Sunday, 16 November 2014

Revealed: The new Block owners

A professional couple in their late 20s splurged $1.472 million on their first home at the auction of four properties from the reality home-building TV show The Block .The couple, from Pt Chevalier where the four renovated Newell...


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Stars reprise Band Aid for Ebola battle

Same studio, same month, but several new faces, most of whom were not born when the first Band Aid single was recorded three decades ago.Yesterday saw the remaking of Do They Know It's Christmas? , the charity single that raised...


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Theatre review: Famour Flora, The White House

An historical excursion into the salacious underbelly of Auckland's nightlife finds a suitably lascivious venue in the central hall of the White House - an "adult entertainment centre" housed in a neo-classical temple built for the...


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Holy DVD, Batman's sharp

No surprise: Adam West has an excellent sense of humour. The actor, after all, was immersed in a madcap brew of scenery-chewing villains and pun-filled dialogue in the 1960s TV series Batman and yet managed to portray the caped...


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Classical review: Auckland Choral, Town Hall

Auckland Choral's Waves upon Waves certainly benefited from one of the most imaginative programme covers of the season.The subtle undulating blues of Elizabeth Thomson's Kermadec image lifted my spirits from time to time during...


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Actor Patrick Dempsey honored for cancer care

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) " Maine-born actor Patrick Dempsey returned home to accept an award for his work helping cancer patients.Dempsey " most famous for his role as Dr. Derek Shepherd in the TV series "Grey's Anatomy" " and the Jackson...


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'No Botox, no facelifts' Noel Edmonds on how he stays looking young at 65





SOME may argue that he hasn't changed much since his days of wearing woolly jumpers on Multi-Coloured Swap Shop, and now Noel Edmonds has come clean about his exercise regime.


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'I’m King Kong’s mother' Susan Boyle opens up about her struggle with Asperger’s syndrome





BRITAIN'S Got Talent star Susan Boyle has opened up about suffering from Asperger’s syndrome, saying it leaves her feeling "depressed".


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'Adele is doing nothing' Singer ignored Sir Bob Geldof's calls for Band Aid 30





HE'S managed to secure most of the biggest names in music right now, but there was one person that Sir Bob Geldof couldn't convince to take part in Band Aid 30.


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Kajaki The True Story: The utter hell faced by 3 Para





JOHN Nichol, a former RAF Tornado Navigator shot down in the 1991 Gulf War, met survivors of one of the Army’s worst recent tragedies, which is about to be portrayed in a dramatic new film.


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Country yokels prefer being soft-soaped





SPARE a thought for Sean O'Connor - He's the editor of The Archers on Radio 4 and the poor chap is currently being blamed for the downfall of middle England, or specifically its fictional outpost, Ambridge.


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BBC apologises after Len Goodman appears to swear live on Strictly Come Dancing





LIVE television can be unpredictable at times, and that was the case on Strictly Come Dancing last night.


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Yummy mummy-to-be Catherine Tyldesley shows off baby bump in skintight navy dress





SHE may be heavily pregnant but that didn't stop Catherine Tyldesley from slipping into a sexy gown for a night out yesterday.


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VIDEO: Joanna Lumley reads a Walter de la Mare Christmas poem just for us





YOU CAN"T fight it it: irresistible Christmas cheer with Joanna Lumley, Jim Broadbent, Hermione Norris and Stephen Tompkinson on new album Christmas Words For You


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15+ Stylish DIY Phone Case Projects That You’ll Love





If your phone case lacks spice and you want to change it then change your mind. Instead of swapping it simply enhance its look. Thinking how? Well, ‘The Cottage Market’ has some really cool over 15 projects of phone cases. Out of all the amazing creations we really liked the four shown above. The first one is a cool cross stitch iphone case idea. The second one is fit for a princess with pearls. The third one is a cool case and stand. The fourth one is with a funky tribal print. To view more head over to the link below:

Phone Case DIY Projects – The Cottage Market





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Motoring review: Small adaptions go a long way with the Audi A6





BLINK and you will miss the changes to the new Audi A6.


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Cheryl Fernandez-Versini wows in jewelled feathered gown on X Factor





THE attention should be focused on her final act left in the show, but last night Cheryl Fernandez-Versini managed to have all eyes on her again.


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Confidential Agent: How a tiny ski chalet in Val D’isère wins Christmas party invitation





IT IS a good time of the year for dinner parties and I am more than usually favoured with invitations, due to my apartment in Val de Sloane Square.


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'Our buyer vanished'- couple are innocent victims of money laundering laws





DAVID PEEK thinks it is time for a change in the way property is sold in Britain to stop buyers being able to pull out without warning causing, in some cases, whole chains to collapse.


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Boy's dreams come true as he receives 3d printed prosthetic arm





A ONE-ARMED boy who dreamed of climbing trees and shaking hands has been given a 3D printed robotic arm


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