Saturday 25 October 2014

Iveta and I are just good friends, honestly, insists Strictly heartthrob Thom





RUGBY star Thom Evans has scotched rumours he is enjoying a dance-floor dalliance with his leading lady on Strictly.


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Secret Agent's Phil Spencer: 'I never know what I'm going to face'





PROPERTY guru Phil Spencer helps hapless house-sellers in a new series of Secret Agent


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Coronation Street's Kate Ford: 'Tracy doesn't suspect a thing'





AS Coronation Street’s Tracy and Rob prepare to tie the knot, we ask actress Kate Ford whether the groom’s murderous secret will be revealed…


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James Nesbitt on new drama The Missing: 'I get emotional even talking about it'





JAMES NESBITT and Mr Selfridge’s Frances O’Connor embark on a frantic search for a missing child in a tense new TV thriller


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Friday 24 October 2014

The left hand does the talking

On Thursday Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra presents the final of its three concerts marking the centenary of World War I. Music director Eckehard Stier returns to conduct Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale and Carl Nielsen's Fourth...


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Janet McAllister: Sowing the seeds of blooming reality

This may come as a surprise, so sit down tight on your Dick Frizzell cushion or Peter Lange ampersand seat: I think that the Auckland Council - or at least, certain pockets of it - may actually be turning its arts policy into reality.The...


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Spoiler: How far did our Project Runway designer go?

Kiwi fashion designer Sean Kelly has won the reality TV show Project Runway in New York.Originally from Hawera, Kelly, 25, designed a collection called "Betrayal of Caesar" which appeared at New York Fashion Week. Read more:...


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Singing stars roll back the rock

What did you know about Jesus Christ Superstar before you got involved? Laughton Kora: I've been listening to it for years, and watching the film, and I've seen it live a couple of times, amateur styles. I've never reall


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Smells like holy spirit

People find Jesus in many places; Oliver Driver found him via an audition tape and a carefully worded letter sent from Melbourne by New Zealand actor Kristian Lavercombe.Lavercombe, who for the past two years has been touring the...


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Image of Asia: The 'Wind Stone' and the sea

In this photo by Rob Griffith, a couple sit on rocks at a Sydney beach near a sculpture titled "Wind Stone - The Threshold of Consciousness," created by Japanese-Australian artist Koichi Ishino. It's part of the Sculpture By The Sea...


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From Kim Kardashian to the Queen: Ten most influential tweets of all time





HER MAJESTY has spoken on the social networking site for the first time today. To celebrate her leap into the modern world we look back at the most prominent tweets EVER.


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P.D. James' riff on Jane Austen comes to TV

LOS ANGELES (AP) Actors generally are eager for work and a challenge, but Matthew Rhys and Anna Maxwell Martin admit they were skittish about taking on the lead characters of "Pride and Prejudice."This despite the fact Mr. Darcy...


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She loves a bargain! Catherine Zeta-Jones spotted shopping at discount store in Yorkshire





SHE may be one of Hollywood's biggest actresses but Catherine Zeta-Jones is still down-to-earth when it comes to her shopping habits.


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Emily Atack works the 1940's pin-up girl look on the set of Dad's Army movie





SHE'S best-known as the sexy schoolgirl from The Inbetweeners, but yesterday Emily Atack tried out an entirely new look for her latest role.


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Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe admits dancing on broadway is his proudest moment





HIS role as Harry Potter thrusted him into the limelight, but Daniel Radcliffe says dancing on broadway has been the proudest achievement of his career thus far.


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Britney Spears to get Vegas key, 'Britney Day'

LAS VEGAS (AP) Caesars Entertainment says pop star Britney Spears will get a key to the Las Vegas Strip and celebrate with her own dedicated day.The Las Vegas-based casino giant announced Thursday that it would host "Britney Day"...


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Chan wants to be better father after son's arrest

BEIJING (AP) Jackie Chan has pledged to become a better father after his son Jaycee was arrested on drug charges.The film star said in his first comments in person after the arrest: "I am always a father. I used to be an unqualified...


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Bun in the oven! Paul Hollywood's former mistress Marcela Valladolid expecting second baby





PAUL Hollywood's former mistress Marcela Valladolid is pregnant, it's been revealed.


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Charlotte Hawkins is blooming as she dresses her baby bump in pretty floral dress





PREGNANCY certainly agrees with television presenter Charlotte Hawkins.


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Nominees for Grammy Awards to be announced Dec. 5

NEW YORK (AP) The Recording Academy will announce the nominees for the 2015 Grammy Awards the morning of Dec. 5, except for one category: the coveted album of the year.The nominees for the top prize will come later that day when...


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