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Peppa, the cartoon pig, set to bring home the bacon
Wednesday 22 May 2013
The company behind the cartoon series Peppa Pig and movie franchise The Hunger Games will soon be ready to pay a maiden dividend as it gears up for a premium listing in London and possible entry to the FTSE 250.
Deals of the week - Vineyard tours, Austrian cycling tours, Menorca
Wednesday 22 May 2013
Less than £200... English Wine Week starts on Saturday. To celebrate, Three Choirs Vineyard in Gloucestershire has a two-for-one offer on the daily vineyard tour and tasting, priced at £9. It is valid until the end of June for Sunday to Thursday visits. Three-choirs- vineyards.co.uk
James Lawton: The James Hunt I knew is the subject of a new F1 movie
Tuesday 21 May 2013
British driver was fascinating man whose epic duel with Niki Lauda in 1976 was typical of an era of glamour and glory – but also the ever-present threat of death
Acceptance speeches: Say it in five words
Tuesday 21 May 2013
Tonight is the 17th annual Webby Awards, which are almost as famous for their five-word acceptance speeches as they are for the websites rewarded for their excellence.
Oklahoma tornado: The storm was a monster - even for Tornado Alley
Tuesday 21 May 2013
Residents of Moore are used to severe weather patterns – but the strength of Monday’s twister left them shocked and awed
Star Wars TV series to hit screens in 2014
Tuesday 21 May 2013
Disney has announced it will launch TV series Star Wars Rebels
Ooh, aah! Eric Cantona shows off prosthetic penis in new film You and The Night at Cannes
Tuesday 21 May 2013
If you thought Eric Cantona couldn’t do anything more outrageous than kung-fu kicking a football spectator, in You and The Night, the ex-footballer plays a character known as ‘The Stud’ who has a prosthetic penis so long that it would provide shade over Old Trafford.
Cannes Film Festival 2013: Michael Douglas breaks down in tears about cancer during Behind The Candelabra press conference
Tuesday 21 May 2013
Michael Douglas broke down in tears while talking about his recent bout of throat cancer during a press conference at the Cannes Film Festival.
Arrested Development returns but can the new episodes on Netflix capture the show's deadpan glory days?
Tuesday 21 May 2013
The cult TV sitcom returns to our screens this week after seven years away but will it be as good as the much-loved original episodes, asks Sarah Hughes, and will that longed-for movie ever happen?
Cannes Film Festival 2013 review: Behind The Candelabra - Michael Douglas brilliantly captures Liberace's showmanship
Tuesday 21 May 2013
Had Hollywood been brave enough to back this made-for-TV biopic, Steven Soderbergh would be attracting serious Oscars buzz
The height of rule-breaking: Everest climber Daniel Hughes in trouble for 'illegal' video interview from peak
Tuesday 21 May 2013
A British climber who delivered a live video interview from the top of Mount Everest has found himself in trouble with the Nepalese authorities who have branded the broadcast illegal.
Peppa Pig and Hunger Games company declares 25% rise in profits and gears up for FTSE 250 entry
Tuesday 21 May 2013
The company behind cartoon series Peppa Pig and movie franchise The Hunger Games today declared it will soon be ready to pay a maiden dividend as it gears up for possible entry to the FTSE 250 index.
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Breaking: Soldier killed in Woolwich machete attack named as Drummer Lee Rigby
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'Sickening, deluded and unforgivable': Horrific attack brings terror to London’s streets
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Grace Dent: I’m not sure how these people can avoid being called ‘bigots’. And the more ‘civilised’, the worse they are
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Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, the mother-of-two hailed as a hero for confronting Woolwich attackers, thought: 'better me than a child'
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Woolwich attack: The EDL will seek to exploit this evil crime for their own evil ends
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