Monday 2 March 2015

Drake matches the Beatles' chart record

Drake, who recently visisted New Zealand, has become the latest artist after more than five decades to secure the most amount of singles to top 100 chart positions at any one time.The rapper currently has 14 singles in the Billboard...


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'Diabetes disaster' if cheaper drugs are prescribed





EXPERTS are warning of a “diabetes disaster” if guidelines to use cheaper and rarely used drugs get the go-ahead.


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A daily glass of tomato juice can help trim your waistline, study shows





A DAILY glass of tomato juice could be the key to losing weight, a study shows.


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Couple’s tiffs caused by a lack of sleep, new study reveals





ONE in five of us is not getting enough sleep – and it’s making us grumpy, according to a new study.


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Charlie And The Chocolate Factory tops kids' favourite book list





ROALD DAHL'S Charlie And The Chocolate Factory tops a list of 50 books that every child should read by the age of 16.


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Dining with the devil: The eating habits of the world's most evil dictators





FROM their favourite meals to the measures they took to avoid being poisoned, a new book offers a fascinating insight into the eating habits of some of the world’s most notorious despots.


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New book detailing the whirlwind love affair of Audrey Hepburn and William Holden





A NEW book reveals their passionate secret affair and the heartbreak that made the My Fair Lady star end it.


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Top 10 facts about pies





BRITISH Pie Week begins today.


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Singing legend Lulu opens up about her passion for Bowie and why she turned down Sinatra





LULU has told how she was captivated by David Bowie’s “slim but powerful” thighs – but was too shy to accept an unexpected proposal from Frank Sinatra.


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Dame Esther Rantzen's delight at being named Mum Of The Year





DAME Esther Rantzen was honoured again yesterday – this time for her role as a mother.


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Farewell Mr Spock: The world pays tribute to Star Trek legend Leonard Nimoy





AS STAR Trek star Leonard Nimoy dies at 83, the world from President Obama downwards pays tribute to an enigmatic actor who was far more than just a pair of pointed ears.


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Jetsetter Rosie’s a home girl at heart: Huntington-Whiteley fell back in love with Devon





AS A teenager, supermodel Rosie Huntington-Whiteley couldn’t wait to get away from her rural roots.


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Sunday 1 March 2015

Has Lupita Nyong'o's stolen gown been found?

A white dress that strongly resembles the custom gown taken from Lupita Nyong'o's hotel room earlier this week turned up under a bathroom sink in the same hotel, a Los Angeles County Sheriff's official said.The dress found at a...


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Lady Gaga, Vince Vaughn take charity polar plunge in Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) " Lady Gaga and Vince Vaughn made plunges into the icy waters of Chicago's Lake Michigan at a fundraiser for the Special Olympics.Special Olympics Chicago President Casey Hogan said Sunday that Gaga did the plunge with...


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Viewers divided over shocking Dakota Johnson ISIS skit

Saturday Night Live pushed the envelope this week with a parody of a car commercial that had a young girl joining ISIS, and not the US Army, at the end.The segment was laid out the same as the recent My Bold Dad spot in which a...


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Lady Gaga, Vince Vaughn take charity polar plunge in Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) " Lady Gaga and Vince Vaughn made plunges into the icy waters of Chicago's Lake Michigan at a fundraiser for the Special Olympics.Polar Plunge spokeswoman Maura Bruton confirmed Sunday that Gaga did the plunge along...


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Listen to Leonard Nimoy explain the Jewish origins of his famous Vulcan hand greeting

Leonard Nimoy, who passed away Friday, sat down with the Wexler Oral History Project last year, his impressive Yiddish skills on full display. In the video below, Nimoy describes the origin of his famous Star Trek hand greeting:...


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15 artworks stolen from Chinese museum south of Paris

PARIS (AP) " French cultural officials say 15 pieces of art have been stolen from a Chinese museum south of Paris, including a replica crown of the King of Siam given to France's emperor in the mid-19th century.The Culture Ministry...


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Disabled punk rockers to compete in Eurovision Song Contest

HELSINKI (AP) " Four punk rockers with learning disabilities will compete for Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest semifinal after winning the Nordic country's national qualifying contest.The group Pertti Kurikan Nimipaivat, or...


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Will Smith's 'Focus' tops box office with $19.1 million

NEW YORK (AP) " Will Smith's caper "Focus" dethroned "Fifty Shades of Grey" at the box office, but the film's modest $19.1 million opening still left questions about the drawing power of the once unstoppable star.According to studio...


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