Saturday 29 November 2014

Plenty of real sounds give a month of joy for the ears

November has been good to the music nuts among us, with new releases from such varied artists as Foo Fighters


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Cheryl Fernandez-Versini: I gave Lauren Platt cold which nearly ruled her out





CHERYL Fernandez-Versini has admitted she gave X Factor hopeful Lauren Platt the cold which almost ruled her out of performing on the show tonight.


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Antigua's PM names De Niro special economic envoy

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua (AP) " The prime minister of Antigua & Barbuda has appointed actor Robert De Niro as special economic envoy of the twin-island nation in the eastern Caribbean.The administration of Gaston Browne said in a statement...


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Pixie Lott dazzles judges with 'terrific' and 'beautiful' performance on Strictly





PIXIE Lott boosted her chances of reaching the Strictly Come Dancing quarter-finals with a "terrific" performance tonight.


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Cosby offers refunds for NY show ticket holders

TARRYTOWN, New York (AP) " Bill Cosby is still performing at a suburban New York venue next weekend but the embattled comic is offering refunds to ticket holders who don't want to go.The Journal News reports that Cosby's two Dec....


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Comedy review: Chelsea Handler, ASB Theatre

Trust Chelsea Handler to take it too far.Yes, the foul-mouthed comedian's first New Zealand show was always going to be a vulgar stand-up experience - that's what fans of her E! talk show Chelsea Lately know and love her for.And...


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David Beckham involved in car crash after picking son Brooklyn up from U-16 football match





DAVID Beckham was involved in a car crash after picking son Brooklyn up after football training with Premier League giants Arsenal, it was reported today.


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Man linked to heroin ring in '71 film nabbed again

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) " Alfred Catino's criminal record is a colorful history of drug dealing and prison sentences dating back to the 1960s, when federal authorities say he was part of the French Connection heroin smuggling ring that...


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EXCLUSIVE: Lord of the Jungle? Julian Fellowes talks I'm A Celeb rumours





HE MIGHT be Lord of Downton Abbey but don't expect Julian Fellowes to be entering the jungle any time soon.


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Bare-faced beauty! Susanna Reid steps out in skin-tight jeans without any make-up





SHE'S USUALLY the most glamorous woman on screen but Susanna Reid stepped out make-up free today.


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Frankie goes to Hollywood

Shortland Street is about to lose one of its most glamorous young stars.Frankie Adams will shoot her final scenes for the Kiwi soap on Friday - the eve of her big KFC Fight For Life bout with Millie Elder-Holmes.After four years...


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Jagger's secret jaunt

Rock superstar Mick Jagger stunned diners at a remote Bay of Islands pub when he strolled in unannounced for a few non-alcoholic drinks.The singer was spotted relaxing in picturesque Russell on Tuesday, three days after the Rolling...


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Tipping kids out of nest

Fed-up parents will invest hundreds of thousands of dollars to oust adult kids from under their roofs in new Kiwi reality show Our First Home .The mums and dads - aged in their 50s and 60s - will buy the do-up Auckland houses for...


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A theatre full of superstars

Kiwi fans of one of the world's most popular stage shows will get a chance to be cast members for one night only " and they won't even have to audition.The Auckland Theatre Company's Kensington Swan season of Jesus Christ Superstar...


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Kerre McIvor: A good line to draw in the sand

Years ago, when my child started secondary school, she wanted an Eminem CD. Twelve months earlier, we'd queued to see the premiere of the Spice Girls movie.In the space of a year she went from wanting to be a Spice Girl to listening...


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Antigua's PM names De Niro special economic envoy

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua (AP) " The prime minister of Antigua & Barbuda has appointed actor Robert De Niro as special economic envoy of the twin-island nation in the eastern Caribbean.The administration of Gaston Browne said in a statement...


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'We all envied her' Sherrie Hewson pens letter to Lynda Bellingham's widow Michael





SHE WAS friends with Lynda Bellingham after starring on daytime TV show Loose Women alongside her, and the actress's death inspired Sherrie Hewson to pen a letter to Michael Pattemore.


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Eager Edwina! Former MP Currie dives into grimy I'm A Celeb Bushtucker Challenge





SHE'S ONLY been in the jungle for nine days but Edwina Currie has proven herself to be fearless - and tonight's task is no different.


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Festive reading all wrapped up- the best biographies and histories of 2014





OVER the next four weeks we will be bringing you Christmas present ideas with our round–ups of the best books of 2014.


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Miranda Richardson on new adaptation of Mapp And Lucia: 'These characters are timeless'





ANNA CHANCELLOR, Miranda Richardson and Steve Pemberton play a game of one-upmanship in a new adaptation of E.F. Benson’s Mapp And Lucia novels


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