The creator of the board game Operation needed his own operation, and it turned out he couldn't afford to pay for it.So John Spinello's friends decided to raise the money for him online. Now, they've been able to raise enough money...
Sunday, 2 November 2014
Mr Turner review: 'Timothy Spall beautifully plays the magnificent grump'
AN UNCONVENTIONAL biopic of the extraordinary British painter JMW Turner in his later years
Wexford Festival Opera reviews: Don Bucefalo, Silent Night and Salome
DON BUCAFELO is a joyful number drawing on Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, Silent Night is a Pulitzer Prize-winning opera with sketchy characters, while Russian baritone Igor Golovatenko shines in Salome
Matthew McConaughey on Interstellar: 'This is the biggest film I have ever been a part of'
BATMAN trilogy director Christopher Nolan's new, Spielbergian science fiction film is about humans encountering alien life forms, played out from a family perspective
Eileen Atkins is glorious in obscure Jacobean drama The Witch Of Edmonton
THERE are universally excellent performances in a Jacobean witch trial play that is part tragedy, part rustic comedy and horror story; incestuous drama 'Tis Pity She's A Whore cynically lures punters in with the promise of nudity and Gemma Jones is splendid in Sheridan's The Rivals
Jump at the Peacock Theatre: Martial discipline becomes fantastical dance
ONE of Korea's biggest selling shows comes to the UK with spectacularly acrobatic tussles leave you gasping for more
'We’re going on a jolly-up': Micky Flanagan's Detour De France
THE comedian takes a light-hearted look at our French neighbours and pours his 52-year-old physique into cycling Lyrca while he's at it…
TV round-up: The Missing, Life Is Toff and Grayson Perry's Who Are You
JAMES NESBITT's harrowing new thriller feels tragically real; the foul-mouthed Fulfords are back in Life Is Toff and Grayson Perry examines identity in an affecting, involving series
The Woman Who Stole My Life by Marian Keyes: 'Brilliantly funny new romance'
A BEAUTY therapist's life changes after a crippling illness and literary success in a strangely uplifting novel that will leave you with a warm glow
Nick Hornby's Funny Girl: Poignant, rich portrait of a comic actress in Swinging London
FEVER PITCH writer Nick Hornby recreates a rich, believable Swinging Sixties with his homegrown Lucille Ball, a feisty Lancashire lass tackling fame, friendship and love
Daniel Radcliffe's film Horns is 'entertainingly bonkers'
THE Harry Potter star gives it his all in this supernatural horror comedy romance about an outcast who sprouts a pair of devilish horns
How writing helped Jimmy Hill's wife cope with his illness
A STASH of yellowing letters found in a dusty attic and dating from the Second World War have inspired a fascinating new book about the battles fought on the home front as well as abroad.
Amazing gamma knife machine removes brain tumours without general anaesthetic
THE final minutes before entering an operating room for surgery lasting 13 hours to remove a large tumour from her brain still haunt Ellen Beardmore:
Chas Hodges' rock 'n' roll allotment: bonfire nights and wild rabbit stew
THE Chas and Dave singer talks about his memories of Bonfire Nights as a kid and why he loves eating wild rabbit
Softly softly: The best warm and luxurious fashion for winter
WARM up for winter in faux fur, cosy knits and a luxurious dash of cashmere
Behind closed doors: The best beauty calendars
WHY wait till Christmas for your beauty booty? With these amazing Advent calendars, there’s a treat in store every single day
Festive pampering: The best beauty treats for your Christmas tree
SURPRISE yourself with one of these gorgeous festive beauty buys this Christmas
Life as I know it: Chris Gascoyne
CHRIS, 46, plays Coronation Street’s Peter Barlow. He lives in Manchester with his wife and three children
Christmas gifts for her
LUXURIOUS dresses, statement jewellery and stylish home accessories: Treat her to something really special this Christmas
Christmas gifts for him
FROM a stylish bike to a quality whisky, treat him to something special from our special Christmas selection
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