Sunday, 7 December 2014

Christmas appeal for Combat Stress: I helped people beat the grief beating me





DANNY BUCKLAND talks to a former RAF squadron leader who found salvation with Combat Stress.


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Woolly for you: The jolliest Christmas jumpers





GET into the festive spirit with our pick of the jolliest Christmas jumpers


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All I want from Santa: Best festive treats





THERE'S something for every budget in this week’s must-have selection


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The kids are all bright: The best children's party wear





EVEN the shy ones will love to dress up in our pick of children’s party wear


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Little stars: Festive dressing-up styles for children





’TIS the season to dress up – and children will love these seasonal styles


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Bang on: The best Christmas crackers





PULL the other one with our guide to the cream of Christmas crackers


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Star quality: The best party make-up essentials





GIVE your make-up a dash of showbiz dazzle, says our beauty editor, but remember – it’s strictly seasonal


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Life as I know it: Heston Blumenthal





CELEBRITY chef Heston, 48, lives in Buckinghamshire and has three children with his ex-wife


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Cameron Diaz: 'I've never wanted to be a mother'





HOLLYWOOD'S happiest leading lady loves her laughter lines – but have the hankies ready if you ask her to sing, says Simon Button


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In the closet with DJ Janice Long





THE DJ is a dedicated follower of fashion – with a little help from her daughter


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Get Santa Review and Trailer





GET SANTA is a laudable if not entirely successful attempt to create a magical family film in the vein of American classics like Elf and E.T.


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A lively and exuberant animation: Penguins Of Madagascar Review





THE scene-stealing penguins from the Madagascar movies get promoted to top billing in Penguins of Madagascar, a lively and exuberant animation that careens around the world but doesn’t exactly lodge in your heart.


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Black Sea with Jude Law: Review and trailer





JUDE LAW gives a sturdy account of himself as the least annoying character, an embittered Scottish submarine captain and marine salvage expert in this oddly misconceived submarine picture


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St. Vincent review: Bill Murray is perfect in the role of the irascible retiree





HANDS up who loves Bill Murray? The comic star has developed a devoted following in recent years both for his celluloid persona - the deadpan grump - as for his quirky lifestyle habits; the man famously has no telephone or agent.


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Judi Dench: 'I was facing my husband death in acting'





As the stage and screen star nears her 80th birthday Henry Fitzherbert & David Stephensonreflect on her brilliant career


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James Corden is 'terrified' about presenting US chat show





JAMES CORDEN admits he’s “terrified” about presenting a chat show in America, which he says is a “huge risk”.


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Miranda Richardson: 'I don’t like labels of any kind'





THE BBC is recreating Mapp And Lucia, a wonderful comedy of snobbery, starring the Blackadder actor


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TV round-up: I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, Remember Me, Wild Weather





FIRST, a revelation. Former footballer Jimmy Bullard is a talentless fool. Oh, sorry Jimmy. Just “banter”. Know what I mean? Didn’t you know? I can say what I like about you, as long as I also say, “It’s just banter, mate”.


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Book review: The English And Their History by Robert Thombs





THIS book is as rich and full as any Christmas plum pudding


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Pick of the season's best chick-lit page turners





DEBORAH STONE reviews the pick of the chick-lit page turners


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