Sunday, 27 July 2014

EXCLUSIVE: Revolutionary laser will allow on-the-spot cancer diagnosis IN SECONDS





CANCER screening could be carried out during ­routine GP check-ups with an on-the-spot diagnosis thanks to a revolutionary new laser device.


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How 'Benjamin Button' illness could hold key to eternal youth





Research into the rare 'Benjamin Button' condition that affects the very young is being used to fight the signs of ageing. Leah hardy reports.


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Rise and shine! Charlotte Hawkins on presenting breakfast TV





JOINING the Good Morning Britain team was a childhood dream come true for Charlotte Hawkins. Pam Francis meets a star in the making


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Play it cool: After sun moisturisers to plump and soothe





TREAT yourself to a cocktail when the sun goes down, says our Beauty Editor – and if it’s a soothing blend of moisturisers, you can have a skinful


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Boho chic is back for summer





TAKE a trip to the seaside in cool kaftans, folksy prints and crochet cover-ups


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Greg Wise: Life as I know it





GREG, 48, lives in north London with his wife Emma Thompson and their 14-year-old daughter Gaia. The couple also have an adopted son, Tindyebwa, 27, a former Rwandan boy soldier


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In the closet with EastEnders actress Luisa Bradshaw-White





THE actress is on a one-woman mission to add colour to Albert Square... and everywhere else


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The only way is ethics: Look stylish in vegan and natural fashion





FROM Fairtrade to eco-friendly, here’s how to look good and feel better


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Eat al fresco with these tasty picnic recipes





FABULOUS summer weather deserves food to match – here’s how to create a picnic that’s a cut above


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Recycling and composting: Alan’s tips on how to save money gardening





MONEY may not grow on trees – but you can still look forward to a substantial windfall, thanks to Alan’s brilliant guide to gardening on a budget


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Helen Mirren in BBC Nazi art theft drama: Maria Altman's quest to get her family art back





AS HELEN MIRREN films a BBC biopic about Maria Altmann, we tell the story of the indomitable woman who fought to reclaim precious family art stolen by the Nazis…


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ENB director Tamara Rojo's Coppelia is still a treat for dance lovers





THE ENB's production may be 30 years old but, this delightful tale of a beautiful doll coming to life is as delightful as ever


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With Harry Potter making a comeback, what's next for the JK Rowling juggernaut?





JK ROWLING could have retired a wealthy woman many years ago but, driven by her love of writing, she is set to delight her millions of fans worldwide with a new film, a play and plenty more books..


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Meet Prokofiev and Stravinsky, London's hottest classical music talents





WITH the BBC Proms in full swing, we discover the descendants of the Russian composers alive and well in London, where they are busy creating new music…


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Theatre reviews: Amadeus, Kafka's Dick and The Importance of Being Earnest





RUPERT EVERETT gives a virtuosic performance as Salieri the court composer consumed by jealousy for his young rival, Mozart; Alan Bennett's Kafka's Dick is squandered by coy innuendo and gossip and The Importance Of Being Earnest must be the worst injustice done to an Oscar Wilde play since 1895


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Opera reviews: La Traviata, Bellini's Norma and Der Rosenkavalier at the Proms





A THRILLINGLY-sung La Traviata brings Verdi's tragedy back to Glyndebourne with a bang; Bellini's Norma finds a star with an enthralling voice worthy of the demanding role; magnificent performances in Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier as part of the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall


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TV round-up: The Mill, Monty Python and Seven Wonders of the Commonwealth





CHANNEL 4's The Mill was so grim it made The Village look like a variety show, while Monty Python felt funny and their old jokes refreshingly rude in this weeks' television


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The Purge: Anarchy review: 'A nastily efficient thriller'





THE Purge: Anarchy's contains some tense set-pieces even if the logic doesn't quite hold up while Earth To Echo is charming but contains too many echoes of ET to make a real impact


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This One is Mine by Maria Semple: 'A self-help manual dressed up as a novel'





MARIA SEMPLE's follow up to the hilarious Where D'You Go Bernadette, a tale of two rich, neurotic sisters, has a whiff of the therapist's couch about it


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The Extraordinary Journey Of The Fakir Who Got Trapped In An IKEA Wardrobe review





ZEN and the art of flatpack furniture in this surreal, international caper with a serious message about illegal immigration


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