Saturday, 6 December 2014

'It's been bloody marvellous': Edwina Currie booted out of I'm A Celebrity





FORMER Tory MP Edwina Curry has fallen just short of the I'm A Celebrity final after becoming the ninth celebrity to leave the jungle.


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I'm A Celeb camp mates have a heart-to-heart before handing out the 2014 Jungle Awards





THEY'VE lived together in the jungle for almost three weeks, and tonight the remaining I'm A Celeb camp mates enjoyed a wonderful heart-to-heart.


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New Las Vegas tourism ad features Imagine Dragons

LAS VEGAS (AP) " The latest 'What Happens Here, Stays Here' Las Vegas ad campaign features a familiar musical act from, well, right here.Indie-rock band Imagine Dragons has teamed up with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority...


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Pixie Lott triumphs in Strictly Waltzathon as contest heats up





PIXIE LOTT has stepped up her case to become this year's Strictly Come Dancing champion after coming out on top in this season's Waltzathon.


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EXCLUSIVE: Sophie Ellis-Bextor hesitated about returning to Strictly for Xmas special





SOPHIE Ellis-Bextor is gearing up to waltz back on the dance floor after signing up for this year's Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special.


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'Karate Kid' honored for Los Angeles ties

LOS ANGELES (AP) " Los Angeles has honored an underdog that became a top dog: "The Karate Kid."The movie, which was filmed in LA's San Fernando Valley, was honored Friday to mark the 30th anniversary of its release.Director John...


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Urban pockets $1.4m in house sale

Movie star Karl Urban has made a cool $1.4 million from the sale of his Herne Bay, Auckland, mansion.The 42-year-old actor sold the luxury villa he owned with ex-partner Natalie Wihongi for $6.65m after paying $5.25m for it just...


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A tale of two buskers

Herald on Sunday chief reporter and occasional strummer Bevan Hurley took on Luger Boa frontman and former The D4 lead singer and guitarist Jimmy Christmas to see if Auckland's lunchtime crowd would notice a difference between the...


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'Me and Benedict are not a couple and Amanda is not my beard!' says Martin Freeman





THERE'S been plenty of fan fiction which brings him and his co-star Benedict Cumberbatch together, and Sherlock star Martin Freeman has finally spoken up about it.


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Celebrity chef Lisa Faulkner: 'As I get older, I'm going to try to love my body'





ACTRESS and celebrity chef Lisa Faulkner, 42, reveals her beauty secrets…


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Party girl: The essential beauty kit for the festive season





GET set for the festive season with this essential beauty kit, says Eileen Leahy


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Guilt-free pleasures: Gluten-free desserts for Christmas





TRIED-and-tested tips from Saturday magazine’s celebrity chef


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Berry Christmas: How to yield gifts from your garden





THE GARDEN can be your very own Santa’s grotto when it comes to gifts and decorations this Yuletide


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Strictly's Pixie Lott: 'I love shopping, especially at Christmas'





SINGER Pixie Lott opens up about Strictly Come Dancing, boyfriend Oliver Cheshire and weekends...


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T.J. McNamara: Painter explores depth of spirit

Poet and artist William Blake said, "Energy is eternal delight." It can be a quiet inner energy or an extravagant outward show.The work of Johanna Pegler at Anna Miles Gallery is filled with the inner spirit of the outward man...


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Classic CD review: Johann Sebastian Bach, 53 Cantatas (BIS)

If one were to compile a list of the seven musical wonders of the world, then Bach's Cantatas might head it. Just over 200 surviving works range from scores for solo voice with varying accompaniments to such monumental creations...


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Friday, 5 December 2014

Stress can reduce you to a 'small child' and impair critical decision making





IF you think being under pressure helps you perform better then you're lying to yourself! Research has revealed stress can impair your ability to think critically


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U2 guitarist The Edge: 'When Bono goes cycling, he likes to dress up as a Hasidic Jew'

The image of Bono on a bicycle on a long coat, sharp hat and flowing payots isn't one many of us have had the imaginations to visualise.That is until The Edge dreamt it up for us."You know, when Bono goes cycling he likes to dress...


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Xbox One fans warned of new Xbox Live outage after December online issue





XBOX ONE fans have been warned there could be more Xbox Live outages over Christmas after hacker group Lizard Squad claimed to have taken the service down earlier this month.


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Joe Jonas, Kim Kardashian hit up Art Basel parties

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) " Joe Jonas, Kim Kardashian, Usher and a bevy of supermodels are making the party rounds in South Beach this week, with Art Basel Miami Beach gatherings drawing celebrities, art collectors and fashionistas from...


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