Festival: Shared thread in two distinct tales

Hikoi and The Mooncake and the Kumara , two home-grown plays in the Auckland Arts Festival, are set in different eras and tell markedly different stories but there are shared threads in their creation. Both are by first-time...


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Nick Atkinson: Young artists learning to back their own creativity

Ten years ago Yonel Watene was a 16-year-old Takapuna Grammar student with a solo show of bold, almost tribal paintings at Devonport's Depot Artspace.The opening is said to have been rammed.Those early pieces continue to inspire...


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Friday 27 February 2015

As Spock, Leonard Nimoy gave a character enduring life

NEW YORK (AP) " It's no exaggeration to say Leonard Nimoy was perfect for the role that defined his career. His lean, almost sepulchral frame seemed otherworldly. His long, solemn face reflected wisdom summoned from somewhere deep...


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Jessica Biel's baby bump is hard to miss on New Orleans set of The Devil And The Deep Blue





JESSICA BIEL and Justin Timberlake only confirmed their happy news at the start of the month, via the singer's Instagram page


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Brave mum sets up army children's charity after daughter's struggle to cope





FORMER soldier Louise Fetigan set up My Daddy Is A Solider foundation after witnessing daughter's anxiety.


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Hong Kong film festival to open with Sylvia Chang's 'Murmur'

HONG KONG (AP) " Sylvia Chang's return to the director's chair will open the Hong Kong International Film Festival, which will screen 14 films from the veteran Taiwanese actress and director."Murmur of the Hearts," Chang's first...


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From 'Pulp Fiction' to Oscar meme, Travolta's highs and lows

NEW YORK (AP) " Since strutting onto the big screen in "Saturday Night Fever," John Travolta's career has been one of dramatic ups and downs, from comeback king to Internet meme.Travolta's latest step back into the spotlight at...


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Former pop star Gary Glitter sentenced to 16 years in prison

LONDON (AP) " Former pop star Gary Glitter has received a 16-year prison sentence after being convicted of sexually abusing three young girls in the 1970s.The 70-year-old singer, whose real name is Paul Gadd, showed no response...


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The Beatles, Beach Boys and The Doors: David Essex's best albums





DAVID ESSEX, 67, had hits in the 1970s with Gonna Make You A Star and Hold Me Close. He appeared in Godspell and Evita, starred in films That’ll Be The Day and Stardust and more recently appeared in the television soap EastEnders. He has just published a book of poems, Travelling Tinker Man & Other Rhymes .


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Chris Evans set to reprise TFI Friday for '20th anniversary'





CHRIS EVANS is bringing TFI Friday back to Channel 4 for a live special to celebrate its 20th anniversary.


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The Buried Giant: New light shines on Dark Age





KAZUO Ishiguro is a novelist with a fertile imagination. He has written about Japanese tea ceremonies, a butler in a stately home and a dystopian future in which children are bred solely for organ donation.


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'I'm in love' Carol Vorderman can't hide her joy as she poses beside an Airbus Beluga





SINCE gaining her pilot license in 2013, Carol Vorderman has only had one true love – flying.


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FIRST LOOK: New trailer shows Maggie Smith in Alan Bennett’s The Lady in the Van





IT'S not being released until November, but the highly-anticipated first trailer of The Lady in the Van starring Dame Maggie Smith has been released.


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Happy returns: The Dream Lodge Group offer holiday accommodation to investors





HERE are few savings schemes paying 8 per cent returns, and certainly no banks or building societies that provide up to eight weeks’ holiday accommodation when you invest in their products.


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Mary Portas' Shop Girl review: Rebranding the queen





THERE'S the Mary Portas we all know, the Queen of Shops with her striking bob and no-nonsense attitude.


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Beautiful: The Carole King Musical review





HANDS up who owns a copy of Carole King’s Tapestry.


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Madonna refuses to watch 'horror show' BRITs fall as she films Jonathan Ross interview





SHE may have laughed about the incident herself, but Madonna has no desire whatsoever to watch the clip of her falling down a flight of stairs at the 2015 BRIT Awards.


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