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Jedward: they thought it was all over... it ain't now

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Can you believe it? Just when Jedward seemed to have it all -- a number one single, a string of sell-out dates across the country, lifetime membership of the gym at Lucan Spa Hotel -- evil Sony Records does the unthinkable and drops them.

Twilight casts light on new film

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Hordes of screaming fans descended on London's Leicester Square last night to catch a glimpse of Hollywood star Robert Pattinson.

Contestants 'kill' to be on reality TV

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Most people would kill for the right to appear on a reality TV programme. Literally so, if you believe a documentary which was broadcast on French television last night.

Jedward still on song despite being dropped by Sony

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Jedward, the teenage twins who irritated and entertained in equal measure with their energetic dance routines on Britain's 'The X Factor', have been dropped by record label Sony after one song.

Swede success for Hall of Famers

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

An English band steeped in harmony, a reggae pioneer, progressive rockers who thrived despite a defection, four Swedes who combined their nation's traditions with their rock heroes and a man who prowled a ballroom floor singing 'I Wanna Be Your Dog' wouldn't seem to have much in common.

Oprah must defend defamation suit

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Talk-show host Oprah Winfrey must defend a defamation suit over remarks she made about a headmistress at her girls' school in South Africa after a sex-abuse scandal erupted there, a US judge has ruled.

Jennifer Lopez to go Overboard?

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:47:19 +0000

Jennifer Lopez is in talks to star in the remake of the romantic comedy Overboard.

Jennifer Lopez to go Overboard?

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:41:14 +0000

Jennifer Lopez is in talks to star in the remake of the romantic comedy Overboard.

Waltz to make directorial debut

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:21:23 +0000

Inglourious Basterds star Christoph Waltz is to direct his first film, while riding high on his awards success.

Pegg: Lee is absolute gentleman

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:21:20 +0000

Simon Pegg has praised his Burke And Hare co-star Sir Christopher Lee as "an absolute gentleman".

More Pirates films a possibility?

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:02:21 +0000

Jerry Bruckheimer has hinted there could be more Pirates Of The Caribbean movies - if Johnny Depp is keen.

Forest to make Louis Armstrong film

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:21:15 +0000

Forest Whitaker has revealed he is planning to make a biopic about Louis Armstrong.

Heads must roll at BBC over Band Aid slur -- Geldof

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Bob Geldof upped the ante in the row between Band Aid and the BBC yesterday by demanding the sacking of BBC World Service director Peter Horrocks.

Life after Friends: When friends split up

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Courteney Cox is back on your screens this week in a clever new sitcom that's been a big hit across the Atlantic. Cougar Town casts Cox as Jules Cobb, a 40-year-old Florida realtor (estate agent) who spent her 20s and 30s raising a child with a husband from whom she has recently separated. Now she's back in the dating game, but must balance a hectic social life that includes boyfriends significantly younger then her with the fact that her 17-year-old son is still living at home.

RTE star's bright outlook attracts a flurry of fans

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

SHE'S the weather-watcher who always has her finger on the fashion pulse.

Cowell calls his comments appalling

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:07:31 +0000

X Factor judge Simon Cowell admitted he is "appalled" by the way he has treated contestants on TV talent shows.

Doctor Who's Matt Smith: why I was destined to become the Time Lord

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:21:01 +0000

Doctor Who star Matt Smith has revealed the series of strange coincidences that led to his new role as the Time Lord.

BBC presenter Kristian Digby found dead in 'unexplained' circumstances

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:42:06 +0000

Kristian Digby, a BBC presenter, was found dead in "unexplained circumstances" today.

50 Cent: I don't think I'll retire

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:48:52 +0000

50 Cent has revealed he doesn't see himself retiring from the music business.

Sabrina: Group split like divorce

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:26:16 +0000

Sabrina Washington has revealed it felt like a divorce when Mis-Teeq split up.

Sarah excited about going solo

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:26:12 +0000

Sarah Harding is reportedly preparing to launch her own solo career.

Kid Rock joins Bon Jovi on stage

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:26:15 +0000

Kid Rock sent fans into a frenzy when he joined Bon Jovi for a special impromptu show on stage.

Bragg to curate Glastonbury stage

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:01:03 +0000

Billy Bragg is to curate his own stage at this summer's Glastonbury Festival, it has been announced.

Archers shot down by The Undertones

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:46:08 +0000

BBC presenter Shaun Keaveny turned his show over to The Archers theme after a bungle meant listeners to the Radio 4 rural soap heard three minutes of rock tunes.

'Striped Pyjamas' voted No 1 book of the decade

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

THE first draft took just two-and-a-half days to write but that didn't stop 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' from becoming the number one book of the decade.

Birthing pains of a perfect mother

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

In My Mother's Shoes

Sharp and accurate spots-and-all story of adolescence

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Skippy Dies

Satisfy your hunger for great books, food and conversation

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

We're used to France appealing to our gastronomic senses, but the Franco-Irish Literary Festival, which takes place next month, will provide food for the mind.

Review: The Bishop's Man by Linden MacIntyre

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

About one-third of the way into Linden MacIntyre's novel The Bishop's Man, its hero, Father MacAskill, surrenders to the idea that the forces of law and order in Canada might be better relied on to deal with clerical child sex abuse than the Church.

Review: Love in the making by Roisin Meaney

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Thirty-something Hannah Robinson is about to open her first business, a cupcake shop in her small hometown somewhere in the west of Ireland. But Hannah soon has more to worry about than the logistics of making a new venture work in the face of a recession: just days before she opens Cupcakes on the Corner, her boyfriend Patrick throws her small world into chaos, packing his bags and leaving her for another woman.