Charles Bradley is the ultimate soul survivor. The kid raised in a Brooklyn housing project, who endured years of hardship and who moonlighted as a James Brown impersonator, found fame as the so-called "Screaming Eagle of Soul" at...
Saturday, 7 March 2015
Electro Velvet to fly the UK flag at this year's Eurovision Song Contest
MUSICAL duo Electro Velvet will fly the flag for the United Kingdom at this year's Eurovision song conte...
Greg Dixon: Backstrom 'the most aggravating and repellent cop show'
Nobody likes a smart-arse. Nobody likes the smartest guy in the room if he's a smug bugger. Nobody likes a goddamn moaner. And nobody likes seeing a boss abuse his staff.So why the hell, I can't help thinking, would anyone like...
Color meets menswear and celebrities at Paris Fashion Week
PARIS (AP) " It was color-meets-menswear at Paris' celebrity-filled Fashion Week this Saturday, with Solange Knowles chatting to James Bond "Skyfall" star Naomie Harris at Vivienne Westwood before heading on a plane home.Meanwhile,...
Richard Thompson: Striking a chord
Richard Thompson starts on the back foot. The legendary British songwriter whose career dates back to the seminal folk-rock group Fairport Convention in the late 60s and whose admirers include the Finns, Bob Mould and latterly Jeff...
TV pick: In The Club
If you enjoyed warm British ensemble drama Cold Feet , then this new six-part BBC drama from Kay Mellor, writer of The Syndicate and Fat Friends , might be just the ticket.Fans of Mellor's work will be familiar with her ability...
Carrie no longer CIA officer in next season of 'Homeland'
LOS ANGELES (AP) " Time will fly between the fourth and fifth season of the Showtime spy drama "Homeland," the series' executive producer Alex Gansa said."We're going to take about a two-year forward jump," Gansa said Friday at...
Kanye and Lorde turn heads at Paris Fashion Week show
Kanye West and Lorde proved a head-turning duo when they arrived at a Paris Fashion Week show.The Grammy Award-winning duo were the toast of the red carpet at the Dior women's Autumn-Winter 2015-16 show yesterday.Lorde posted...
Cate Blanchett spotted with adopted baby girl
Actress Cate Blanchett has expanded her family by adopting a baby girl.She and husband, Andrew Upton, who have been married since 1997, already have sons Dashiell, 13, Roman, 10, and Ignatius, 7.The boys' new baby sister has been...
A city blossoms in explosive art
Today's potted highlights 10.30am-12.30pm: Family garden time-giant games and more at Aotea Square 12.30pm: Jazzamatazz-jazz music for kids up to 7 at Paradiso Spiegeltent, Aotea Square 5pm: Songs of Love and War - Monteverdi's...
Time for bed? Kate Moss looks worse for wear after partying with Lady Gaga in Paris
IT MAY have been a Friday night, but it looked as though Kate Moss had peaked too early as she partied in Paris yesterd...
Madonna, The Dreaming Spires, Jimmy Sommerville and Marc Almond Album reviews
LIKE the singer herself at this year’s Brit Awards, Madonna’s 12th studio album has a tendency to climb a few steps and then fall backwar...
On the heartbreak diet? Nicole Scherzinger looks noticeably thinner in new Instagram snaps
SHE split from on/off boyfriend Lewis Hamilton last month, and it looks as though heartbreak may be taking it's toll on Nicole Scherzing...
Where's George? Amal Clooney rocks leather leggings as she steps out in NYC alone again
THEY got married less than six months ago, but it looks as though George and Amal Clooney are already having to spend quite a bit of time apa...
EastEnders star Danny Dyer left red-faced as daughter reveals he pulls sickies
DANY DYER may be getting a telling off from EastEnders bosses after his child revealed that he calls in sick and "lays around on the sofa all da...
Dame Judi: I hate being old
DAME JUDI DENCH says she hates being old and would rather be "young and know nothin...
'Drink rumours were started by someone jealous of our success' claims Judy Finnigan
SHE'S been plagued by rumours that she suffers from a drinking problem for quite some time now, but it seems that Judy Finnigan knows exactly who started th...
Dragons' Den star Duncan Bannatyne steps out with former Miss Great Britain Michelle Evans
DRAGONS' DEN star Duncan Bannatyne is rumoured to be dating former Miss Great Britain Michelle Eva...
On a roll at Swiss show
Lamborghini hits new heights with 217mph Aventador as Geneva starts the European motor show calen...
The cat's out the bag: Jennifer Lopez's secret to flawless skin revealed
SHE'S a 45-year-old mother-of-two who manages to look fabulous all of the time, and now Jennifer Lopez's beauty secret has been unveil...
Parisian chic? Kim Kardashian flaunts her famous derriere in a pair of PVC leggings
SHE'S no stranger to showing off her bottom, and that's exactly what Kim Kardashian had on show as she stepped out in Paris this morni...
Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter are all smiles following their tropical honeymoon
THEY said 'I do' less than a month ago, and it seems that Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter are already thoroughly enjoying married li...
Kill The Messenger review and trailer
AN ABSORBING and thought-provoking watch, enlivened by familiar faces including Michael Sheen and Ray Liotta in punchy cam...
Germany's Eurovision winner Andreas Kummert drops out of competition on live TV
IT WOULD be a dream come true for anyone, but last night Germany's Eurovision winner Andreas Kummert turned down the opportunity to represent his count...
Tracey Ullman: It's so good to be back
After 30 years of success in America the actress is coming home to star in her own comedy s...
Friday, 6 March 2015
Six of the best new cars at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show
AMONG all the supercars and futuristic concepts at Geneva were a host of new cars that we will see on showroom forecourts over the comings months. These are the ones we reckon you should keep a special eye out f...
NBC brings back former news president
NEW YORK (AP) " NBC Universal announced its executive reshuffling of its troubled news department on Friday, bringing back its former news chief Andy Lack to supervise the division and MSNBC.Lack will take over for Pat Fili-Krushel,...
For virtual reality creators, a question of control
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) " At the Game Developers Conference, it's easy to imagine what virtual reality will look like when it eventually hits the marketplace. What it will feel like, however, is an entirely different matter.From wand-shaped...
'Rapid action' needed to stop chemical pollution causing defects, obestiy and death in UK
POLLUTION from hormone-disrupting chemicals in everyday products costs the EU up to £188billion a year in sickness, scientists claimed tod...
Let the Comic Relief Bake Off begin: White forest gateaux recipe
CARA DELEVINGNE'S favourite baker Georgia Green has created an indulgent layered cake for you to try at home this Red Nose D...
'I've got the genes' Mary Berry vows to continue working ahead of her 80th birthday
DESPITE the fact she's turning 80 later this month, Mary Berry has said she's certainly not ready to slow down and retire from the world of baking just y...
Nicole Scherzinger looks unimpressed in LA as Lewis Hamilton parties with models at PFW
SHE's usually pictured putting on a brave face, but Nicole Scherzinger looked less than impressed as she enjoyed an evening out in Los Angeles last nig...
Man buns, temporary tattoos and tropicana chic: Wedding trends for 2015
FROM bright pink flamingo decorations to Game Of Thrones-inspired hair garlands, expect to see these and many more quirky ide...
Chappie: A futuristic guilty pleasure
DON'T be fooled into thinking that Chappie is a film for all the fami...
Director Stephen Daldry on dogs, 'Wicked' and 'Billy Elliot'
NEW YORK (AP) " Director Stephen Daldry has two shows opening on Broadway this season and that means juggling two sets of casts " both human and doggie.One recent afternoon, he spent time with Mimi and Marco, a pair of Pembroke...
Kanye West can't keep his hands off wife Kim as she claims they have sex 500 times A DAY
THEY are thought to be trying for a second child after welcoming their daughter North into the world in June 20...
Landmarks:Harvesting natural words of the British Isles
AMMIL an Exmoor word for “the sparkle of morning sunlight through hoar-frost”; shirr, Cumbrian for “small ripples on water”; tafolog, Welsh for a place “abounding in dock leaves”; smeuse, “a gap in the base of a hedge made by the regular passage of a small animal” in Suss...
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