Friday, 7 November 2014

Rihanna announces Diamond Ball to support charity

NEW YORK (AP) Rihanna will host her first Diamond Ball on Dec. 11 to benefit her foundation that promotes education and arts globally.Rihanna announced Thursday that she would hold the black tie event at The Vineyard in Beverly...


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Movie review: Finding Vivian Maier

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Tanya Burr: The YouTube sensation shares her top tips on how to become an internet hit





THE lifestyle blogger, who shares make-up tutorials, beauty and style guidance with her millions of fans, reveals what it takes to be an online success


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Restaurant review: Medlar, 438 Kings Road, Chelsea





LAST Spring, I was making a speech at a conference at the Business School at St Gallen, and I happened to sit next to a young Englishman who had first moved to take a job in Switzerland with Glencore.


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London tops list of expensive properties with FOUR homes in world's top ten most expensive





BUCKINGHAM PALACE may hold the crown for most expensive residence ever - but three other plush London pads have also been deemed some of the most pricey in the world.


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Bioware: Mass Effect remastered for Xbox One and PS4 hinted as fans wait for ME4 news





BIOWARE general manager Aaryn Flynn has hinted a new Mass Effect remastered trilogy is being planned for the PS4 and Xbox One.


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VIDEO: 'I'm sick of dying on film,' Keira Knightley speaks out





BEGIN AGAIN is not only the name of Knightley's new film with James Corden and Mark Ruffalo, it represents an interesting new phase in her career


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Is Ellie Goulding engaged? Singer steps out with rock on her ring finger





THEY'VE been dating for a year, but has McBusted's Dougie Poynter decided to make Ellie Goulding his wife?


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AC/DC star could sue for hitman charge

AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd is considering civil action against police for "incalculable" damage he has suffered after they withdrew a charge of attempting to procure the murder of two men.High-profile defence lawyers have branded police...


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Kiwi craft leads the way in drone industry

Good old Kiwi ingenuity on a shoe-string budget could see the world's first unmanned aerial vehicle for long-range search and rescue operational within the next two years.The Coastguard has been working with Christchurch-based Global...


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Soloist, conductor excel in ingenious pairing

There may have been some discussion in the boardroom when Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra contemplated pairing Prokofiev with Bruckner in the one programme. But under the title of Romantic Bruckner, it proved an ingenious combination.Could...


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Michelle Hewitson interview: Elisabeth Easther

Elisabeth Easther, the sometime actress, playwright and part-time journalist, lives in a pretty little house in Pt Chevalier. I went to see her there because her play, Famous Flora, which is based on the famous Auckland madam Flora...


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Producers plan stage version of 'The Hunger Games'

LONDON (AP) Producers are betting there's appetite for a stage version of "The Hunger Games."Movie studio Lionsgate says it is teaming up with entertainment companies in the U.S. and the Netherlands to create a live version of...


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Toy Story 4 announced: 15 facts you probably didn't know about the animated films





AS PIXAR confirms that Woody and Buzz will be back in Toy Story 4, we reveal 15 surprising facts about the film franchise


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Katherine Jenkins dressed to impress in ladylike teal gown





THE opera singer looked effortlessly chic as she left the BBC Radio 2 studios on Friday morning.


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Victoria Gotti returns for 'Growing' retrospective

NEW YORK (AP) It seems like only yesterday, or could it be a decade, since "Growing Up Gotti" was lending an ear to the fortissimo life of mobster daughter Victoria Gotti and her three boisterous lads.Now A&E is bringing back the...


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Tina Malone 'depressed' by excess skin left by her dramatic weight loss





AFTER losing almost 12 stone Tina Malone says she's "depressed" by the excess skin her dramatic weight loss has left.


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BBC reveal plans to bring Doctor Who to the Xbox One and PS4





THE BBC have revealed plans are afoot to bring a new generation of games to the Xbox One and PS4 next year.


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Alda, Bergen 'a very good match' on Broadway

NEW YORK (AP) Alan Alda jumped aboard after getting past his doubts about the title. Candice Bergen joined him when she found out she'd be able to keep the script handy.Both actors will take over Sunday as the star-crossed lovers...


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The Colosseum: Ancient ruin or modern venue?

MILAN (AP) Don't expect gladiators to make a latter-day comeback. And soccer has already been ruled out.But an archaeologist's proposal to return the Colosseum's storied arena to the state it was in when gladiators sparred with...


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