Monday, 1 December 2014

iPhone users face big change over Apple's Google search choice





APPLE users could be set for a big change on their iPhone and iPads with the expiration of the tech giant's contract with Google search.


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The Who star Roger Daltrey crashes wedding and performs hits for guests





A NEWLYWED couple got an extra special wedding present when Roger Daltrey unexpectedly performed at their reception.


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Phillip Schofield abseils down ITV tower as part of his Text Santa 24 hour TV marathon





PRESENTER Phillip Schofield has undertaken the epic challenge of being on TV for 24 hours to raise money for ITV's Text Santa appeal.


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TV pick: Intruders

It's been 12 long year since The X-Files finished its nine-season run on television, but fans starved of supernatural crime shows will find plenty to love about Intruders .From BBC America (who also developed the excellent Orphan...


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Acclaimed Egyptian novelist Ashour dies at 68

CAIRO (AP) " Acclaimed Egyptian novelist and educator Radwa Ashour has died after a long battle with cancer. She was 68.She chronicled her fight against cancer in her novel "Heavier than Radwa," set against the turbulent days of...


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Early Dylan lyrics could get up to $60k at auction

NEW YORK (AP) " The lyrics of two early unrecorded Bob Dylan songs are going on the auction block.Christie's says the typed lyrics being offered Thursday include handwritten annotations.The original 1962 "Talkin Folklore Center"...


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Angels in America takes top prize

Director Shane Bosher and the Silo Theatre team behind the staging of Tony Kushner's epic Angels in America last night won top prize for excellence at the sixth annual Auckland Theatre Awards.The awards, staged at the Wintergarden...


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Big Hollywood names rushing to small screen

Suddenly, Hollywood's biggest names all want to be a part of television's new golden age.The latest to follow the trend are Oscar winners Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman, who will star in the adaptation of the novel Big Little...


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WATCH: Carl Fogarty drinks deer blood in the latest I'm A Celebrity Bushtucker trial





THEY may have lost out in yesterday's Terror Tombs challenge, but tonight all four members of The Wombats are taking part in the latest I'm A Celebrity Bushtucker Trial.


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'Cake Boss' admits driving while impaired in NYC

NEW YORK (AP) " "Cake Boss" Buddy Valastro says he's "very disappointed" in himself for driving after having a drink in New York City last month. He says he didn't realize he was impaired.The reality show star, whose formal name...


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Karen Pirie is on the case in 'The Skeleton Road'

"The Skeleton Road" (Atlantic Monthly Press), by Val McDermidAuthor Val McDermid melds the political thriller with the police procedural for an intense novel that gives equal attention to each genre.McDermid pulls together a complicated...


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David Beckham's Audi wreckage pictured after crash as he picked up Brooklyn from football





DAVID and Brooklyn Beckham were lucky to escape a car crash without serious injury at the weekend.


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Cyber Monday: Apple stores go red for World AIDS Day





APPLE are using Cyber Monday sales to support and donate toward World AIDS Day.


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'The curse of Thrones': Kit Harrington admits he can't escape talking about Jon Snow





HE'S become one of television's biggest heartthrobs thanks to his role in Game of Thrones.


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'Midnight in Siberia' looks at Russia today

"Midnight in Siberia: A Train Journey into the Heart of Russia" (W.W. Norton), by David GreeneAs the West nervously watches a newly aggressive Russia, many commentators are trying to figure out what Vladimir Putin is thinking. But...


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First boyfriend for singing star Susan Boyle at 53

LONDON (AP) " Singing sensation Susan Boyle has her first boyfriend at age 53 " a Connecticut doctor she met on her recent U.S. tour who may soon visit her in Scotland."That's the plan," Boyle's spokeswoman, Nicola Phillips, said...


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Madonna heads home after Malawi visit

LILONGWE, Malawi (AP) " Madonna left Malawi on Monday after a visit that included meetings with the president and the biological father of one of her adopted children.Sarah Ezzy, director of the U.S. pop star's charity Raising Malawi,...


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Travel books, for gifts or your own coffee table

NEW YORK (AP) " Shopping, romance, bucket lists, inspiration and information: All of these things and more can be found in books for travelers that are out this season in time for the holidays. In addition to being gift-worthy, some...


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Peaches Geldof's country home left untouched since her tragic death





THE home of Peaches Geldof has been abandoned since her death in April, it's been reported.


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George Clooney poses with Hugh Bonneville in first photo of Downton Abbey charity special





FANS of Downton Abbey have been given a sneak peak of what happened when George Clooney swapped Hollywood for Highclere Castle in the Downton Abbey Text Santa special.


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