Sunday 1 March 2015

Princess Diana's favourite ski resort: Get a piste of the action with a chalet in Lech





IT WON the heart of a princess in the past, but now Lech is out to lure less regal ski fans to the Austrian resort.


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Government to continue relaxed rules on planning permission for home extensions





PLANNING restrictions on home extensions are to be relaxed for another five years under Tory plans to help families stuck on the housing ladder to improve not move.


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Little Ellie born without genetic disease thanks to pioneering 'designer baby' technique





BABY Ellie Cross was born free of a genetic disease which could have claimed her life, thanks to a pioneering technique.


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Parallel lines: Monochrome outfits for spring





GO graphic in monochrome for statement style


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Amara, Rimmel, Microsoft Lumia: The things we want this week





THERE'S something for every budget in this week’s must-have selection


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Denim delights: Jean-ius fashion for spring





THESE jean-ius designs are no longer just for weekend wear


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Great lengths: The best hair cleansing products





GET lustrously long locks with our beauty editor’s pick of pampering haircare


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Maureen Lipman: 'It's not good for my image but I like the Queen'





AWARD-WINNING actress Maureen, 68, is currently starring in Harvey on the West End stage


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Pretty pastels: Delicate hues for your home





GET set for spring with a palette of delicate shades


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Spring fresh: The best tools to clean your home





IS IT time for a new-season spruce-up? Then take a look at our guide to creating a clean and ordered home


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Detective turned crime author Michele Giuttari explains how his lead character is himself





GIULIA RHODES meets the Italian police chief turned best-selling novelist whose fictional police hero is involved with fighting the mafia, just like he was.


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Tom Kitching, Of Montreal, The Shires, Carole King: Album reviews





WITH his insistent, attacking technique and a brilliant ear for arrangement, Kitching has brought an adventurous, almost indie sensibility to English folk fiddle playing


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The Overtones 'We’ve gone from doo wop to heartbreak’





THE most stylish band in pop return with an album of soul classics. Clair Woodward meets the band rejected by The X Factor who bounced back to success


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Banished actress MyAnna Buring: 'I was so excited to be part of this series'





THE 35-year-old is a familiar face to period drama fans, appearing in both Downton Abbey and Ripper Street. Now she is being transported down under for a Jimmy McGovern drama about convicts sent to Australia


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TV round-up: Broadchurch finale, Wolf Hall and The Brit Awards





SHOULD there be a better hour of period drama this year than the last episode of Wolf Hall then I will eat my breeches. This near-perfect costume series concluded its six-part season with a chilling final 10 minutes that made the Broadchurch finale look as menacing as Dora The Explorer.


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The joy of dance Class Concert by Mikhailovsky Ballet Review





MICHAEL “Misha” Messerer is sending seismic tremors through St Petersburg, birth place of the Russian Revolution. After six years with the Mikhailovsky Ballet of which he is now director, the neighbouring Maryiinsky company, dubbed the cradle of classical ballet, is nervously looking to its laurels.


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Will Smith's semi-return: Focus review and trailer





WILL SMITH makes a semi-return to form in Focus after dreary sci-fi About Earth


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A cleverly directed horror movie: It Follows Review and trailer





IT FOLLOWS is a spare, unsettling horror movie which doesn’t quite convert its nightmarish atmosphere into genuine scares


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A guilty pleasure: The Boy Next Door Review and trailer





JUST how desirable is Jennifer Lopez? Insanely so according to The Boy Next Door, a daft B-movie in which her high school teacher/yummy mummy, Claire, is stalked Fatal Attraction-style by a buff 19-year old, Noah after succumbing to one night of passion


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The genius of Sinead

A couple of topics are off bounds when interviewing Sinead O'Connor - Miley Cyrus to name just one. And fair call. Why anyone would want to waste precious moments with the Irish singer reliving the so-called "social media stoush"...


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