Saturday, 8 November 2014

X Factor's Stereo Kicks soldier on despite impostor being bundled off stage by security





X FACTOR eight piece Stereo Kicks had to deal with an impostor invading the X Factor stage during their performance tonight.


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Azealia Banks details troubles behind debut

Azealia Banks says she poured her "blood, sweat and tears" into her new album.The 23-year-old star, who surprised fans by releasing her long-delayed debut, Broke With Expensive Taste , directly to iTunes on Thursday, has revealed...


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Comedian Andy Dick arrest in alleged theft

LOS ANGELES (AP) Los Angeles police have arrested comedian Andy Dick on suspicion of grand theft.The arrest of the former "NewsRadio" actor happened late Friday night in Hollywood.The celebrity gossip website TMZ.com, which first...


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Audio hangs over '7th Heaven' actor's divorce case

LOS ANGELES (AP) When audio of former "7th Heaven" star Stephen Collins purportedly confessing to molesting underage girls appeared on the website TMZ last month, it did more than just damage the veteran actor's career.The recording,...


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Friendly folk working on restoring Bob's basement

The Basement Tapes is one of the most mythical treasure troves of popular music. Now we have two new versions to contemplate.From June 1966 to October 1967, recuperating from a motorcycle accident in the aftermath of his rise to...


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I couldn't bear to live without my brother Paddington, says creator's daughter





JAYMI McCANN meets the daughter of Paddington’s creator Michael Bond, who explains why the bear from Peru is ‘family’.


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Benedict Cumberbatch's storm in a tea cup… he's fussy about a cuppa!





THERE may be trouble brewing for Benedict Cumberbatch’s new fiancĂ©e after the star admitted he is horribly fussy about his tea.


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'Warcraft' film teased at BlizzCon expo

ANAHEIM, California (AP) Orcs won't just be sword fodder in the upcoming film adaptation of the Blizzard video game franchise "Warcraft." The snarling green-skinned creatures will be respected just as much as the human characters...


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Audio hangs over 7th Heaven actor's divorce case

When audio of former 7th Heaven star Stephen Collins purportedly confessing to molesting underage girls appeared on the website TMZ last month, it did more than just damage the veteran actor's career.The recording, made during...


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Academy presents early Oscars at Governors Awards

LOS ANGELES (AP) The first Oscar statuettes of the season are being presented Saturday night at the film academy's Governors Awards.The Hollywood ceremony honors this year's recipients of honorary Academy Awards: Actress Maureen...


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Audio hangs over '7th Heaven' actor's divorce case

LOS ANGELES (AP) When audio of former "7th Heaven" star Stephen Collins purportedly confessing to molesting underage girls appeared on the website TMZ last month, it did more than just damage the veteran actor's career.The recording,...


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Steve Backshall makes a complaint about 'rude' Strictly Come Dancing partner Ola Jordan





THERE seems to be trouble on the Strictly Come Dancing dance floor for Steve Backshall and Ola Jordan.


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Mozart's Idomeneo: Nice opera, pity about the production





THE best way to enjoy this Trojan War opera butchered by bizarre socio-political staging is to shut your eyes and enjoy the music


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Happy Valley: Behind the blue line

Part two of compelling British crime drama Happy Valley screens tonight. Living caught up with Sarah Lancashire, who plays police officer and bereaved mother Catherine Cawood. Is this a cop drama? I think the tone of the piece...


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Benedict Cumberbatch makes his first public appearance after announcing his engagement





ACTOR Benedict Cumberbatch has made his first public appearance since news of his engagement was announced.


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P-lab house may be Block couple's next project

The Block NZ favourites Corban and Alex Walls are eyeing up their next potential project - an unoccupied state house that was the site of a P-lab explosion in March.The Pt Chevalier property is one street away from the million-dollar-plus...


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Is he the perfect man? Ask the ex

Candidates for the star of The Bachelor New Zealand will be probed by a psychologist - and their former partners could be quizzed - during rigorous screening checks.The Kiwi version of the hit reality show is coming to TV3 next...


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Boy is now a man

Teen star James Rolleston is building for the future. His latest film, Maori action flick The Dead Lands , shot to No1 at the New Zealand box office last week, leapfrogging Brad Pitt's World War II movie Fury.Rolleston, 17, is...


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NY fine, but music site gets Swift kick

On Welcome to New York , her latest hit single, Taylor Swift sings with wide-eyed enthusiasm about the experience of being a youthful, aspirational newcomer to the Big Apple."The lights are so bright," she notes, a not entirely...


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Cosby's art paired with African art at Smithsonian

WASHINGTON (AP) Everybody knows Bill Cosby's humor, but the comedian has kept his artistic tastes close at home. Now the extensive art collection of Bill and Camille Cosby is opening to the public for the first time Sunday at the...


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