Wednesday, 15 April 2015

Wednesday, April 22

Today is Wednesday, April 22, the 112th day of 2015. There are 253 days left in the year:Highlights in history on this date:1500 - Portuguese navigator Pedro Alvares Cabral is the first European to discover Brazil, putting ashore...


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PlayStation's latest title announced for PS4 and PS3 is coming from Square Enix





PLAYSTATION fans can look forward to a new title from Square Enix hitting the PS4 and PS3.


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Drug to beat Alzheimer's: Experts find out how to ‘switch off’ the cruel disease





SCIENTISTS have made a vital breakthrough in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease by developing a drug that could stop it in its tracks.


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Top 10 facts about art





TODAY is World Art Day, which is celebrated by the International Association of Art every year on April 15, the birthday of Leonardo da Vinci.


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Review: 'True Story' handsomely made but misguided

Michael Finkel's journalism career, torpedoed by a partly fabricated story, had just bottomed out when a phone call came asking why a man accused of murdering his wife and three children in Oregon was identifying himself "Mike Finkel,...


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Jeremy Clarkson's rumoured Top Gear successor gets death threats

Sue Perkins is taking a break from Twitter after getting death threats in response to The Great British Bake Off presenter becoming the bookmakers' favourite to replace Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear .Last week, a flurry of bets...


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FIFA 15 down: Why is FIFA Ultimate Team's Transfer Market offline?





FIFA 15 will see the FIFA Ultimate Team's Transfer Market go offline today.


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Tuesday, 14 April 2015

Natalia Kills exclusive: Simon Cowell is a harsher judge than me

Ousted X Factor NZ judge Natalia Kills has defended the incident that got her sacked, saying her comments were "light" compared to things Simon Cowell says on the show.Kills has spoken at length for the first time since being...


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Al-Jazeera news presenter campaigns to save Campbell Live

An Al-Jazeera news presenter who got his break in journalism at TV3 has come out in support of his old colleague John Campbell.Kamahl Santamaria posted a video message on YouTube in response to reports that Campbell Live may be...


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Verity Johnson: Seven ways to save Campbell Live

Comrades, a spectre has fallen over New Zealand. The spectre of the death of Cambell Live . No self respecting leftie, and for that read anyone who doesn't think only the rich should be allowed to have children, can let this pass....


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Duncan Greive: Silly plot, bad script - somehow it works

Brody Nelson has a problem. There's a 20-character encryption code that must be cracked, or the internet will go on stealing babies (or something). Brute force won't cut it."Even with an alpha-numeric code, the possibility of us...


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Al's Wilde for London stage





AL PACINO says his return to the West End in a production of Oscar Wilde's Salome was prompted by a rejection of his proposal to stage the same play in Las Vegas.


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WATCH: Moment Dennis Quaid has meltdown at 'unprofessional' crew in foul-mouthed rant





A VIDEO showing Hollywood actor Dennis Quaid having a total meltdown on the set of a movie has emerged online.


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Who gambles on love in Gambia?





THE husband dubbed Britain's most gullible man - as he falls for a woman from The Gambia despite being left by two previous wives from the West African state - follows a well-worn path


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Jim Dale turns 80: A look back at the actor performer as he makes his West End comeback





He turns 80 later this year but the actor and performer about to make a West End comeback says he's treating the milestone like someone half his age


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WARNING: Bug first found 18 YEARS ago leaves ALL Windows PCs open to attack from HACKERS





A BUG hidden within the Windows operating system – first unearthed some 18 years ago – still leaves almost all PCs open to cyber ATTACKS, it has been revealed.


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SpaceX will attempt to land its NASA-funded Falcon 9 rocket for the THIRD time tonight





AN UNMANNED SpaceX rocket is poised for launch from Cape Canaveral this evening after an aborted attempt yesterday, company officials have confirmed.


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Sarah Jessica Parker wows in two incredible outfits for final appearance on Letterman show





SHE'S renowned around the world for her impeccable style and fashion choices, and Sarah Jessica Parker rocked not one but two amazing outfits yesterday.


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Our First Home: Schreuder family win

The Schreuder family have won TVNZ's Our First Home , with their renovated house selling for $721,000 - a 35.88 per cent profit.The family sold their Titirangi home at auction on Monday, and will take away $290,400 made up of profit...


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Stephen Hawking covers Monty Python's Galaxy Song for Record Store Day 2015





IT MAY seem like an unlikely collaboration, but a video of Stephen Hawking covering a Monty Python track has now been unveiled.


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