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Video: Tuppence Middleton
Friday 12 July 2013
Watch the videos below to see actress Tuppence Middleton in her latest role, in ‘Trap for Cinderella’ and in the BBC's ‘The Lady Vanishes’
Dressing table: Father's Day gifts
Saturday 08 June 2013
Further than their favourite fragrance, many men don't take much interest in lotions and potions. So Father's Day is the perfect opportunity to treat them to smellies of the 'fancy' variety.
Hull City 2 Cardiff City 2 match report: Tigers triumphant after a day of ups and staying downs
Sunday 05 May 2013
'I've never seen anything like it,' says Steve Bruce as he leads his side to Premier League riches
Donald MacInnes: A declassified peek at AA Milne's First World War propaganda
Friday 26 April 2013
Tales from the Water Cooler
Film review: Oz the Great and Powerful - You thought the Wizard should be left alone? Step this way …
Saturday 09 March 2013
So, how did Oz gets its Wizard? This question has never exercised me for more than a nanosecond, but as redundant as Oz the Great and Powerful might seem, this Disney prequel turns out to be something of a classic: a family friendly fantasy which delivers as an affectionate prologue to The Wizard of Oz, that works just as well as a spectacular, neatly structured stand-alone adventure. It's directed by Sam Raimi, who once again brings irresistible enthusiasm to cartoonish genre entertainment, but it could also pass for the best Tim Burton film in a long time, and the best Terry Gilliam film in even longer.
Charlize Theron on 'freeing' new cropped hairstyle
Monday 25 February 2013
At the Oscars last night Charlize Theron said that shaving her head was the “most freeing thing” she’s ever done.
Lenin's Kisses, By Yan Lianke, trans Carlos Rojas
Friday 08 February 2013
Open your mind to this epic fable of China in transition. Just don't mention 'magic realism'...
Face the future: If partying has taken its toll, give your skin a fresh star
Sunday 06 January 2013
(From top) 1. New Beginning scrub £26, Ole Henriksen, feelunique.com
Cinderella: the Midnight Princess, Rose Theatre, Kingston
Friday 21 December 2012
A massive clock with a complicated system of whirring cogs dominates Ruari Murchison's fetching, resourceful set. It betokens how time is of the essence in Charles Way's inventive, charming, if slightly stuffy, reworking of the Cinderella story at the Rose Theatre in Kingston.
Page 3 Profile: Hans Christian Andersen, writer
Friday 14 December 2012
Experts have found an undiscovered work?
The 10 Best puzzles and games
Tuesday 30 October 2012
Cool, fun, silly and educational – here’s our pick of the finest distractions for children. No screens required...
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- 4 Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
- 5 Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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