Thursday, 16 October 2014

VIDEO: Johnny Depp's missus, Amber Heard, sizzles in strip club scene (NSFW)





AS WEDDING rumours spread, Amber shows why she caught Johnny Depp's eye in our saucy exclusive clip


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Northern Soul success: A new film brings a very British club cuulture back to life





IT WAS a peculiarly English craze – northern dance floors electrified by rare soul and funk cuts from across the pond. Now Elaine Constantine has brought it all back to life in a hotly-anticipated new film.


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My first gig: Benny Tipene

I was 16 when I went to my first concert. At that time I would've been listening to rap - Tupac and 50 Cent. It wasn't until I was 17 that I started getting into rock 'n' roll and learnt to play an instrument.It was 2006 and it...


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Medical examiner: Rivers died of low blood oxygen

NEW YORK (AP) The New York City medical examiner says Joan Rivers died from low blood oxygen during a medical procedure.The comedian, who was 81, died Sept. 4. She had been hospitalized since Aug. 28 when she went into cardiac...


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APPLE LIVE: Apple Pay, new Mac system debut

CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) Apple made its new Mac operating system, Yosemite, available as a free download starting Thursday. Apple Pay, the company's new system for using iPhones to make credit and debit card payments at retail stores,...


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Medical examiner: Joan Rivers died of low blood oxygen as a complication of surgery

NEW YORK (AP) Medical examiner: Joan Rivers died of low blood oxygen as a complication of surgery.


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Review: Aretha takes on divas, comes out swinging

Aretha Franklin, "Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics" (RCA Records)Aretha Franklin sings the sound of America like nobody else alive a point of unceasing pride for Detroit, the place she was raised and remains near today....


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Calorie warning on sugary drinks deters teens





TELLING teenagers how many miles they need to walk to burn off calories from sugary drinks makes them choose healthier options, says new research.


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APPLE LIVE: Apple Pay to debut on Monday

CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) Apple Pay, the company's new system for using iPhones to make credit and debit card payments at retail stores, will make its debut Monday.Apple CEO Tim Cook announced the date Thursday during a company event...


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Wed in a lion's cage: circus queen's active at 103

PARIS (AP) Madame Rosa appears at the circus apartment doorway in sparkling diamonds, red lipstick and a walking frame and sits down beside her leopard skin rug."That's Mickey," exclaims the 103-year-old doyenne of Europe's most...


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Franz Kafka's The Trial review: 'Tense, terse and brooding'





PHILIP GLASS's gloomy, monotonous score and Christopher Hampton's libretto turn Franz Kafka's uncannily prescient novel into an intense sung drama


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Discovering the heart of Pandora Jewelry





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This year's NZ Music Award contenders revealed

Perhaps not unsurprisingly given her domination of the pop world in the last 18 months, Lorde is one of the leading contenders for this years Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards.The nominees, plus the winners in several categories...


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Thai soaps trigger outcry over romanticizing rape

BANGKOK (AP) In a famous scene from Thailand's award-winning soap opera "The Power of Shadows," the handsome protagonist gets drunk and rapes the leading lady. He later begs her forgiveness, and they live happily ever after.Boy...


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New claims Lionel Richie is Khloe Kardashian's father

There's long been speculation regarding her paternal origin.But a new report by In Touch claims that Khloe Kardashian's real father is none other than Lionel Richie.A source told the publication that the reality star's mother...


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Celebrity social: Ariana Grande embracing diva label

Ariana Grande has encouraged her critics to keep labelling her a diva because it elevates her to the same rank as Barbra Streisand and Celine Dion.The 21-year-old singer has faced a public backlash in recent weeks following a series...


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Destiny: Bungie continue learning curve with patch changes and loot cave homage





DESTINY's latest hotfix has moved to rebalance some the games action, while Bungie have also added their own touch to a recently closed down loot cave.


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TV pick: Friday Night Dinner's awkward ensemble

It features two comedy legends in Black Books' Tamsin Greig and The Inbetweeners' Simon Bird, and stars a deaf shirtless dad who likes to keep dead foxes in the freezer.But Paul Ritter, who plays dodgy dad Martin Goodman in...


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Movie review: Pride

When British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher set about closing coal mines in 1984, it sparked a year-long strike by members of the National Union of Mineworkers, the memories of which still reverberate in the provinces.It also...


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TV Pick: Downton Abbey

1. It's 1924.The first Labour Government has come to power in Britain which has put the wind up Lord Grantham: "What worries me is our government is committed to the destruction of people like us and everything we stand for." Things...


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