Sunday 7 December 2014

Top Gear planned to set fire to cars for dramatic effect, claims Argentina

Argentina has reopened a row over Top Gear's visit to the country by claiming Jeremy Clarkson's team planned to set fire to their sports cars for "dramatic effect" after they had to abandon filming.A police report into the violence...


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'It's Foggy for me': Third-place Mel reveals her king of the jungle





MELANIE SYKES has come up short in the I'm A Celebrity final after being voted out in third place.


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Who will be joining Paul Henry in 2015?

It won't be a quiet Christmas for the powers that be at TV3, who are scrambling to prepare for Paul Henry's new multi-platform breakfast show next year.Speculation is rife about who is joining Henry on the breakfast sofa, and Spy...


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Must-see looks of the week

Diane Keaton Diane Keaton arrives at the Ninth Annual Women of Worth Awards hosted by L'Oreal Paris at


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Passage of time makes proving Cosby claims tough

LOS ANGELES (AP) " Legal experts say any case centering on decades-old allegations against Bill Cosby would face hurdles.In recent weeks, the comedian has seen a flurry of old sexual assault allegations, a lawsuit and a police investigation...


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NZ's first Bachelor - it's down to three

Producers are understood to be down to the final three in the race to find New Zealand's first Bachelor - but they're vowing to keep the winner's identity secret until the big on-screen reveal next year.And they've hit a big...


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Paul Casserly: 2014's most memorable TV moments

Memorable. Funny. Awful. This year had it all. It was the year that Malcolm Tucker turned into Doctor Who and Pam Corkery. The devastation of the Gaza Strip was hard to process from the comfort of Aotearoa. We also stared, gob smacked,...


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'Hunger Games' tops slow weekend at the box office

LOS ANGELES (AP) " "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1" continues to dominate the domestic box office, but awards season hopefuls "Wild" and "The Imitation Game" proved their might with impressive limited release showings on this...


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Phil Collins cancels first concert in four years

Reclusive musician Phil Collins was set to perform his first concert in four years over the weekend - but it didn't happen.The Genesis front man was due to play a short, "semi-acoustic" set as part of a fundraising event for his...


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'I had the best time ever' Pixie Lott is the tenth celeb to leave Strictly Come Dancing





NOT so long ago she was the favourite to win, but tonight Pixie Lott became the latest celebrity to leave Strictly Come Dancing.


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Barenboim bids La Scala farewell with 'Fidelio'

MILAN (AP) " La Scala's gala season premier "Fidelio" on Sunday marks Daniel Barenboim's final opening-night bow as musical director as Italian opera enters one of its most tumultuous seasons in memory.Protesters clashed with riot...


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Beanie Sigel 'critical' after being shot in the stomach

Beanie Sigel has been left fighting for his life after he was shot in the stomach outside his home in New Jersey.The Jay Z-mentored rapper, whose real name is Dwight Grant, was hit by an "unknown assailant" at his residence in Pleasantville...


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Green Day guitarist Jason White diagnosed with cancer

Jason White, the touring guitarist of pop punk three-piece Green Day, has been diagnosed with tonsil cancer.In a statement, the band told fans that they hoped he would "make a full and speedy recovery"."We have some news to report...


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Day 7 FFG Advent Calendar: A golden moment for your BFF









Now then, Kate Spade markets this as the perfect Bridesmaids gift, but I've broken rank here and bought them out for all my best friends - bridesmaids or not for the future. When it comes to Christmas, tis the season to tell people how important they are to you, right? And this year I'm going with a real theme of giving a gift that can be worn and remembered all year round. So you'll certainly understand how this plays the perfect part. Let's just say this Kate Spade bracelet says everything it needs to: Best Friend Forever (written inside) and "Birds of a feather, two of a kind, perfect pair, partners in crime, peas in a pod, sidekick (outside)." {Kate Spade BFF Bracelet $58}












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'Hunger Games' tops slow weekend at the box office

LOS ANGELES (AP) " "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1" claimed the top spot at the box office for the third weekend in a row with an estimated $21.6 million.The penultimate chapter in the massively successful franchise has now...


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EXCLUSIVE: Coronation Street star Wendi Peters says she'd love to do Strictly Come Dancing





SHE'S taken part in Celebrity Mastermind, The Great British Sewing Bee and Celebrity Masterchef, but it seems that Wendi Peters has got her eye on another show now.


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'I'm over the moon!' Mel Sykes chuffed at being the only woman in I'm A Celeb final





SHE came close to breaking down on the show this week, but Melanie Sykes has made it to the final of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here.


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Film Review: Vincent gets lost in a translation of déja vu





WHO LOVES Bill Murray? Hands up.


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Dame Judi faces up to that age-old question





AS the stage and screen star nears her 80th birthday Henry Fitzherbert & David Stephenson reflect on her brilliant career.


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It's been a hard-knock life for 90 years... The legacy of Annie





THE SUN'LL come out tomorrow, and for a long time after that, just so long as the world continues to be in love with adorable orphan Annie.


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