Sunday, 28 September 2014

Bone cancer survivor Olivia Cork: 'It taught me that life is for living'





OLIVIA CORK lost her leg to bone cancer at 14 – but three years on, she’s making great strides, as Kim Jones reports


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Wrap party: The hottest jacket trends of the season





WITH the nights drawing in, it’s time to get cosy – and we’ve picked the hottest jackets on the high street


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'Maggie Smith is a muse to Julian': Extract from Jessica Fellowes' Downton Abbey book





PEEK behind the curtains of Britain's most beloved series, Downton Abbey, with this book by creator Lord Julian Fellowes' niece, Jessica Fellowes


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Hit refresh: Reboot your wardrobe for autumn





REBOOT your wardrobe for autumn with Tu at Sainsbury’s 10th Anniversary Collection


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That loving feline: Three celebrities on the joys of cats





BEST friend, constant companion, occasional hot-water bottle – there’s no end to the joys of having a cat in your life, as three doting celebrities tell Pam Francis


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Anna Kendrick targeted in third celebrity hacking attack

More nude and compromising snaps that appear to show Hollywood celebrities were reportedly published online, in a third massive photo leak.A-lister Anna Kendrick saw racy snaps that purportedly show her pop up on both Reddit and...


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Classic CD: Karadaglic Aranjuez

Joaquin Rodrigo is often written off as a one-hit wonder, the mega-popularity of his Concierto de Aranjuez pushing the rest of his music firmly into the farthest corner of the hacienda.It is a callous dismissal of a career that...


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Mackenzie Crook: 'I didn't want to rely on people so I created something for myself'





ACTOR Mackenzie Crook - known for The Office, Pirates of the Caribbean and Game of Thrones - has written and stars in a new sitcom about metal detecting


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Britain’s Got Talent runner-up Jonathan Antoine proves his talent





JONATHAN ANTOINE has proved Simon Cowell right: the 'British Pavarotti' does have the talent to carry a solo career


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Don't cry for Marti: Wet Wet Wet star is back as Che in Evita





THE Wet Wet Wet star tells Andrew Williams about learning a new skill as Che in Evita


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Television round-up: Downton is on fire but the script has lost its spark





DOWNTON ABBEY is shedding viewers, while BBC's new drama, Marvellous is a real treat for TV-lovers, says David Stephenson


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Rossini's Barber of Seville by the Royal Opera House with outstanding cast





THIS version of Rossini's classic opera by Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiser has some gloriously witty moments and a set of colourful costumes that add to the humour


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Love, violence and a horrific tragedy: The Sunrise by Victoria Hislop review





A TOUCHING novel of strangers who must overcome their mutual antipathy to shelter together in a hotel in Cyprus in 1974, the eve of violent partition after an invasion by the Turkish forces


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The Assassination Of Margaret Thatcher And Other Stories by Hilary Mantel review





IN THIS selection of short stories Man Booker winning author Hilary Mantel brings the present to life, making us look at the world and the people around us with fresh eyes


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Only When I Laugh by Paul Merton review: Rich subject matter but oddly bland





COMEDIAN Paul Merton reveals his struggles behind the scenes in this bittersweet but frustrating memoir


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Call The Midwife's Ben Caplan on discovering his inner rock god





IT'S not very Call the Midwife, but Ben Caplan has been discovering his inner rock god – as Anna Trapmore reports


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Short story: Free fall by Kate Rhodes





JANIE'S life had become too predictable – could a leap of faith be what she needed? Story by Kate Rhodes


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EXCLUSIVE: Dakota Johnson's ranchy role in Fifty Shades Of Grey causes family feud





ACTRESS and model Dakota Johnson’s success in landing the lead role in the big-screen adaptation of best-selling erotic novel Fifty Shades Of Grey has caused a bitter family rift.


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Another One Direction? X Factor judges create a girl group AND a boy band from solo stars





THEY CREATED Little Mix and One Direction out of contestants who auditioned solo, and it looks like the X Factor judges are hoping to emulate the success of the bands again this year.


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Hell on earth: Life in the trenches





If you could have taken a rocketship in late 1914, you would have seen a strange new country on the green face of Europe.


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