Oldie Of The Year comedian Ken Dodds talks 50 Shades

VETERAN comedian Ken Dodd shared his unique brand of humour with the Oldie Of The Year Awards this week telling the audience as he accepted his gong: “You’re not quite as old as me but quite a few of you are silver tops. It’s very ‘50 Shades Of Beige...

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Who's that girl? Emily Ratajkowski is going to be Hollywood's next big thing

YOU may not know her name but after appearing in the biggest music video and movie of last year Emily Ratajkowski is being tipped as a major star of both fashion and fi...

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'Rebel Without a Cause' screenwriter and WWII vet dies at 92

LOS ANGELES (AP) " Screenwriter and two-time Academy Award nominee Stewart Stern, who's best known for writing the screenplay for Nicholas Ray's "Rebel Without a Cause," has died. He was 92.The Writers Guild of America West says...

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JK Rowling answers three very important Harry Potter questions

J.K. Rowling has finally answered three very important questions that have been bugging the most devoted of Harry Potter fans for years.The author took to Twitter to clear up a few pressing queries from fans earlier today, solving...

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T.J. McNamara: Paying homage to the master

Daniel Malone , whose presentation I & I is at the Hopkinson Mossman gallery, has had a career that has included a variety of installations here and lately in Europe and Australia.Now located in Warsaw, he has returned tempora...

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Winfrey says public response to 'Selma' is biggest reward

NEW YORK (AP) " Oprah Winfrey is more than happy with how "Selma" has been received, no matter how few Oscar nominations.During a telephone interview Friday, Winfrey said that from the moment the civil rights movie she helped produce...

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Patricia Greig: Music with a conscience takes us all on a journey

High above the K Rd kingdom, opposite St Kevins Arcade, is Kfm, a station that aims to provide a soundtrack to the heart of Auckland's music-centric community.Kfm (106.9FM) is run by Te Karanga Trust, an organisation which, in recognition...

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APNewsBreak: Journey guitarist suing over wedding charges

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) " The lead guitarist and founder of the iconic San Francisco rock band Journey sued the city Friday over a $240,000 fee to use a city landmark for his lavish wedding to a former reality television star.Neal Schon...

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Roll up for fringe benefits

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue: it's the old rhyme about what brides should wear at their weddings for good luck, but it could apply to this year's Auckland Fringe.The festival includes 57 shows...

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A sweet little old lady

Actor Byron Coll is best known for playing Tim, the hyper-enthusiastic rugby fan on the Mastercard commercials, so he has no doubt his slapstick skills will come to the fore in his latest role.He appears in The Ladykillers , an...

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Celebrity Big Brother final 2015 LIVE: Keith Chegwin finishes in fourth place

AFTER weeks of controversy, tears and heated fights the nation will find out who has been crowned Celebrity Big Brother champion tonig...

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Brad Pitt to star in Robert Zemeckis romantic thriller

NEW YORK (AP) " Brad Pitt will star in a romantic thriller to be directed by Robert Zemeckis for Paramount Pictures.The studio announced the untitled film on Friday, revealing scant details of the plot but calling it a "sweeping"...

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Sequel to Seth Rogen's 'Neighbors' to be released next year

NEW YORK (AP) " A bit of good news for Seth Rogen: His "Neighbors" is getting a sequel.Universal Pictures announced Friday that it will release a follow-up to the hit 2014 comedy in May next year. The film will return Rogen and...

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Interview: Neil Diamond, on the comeback trail to NZ

Having just turned 74, Neil Diamond is back on the road.With his thirty second studio album, Melody Road , released late last year, the American pop godfather will be spending much of 2015 on tour through the United States before...

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Celebrity Big Brother final 2015: Michelle Visage finishes in fifth place

MICHELLE Visage was the first celebrity to voted off in tonight's CBB fin...

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New York Philharmonic music director Gilbert to step down

NEW YORK (AP) " The New York Philharmonic says music director Alan Gilbert will step down in late 2017.The Philharmonic says in a statement issued Friday that Gilbert "will continue to have a significant presence" in its 2017-18...

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Police: 2 of Bobby Brown's relatives fight at Atlanta hotel

ATLANTA (AP) " A relative of Bobby Brown hit her son in the head with a bottle during a fight at a birthday party for the entertainer in Atlanta, where his daughter is hospitalized, a police report says.Officers responded to a call...

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Alex Jones confirms her engagement to boyfriend Charlie Thompson on The One Show

ALEX Jones has confirmed her engagement to Charlie Thompson on tonight's The One Sh...

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Boom-Bang-a-Bang! Eurovision Song Contest 60th Anniversary concert announced

JOHNNY LOGAN, Conchita Wurst and The Brotherhood on Man are some of the treats at a special Eurovision Song Contest 60th Anniversary g...

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Killer fashion! Rihanna pays homage to film classic Jaws in new underwear shoot

SHE's graced the covers of many fashion pages but for Rihanna's latest shoot she is seen in a more unusual pose - having a face-off with three eight-foot SHAR...

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