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
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A teenager murdered the day after his 16th birthday was killed in an unprovoked attack after he refused to take part in a fight, police said tonight. A manhunt was under way to track the killer responsible for cutting 'gentle giant' Jimmy Mizen's neck with glass following a row as he went to buy a Lottery ticket with his brother. Jimmy was near his home in the Three Cooks bakery in Lee, south east London, when a youth challenged him to a fight at around 11.50am yesterday.. more
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New Mayor must stop our schools separating out along race lines, equality chief
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Concerns over the mounting costs of the athletes' village are to be raised by the
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Children could be banned from school if they have not had the MMR jab. Under Labour plans, primary schools will have to demand proof from parents that their children have had the triple vaccine before they are allowed to register.. more
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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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If a week is a long time in politics, Gemma Garrett can happily lay claim to a lengthy political career. It has spanned all of five days. Last Tuesday the current Miss Great Britain, 26, became a candidate for Crewe and Nantwich, under the banner of a newly created party, Beauties For Britain
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A gang of teenage girls may have blown up a house with a home-made liquid bomb, which killed a man in a neighbouring property, after arguing with another girl about a love rival. Purple liquid was poured through the letterbox of the Victorian house before the an explosion destroyed three houses
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The wealthy barrister shot dead by police marksmen at his luxury home had been taking anti-depressant drugs for several months. Friends of Mark Saunders, 32, who was killed by at least five bullet wounds, have revealed that he had been on prescription drugs for depression and had behaved 'erratically' when drinking alcohol, as he did on the day he died.. more
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She's a woman for whom the phrase 'chip off the old block' could have been coined. A good thing too - as prospective Labour candidate for Crewe and Nantwich, Tamsin Dunwoody is standing for the seat vacated after 34 years by her mother's death.. more
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The father of the beautiful Norwegian student murdered in London has made an impassioned plea to the man wanted in connection with her killing to give himself up. Farouk Abdulhak, the son of a billionaire tycoon, was the last person to be seen with 23-year-old Martine Vik Magnussen. He fled to his native Yemen two days before her body was found.. more
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Gordon Brown is embroiled in fresh controversy over Labour's failure to pay back £630,000 in secret donations. Last year The Mail on Sunday revealed how property developer David Abrahams had donated the cash through middlemen, prompting the resignation of the party's general secretary Peter Watt
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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
to see Jump at the Peacock Theatre. An unmissable madcap show where comedy meets
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Britons are to be asked to put a sticker proclaiming the rights of European Union 'nationals' on the back cover of their passports. From July 1 next year all new passports issued in the UK and other member countries will quote Article 20 of the EU's founding treaty
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Househunters used to have to rely on estate agents and the odd tip-off to assess how friendly their new neighbours would be. But now, would-be homebuyers can order 'Asbo packs', giving prospective addresses a 'danger' rating, including data on how many local youths are under curfew
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British detectives raided addresses across Northern Cyprus yesterday as the net closed on the man suspected of fleeing with up to £32million from the Securitas robbery in Kent. They believe Sean Lupton, 47, may be hiding in a mountain village near the harbour town of Kyrenia.. more
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Friends of Charles Kennedy denied yesterday that his drink problem had returned, after the former Liberal Democrat leader failed to turn up for a live BBC radio show
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Britain's spies will not be covered by new rules that protect Government whistleblowers. Officers from MI5, MI6 and the GCHQ listening station who raise the alarm over their roles must instead have the issue dealt with internally
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Dozens of illegal immigrants have been found working with patients in National Heath Service hospitals, the Government has admitted. Last year alone, 40 unlawful migrants – including a doctor, nurses, physiotherapists and healthcare assistants – were discovered on the payroll of the NHS.. more
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John Prescott's wife Pauline last night spoke for the first time about her husband's scandalous affair with his diary secretary Tracey Temple. She said she felt like 'choking' the former Deputy Prime Minister when she discovered his infidelity – but chose to stay with him after deciding she did not want to be embittered for the rest of her life
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It's the most talked about political book of the year - Lord Levy's no-holds-barred account of his time at the centre of Tony Blair's government. But long before he became a Labour powerbroker, Levy was a hugely successful music tycoon. Here, in the final part of our exclusive series, he tells the hilarious story of those years ... .. more
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Police examining the Austrian cellar dungeon where Josef Fritzl imprisoned and repeatedly raped his own daughter for decades, fathering seven children by her, are receiving psychological counselling
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The British Government department charged with helping some of the poorest people around the world is letting its civil servants cream off thousands of pounds for personal use in a bizarre luxury travel expenses deal.. more
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