Thursday 26 February 2015

Giuliana Rancic's on-camera apology to Zendaya

Fashion Police host Giuliana Rancic issued a lengthy on-camera apology for disparaging comments she made about the dreadlocked hairstyle that Disney Channel star Zendaya sported on the Oscars red carpet.The E! fashion review show...


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Scarlett Johansson slammed for borrowing band name

Scarlett Johansson can expect her name to boost sales, but her new band's decision to call itself the seemingly innocuous The Singles has triggered a firestorm.A Los Angeles rock duo already called The Singles says it had sent a...


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Ex-'America's Next Top Model' contestant among 3 dead in NC

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) " A young man has been charged with killing a former contestant on "America's Next Top Model."Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police in North Carolina said in a statement Wednesday that 19-year-old Emmanuel...


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Troy Rawhiti-Forbes: Oscar-worthy gaming performances

It's awards season, and some of the world's leading actors won't be taking questions or flashing grins on the red carpet. You know, blockbuster stars like Jen Taylor, Troy Baker, Roger Craig Smith, and Jennifer Hale. Who? You'll...


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Publishers stand by Bill O'Reilly despite accuracy questions

NEW YORK (AP) " Book publishers for Fox News Channel host Bill O'Reilly say they stand behind his work despite questions that have been raised about his reporting.O'Reilly's series of books about the deaths of John F. Kennedy, Abraham...


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Judas Priest: Playing God

Talking to a Metal God, you might think, would be a fairly one-sided conversation.The Metal God would be loud, angry, scary, outrageous. The Metal God would fair melt the phone line with his big metal voice as he talked about all...


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Nickelodeon debuts mobile service Noggin for the pre-K set

NEW YORK (AP) " Nickelodeon is creating brand-new content and resurrecting old shows for a mobile subscription service aimed at preschoolers.The $6-a-month service called Noggin will have new games and activities alongside archives...


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Dominic Corry: The year of the robot

Amongst the many impressive achievements in Christopher Nolan's Interstellar is the most original take on movie robots in years. Prior to seeing the film, I had begun to worry that there was perhaps nowhere left to go in this area,...


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Definat Bill Cosby finally talks: 'I'm far from finished'

A defiant Bill Cosby has hit back at sex allegations swirling against him, declaring: "I'm far from finished."The embattled 77-year-old actor-comedian, a household name in the United States and beyond, has repeatedly denied any...


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Fall Out Boy: 'We've always felt like the odd ones out'

Your new album, American Beauty/American Psycho , takes a dig many aspects of the American dream - was there something in particular that inspired you guys to run with that concept? More than anything it's just talking about us...


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Movie review: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Just as warm and charming and with pretty much the same cast as the original, this sequel will delight its sizeable fan base, and leaves the door wide open for a third film.Director John Madden and writer Ol Parker have stayed with...


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Radical new scheme will give Manchester full control of its NHS budget





A CITY is to get full control of its £6billion NHS budget in a trailblazing scheme.


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Need a nurse in new £430m hospital? Use a 'Downton Abbey-style' handbell





A NEW £430million flagship hospital was criticised yesterday after issuing patients with handbells because their rooms had no emergency alarms.


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More than eight hours of sleep a night can double the risk of stroke





SLEEPING more than eight hours a night could dramatically increase the risk of suffering a stroke, scientists warned yesterday.


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Top modelling agent Carole White reveals supermodels' secrets and diva demands





CONCORDE tickets, caviar, rose petals on every bed – even a llama curry – an agent lifts the lid on the demands of the catwalk queens.


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Poldark's return: Everything you need to know about the BBC remake





A SMOULDERING leading man, straining bodices and a wild Cornish landscape – will the historical drama be a hit this time round?


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Top 10 facts about Napoleon





TWO hundred years ago today, on February 26, 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from exile on the island of Elba to march on Paris and resume his reign.


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From bunny boiling to premature ejaculation: The worst sexual encounters in movie history





Hot 'n' steamy flesh on flesh action doesn't always end too well in the movies - From Fatal Attraction's psychotic ex with a penchant for cooking, to a rather messy birth in Alien - here are some of the worst sexual encounters in movie history.


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Smith and Sheeran win, Kanye stirs it up at UK's Brit Awards

LONDON (AP) " Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran each won a pair of prizes Wednesday at Britain's leading music awards " but it took Kanye West to introduce some edge, with a song that proved too strong for television.And Madonna gave the...


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Strictly fab Claudia Winkleman is up for ‘TV Oscar’ after just 12 weeks on show





CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN is in line for a top entertainment award – after just 12 weeks on Strictly Come Dancing.


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