Saturday 20 September 2014

Strictly speaking: Meet this year's contestants





THIS year’s Strictly Come Dancing contestants assess their chances ahead of their first performances…


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Jump back: The best 1960s-style clothes and accessories





GO RETRO with the new season’s gorgeous, 1960s-inspired clothes and accessories


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Love the skin you're in! The best skincare products for autumn





WANT gorgeous, glowing skin? Here’s all you need, says Eileen Leahy


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Janet McAllister: Theatre company invites everyman reviewers

I got made redundant last week. So did all the theatre reviewers in the city. When we made our usual arrogant demands for free tickets, we were told kindly but firmly that our services would not be required for two Basement shows.Instead,...


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Graham Norton: 'Some guests don't get the humour'





GRAHAM NORTON makes hosting an A-list chat show look effortless, but not everything goes to plan, he tells Vicki Power


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On each other's team

Auckland playwright Gareth Davies, a self-confessed Everest "nut", knows so many stories about the historic efforts to climb the highest mountain in the world.Many of those stories are widely known but not so much the bizarre saga...


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Whatever happened to... Scorpio from Gladiators





NIKKI DIAMOND played Scorpio in ITV's entertainment show, Gladiators. Here she opens up about her life and career.


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Corrie's Georgia May: 'Jennifer Lawrence is my celebrity crush'





CORONATION STREET star Georgia May Foote, 23, reveals her beauty tips


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Bake Off queen Mary Berry's classic recipes





BAKE OFF queen Mary Berry reveals the secrets behind two favourite recipes


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Lawn and order: Alan Titchmarsh tips on giving your garden a little TLC





YOUR LAWN'S been through a tough year. Isn’t it time you gave it a little TLC?


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Alesha Dixon: 'There's no point worrying about what might happen'





BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT star Alesha Dixon opens up about Amanda Holden, Oprah Winfrey and her upcoming album


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My Weekend: Holby City actress Tina Hobley





HOLBY CITY actress Tina Hobley opens up about her weekends in Cotswolds and why she doesn't like to cook in the evenings...


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Must Have: Get the blues





THERE'S something for every budget in this week's must-haves...


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Friday 19 September 2014

VIDEO: Don't cry for us: Evita is back in the West End!





WET WET WET star Marti Pellow stars in a strictly limited London run of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's legendary musical


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Nightclub setting for Opera Don makes sense

From the start, New Zealand Opera's Don Giovanni presented the mix of tragedy and comedy stipulated in the opera's description as "dramma giocoso" (playful drama).Wyn Davies immediately captured its emotional ambivalence in a...


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Detroit's decline is "heartbreaking," says Motown legend Smokey Robinson





DESPITE its bankruptcy and poverty, the singer still loves the city that made him and countless other American artists part of the Motown legend


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Jazz at Lincoln Center opens season with 'Ochas'

NEW YORK (AP) Wynton Marsalis has opened Jazz at Lincoln Center's new season with the world premiere of "Ochas," a three-movement suite blending jazz with the traditional folkloric music of Cuba.At a pre-concert reception Thursday...


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Gospel stars go on tour after recent operations

ATLANTA (AP) Donnie McClurkin can hardly talk. Fred Hammond could barely walk. But the Grammy-winning gospel singers are preparing for the Festival of Praise Tour, which spans 31 cities.The tour, which includes Cleveland, Detroit,...


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'I didn't want to split - they plotted behind my back' Nadine Coyle on Girls Aloud split





NADINE Coyle has revealed that the Girls Aloud split had nothing to do with her, despite being blamed at the beginning.


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Apple iPhone 6 Plus available on eBay for £5,000 - EIGHT times more than retail price





THE brand new Apple iPhone, which people have been queuing days to get their hands on, today went on sale on eBay for an eye-watering £5,000.


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