Sunday, 4 January 2015

Movies to keep the littlies happy

Most summer holidays are inevitably spent outdoors but family-friendly home entertainment does take on a greater significance throughout the season. Lounges become stuffed with large tribes of cousins to occupy, and wide-appeal viewing...


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Angus and Julia: First the world, then New Zealand

ANGUS AND JULIA Stone have visited more countries, cities and towns in the past six months than the rest of us will probably do in five lifetimes. It's what's expected when you make your living from music.But as magical as it can...


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The Big Read: Angela Bloomfield

Shorty St's long-serving Rachel opens up to Michele Hewitson about her marriage breakup, Botox, on-set flings and how she can whip up a costume for her kids. For some reason - despite her having been on the telly and so in the...


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Britain's first surrogate mother still longs for Baby Cotton 30 years on





BRITAIN'S first surrogate mother said she felt “heartbroken” and “cheated” after handing over a baby she gave birth to 30 years ago today to a couple she never met.


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Siobhan Wykes: A diary of my life-changing face lift





COMING up to 50, the face that stared back at me from the mirror looked more like my 76-year-old mother’s .


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The man behind Weight Watchers famous ProPoints system





GARY Foster is a pretty good advert for his employer.


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The gift of life: For midwife Jenny having children of her own was far from plain sailing





MIDWIFE Jenny Wilson, 30, lives in Hereford with her husband David, 38, an IT consultant, and their 18-month-old twin daughters Amelia and Georgia.


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Furious with my partner after he ruined out flat:Our Agony aunt answers your questions





I'M FURIOUS that my partner has ruined our flat with his bungled DIY effort. Neither of us will back down or apologise - is this the end?


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My favourite photography by Dickie Arbiter





“THIS photo of me blowing out my 50th birthday cake was taken by Princess Diana at Kensington Palace in 1990.


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Alan Titchmarsh on caring for an exotic house plant





IF you’ve been given an orchid or exotic house plant for Christmas, don’t panic.


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Are you oldsome tonight? What Elvis would look like if he was still alive today...





THE young Elvis Presley had girls screaming and fainting in his heyday and might have still got their pulses racing even today.


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Michelle Dockery: I won’t leave Downton Abbey for Hollywood





DOWNTON Abbey star Michelle Dockery has put her Hollywood career on hold to stay with the hit period drama.


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Peaky Blinder killed Benny’s grandad... but he’d still love to star in the TV show





THE actor Paul Henry, who played Benny from Crossroads, has revealed how his grandfather was murdered by a Peaky Blinder.


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Keane star Tom Chaplin threatens thieves over wife’s stolen gem





THE lead singer of rock band Keane yesterday warned thieves who stole his wife’s diamond ring: “We’re coming for you!”


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Saturday, 3 January 2015

'Goodbye to Language' top pick of NYC film critics

NEW YORK (AP) " The National Society of Film Critics has chosen the 3-D movie "Goodbye to Language" as the best picture of 2014 in their 49th annual awards meeting in New York City.Society members gathered at Lincoln Center in Manhattan...


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Best of the Blogs: Paul Casserly: Dirty undies aired on TV

Paul Casserly turned on the television to get a full rundown on the Dirty Politics debate. He found all he needed on Russell Brown's Media Take. On
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'Les Miserables' London show evacuated after fire

LONDON (AP) " London fire officials say about 1,200 people were briefly evacuated from a performance of the musical "Les Miserables" because of a small fire at a theater.The fire department said the venue was evacuated as a precaution...


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Strictly star Camilla Dallerup speaks out about 'humiliating' split with Brendan Cole





PROFESSIONAL dancer Camilla Dallerup has opened up about her "humiliating" split with fellow Strictly Come Dancing star Brendan Cole – amid false rumours of an affair with Natasha Kaplinsky.


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J.C. Chandor explores the origins of "A Most Violent Year"

LOS ANGELES (AP) " Violence was everywhere for director J.C. Chandor.From the scripts he was getting to the very entryway of his daughter's elementary school, it seemed he couldn't escape guns and gratuitous gore.His latest feature,...


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Honeymoon phase! Newlyweds Elton John and David Furnish are all smiles as they shop in LA





THEY'VE been together for over twenty years, but Elton John and David Furnish looked still very much in their honeymoon phase after their recent wedding.


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