An ill-conceived Queen medley was unspeakably naff, but frankly who cares?
Celine Dion
Comedy
It could be as irritating as nails down a blackboard yet it works as warped surrealism
Dina Martina
Theatre
I soon found myself as overwhelmed by David Calder’s King Lear as any interpretation I have seen in 25 years
King Lear
Why oh why didn't I take up the offer of leaving in the interval?
Kate is a good singer, very expressive, although not a great dancer
This was a masterclass in funk, soul and R&B
London,
The BBC kept hold of £106,000 of premium rate phone-in cash it was meant to hand over to charities, it was revealed today. Money taken after phone lines had closed on shows Children In Need and Eurovision should have been passed on to charitable organisations.. more | Add your view
A senior policeman called on parents to 'take some responsibility' for their children yesterday after ten teenagers were sentenced for the killings of two boys. Paul Erhahon, 14, was stabbed by five youths, some as young as 13, 'to earn their spurs' as part of a gang initiation
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New Mayor must stop our schools separating out along race lines, equality chief
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BA criticised over bonus to its chief executive Willie Walsh after
T5 fiasco
Concerns over the mounting costs of the athletes' village are to be raised by the
IOC
Gordon Ramsay is demanding the Government bans non-seasonal fruit and vegetables in restaurants. The TV chef says he hates being served asparagus in December or strawberries in mid-winter. .. more
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Two South Africans who robbed and murdered two strangers and mugged a string of others while living in the UK on expired visas were jailed yesterday for a minimum of 30 years each. Gabriel Bhengu, 27, and Jabu Mbowane, 26, used their brute strength to grab seven victims in suffocating headlocks before robbing them
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David Cameron has secured a place for his four-year-old daughter at an exclusive state primary school two miles from the family home while Gordon Brown's son will go to the primary nearest No 10 .. more
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Britain's holiday industry is heading for a crash as the credit crunch takes a heavy toll with reduced bookings as Britons tighten their belts, experts warned today
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A purple liquid was poured through the letterbox of a teenage girl's flat in a suspected murder attempt hours before an explosion which killed one of her neighbours. A gang of girls are thought to have put the substance through the 17-year-old's door on Wednesday morning after screaming abuse at her in an argument over a boy
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Boris Johnson has signed up former BBC political correspondent Guto Harri as his chief spin doctor. The Welsh former journalist, a friend for 20 years, will start on Monday as director of communications
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World Vision is calling on Londoners to sponsor a child and help transform the lives of those hit by conflict, disaster and chronic poverty... more
Having children can ruin a blissful marriage, experts claimed last night. Couples are at their happiest in the years soon after they wed and they eagerly anticipate the arrival of children
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to see Jump at the Peacock Theatre. An unmissable madcap show where comedy meets
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Gordon has been warned that 'class war' attacks on the Tories are backfiring. Senior ministers are said to be dismayed over attempts to mock the Conservative candidate in the upcoming Crewe by-election for being a 'toff'
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The number of families who risk losing their homes has more than trebled in parts of the country over the past year. Official figures reveal the devastating impact of the supersize mortgages taken out during the housing boom.
Between January and March, a staggering 27,530 families - or 300 every day - reached the brink of being homeless.. more
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Britain's holiday industry is heading for a crash as the credit crunch takes a heavy toll with reduced bookings as Britons tighten their belts, experts warned today
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The number of gardens concreted over to make way for houses and flats has soared under Labour, it emerged yesterday. More than 22 per cent of new homes are built on former gardens and 'previously residential land', according to Government figures.. more
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Police were yesterday facing questions over whether they were too heavy-handed in dealing with barrister Mark Saunders after it emerged he died from at least five bullet wounds. Mr Saunders, 32, was shot with rounds from two kinds of gun in the brain, heart, liver, and lower body, according to a pathologist's report... more
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Willie Walsh, the embattled boss of British Airways could scoop a bonus worth up to £700,000, it emerged yesterday. The news is likely to spark outrage, coming just a few weeks after the disastrous opening of Heathrow's Terminal 5
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More than 500,000 crimes a year are committed by serial offenders who have just been freed from jail or sentenced to a community punishment. Latest figures show four in ten criminals were caught offending again within 12 months, the Ministry of Justice said last night.. more
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Children are to be given more time to sit revamped Sats after it emerged nine in ten failed one of the trial exams. Ministers will change the tests to allow children more time to answer the hardest questions. In addition, pupils will only be allowed to take the tests when teachers think they are ready
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Gordon Ramsay is on collision course with fellow chefs after calling for a ban on imported and out-of-season fruit and vegetables. He said restaurants which fail to use seasonal British produce should be fined. In a series of outbursts, he also attacked fat chefs and the cookery short-cuts championed by Delia Smith
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A drug company was awarded £1million costs from the NHS 'rationing' body yesterday, after successfully appealing against a ban on its Alzheimer's medication. A court yesterday ordered the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) to pay substantial costs to Eisai Ltd, licence holder of the drug Aricept.. more
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