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'Anne-Marie honestly is the fundamental reason for the great change in my life' - Ant McPartlin says girlfriend helped him recover

Ant McPartlin has told of how his "rock" Anne-Marie Corbett helped him recover from a drink-driving arrest and stint in rehab.

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Dancing With The Stars: 'I always knew age was going to be an issue' - Eilish O'Carroll first celeb to be axed

It was more a case of ‘dancing in the dark’ than with the...

Book News

'I hope it's not just because of Brexit that we're sexy' - Derry author Geraldine Quigley

'It was as fundamental as having your dinner, and then going out and getting into a riot," explains Geraldine Quigley. "That was the reality here in Derry back then. Things like [Eoin McNamee's novel] Resurrection Man and that, there's always a psychopath in it, it's always dark and ultra-violent, and set in...

Theatre & Arts

'I'm a very resilient person' - Fern Britton on MeToo, the gender pay gap and her role in Calendar Girls

It takes a considerable degree of chutzpah to walk away from a juggernaut to forge ahead on your own. When that juggernaut is a TV show amongst Britain's most influential, most people would argue such a move defies logic. But then Fern Britton...

Movies

Paul Whitington: When good period dramas do not let historical accuracy get in the way of a good story

Cheeks pinched, and looking sternly beautiful, Saoirse Ronan delivers another astonishing performance in Josie Rourke's new film Mary Queen of Scots. So often the embattled 16th-century monarch has been presented to us as a...

Music

'I suppose it's insecurity, it's not wanting to be compared' - Phelim Drew talks finally exploring dad Ronnie's songbook

First things first. Given the confrontational and often aggressive times we live in, it is refreshing to hear Phelim Drew remark that manners maketh the man. But he also admits to occasionally wondering whether he is a little too...

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'I didn’t realise I’d have a camera man with me the whole time... I was like woah' - reality of being an Operation Transformation leader

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WATCH: Dublin Fire Brigade rescue swan trapped in Bins Bridge lock

Dublin Fire Brigade rescued a struggling swan last night after it became caught in the lock at Bins Bridge.

Television

True Detective embodies a new genre of TV - it demands you pay attention so get ready for a deep dive

There's a seemingly throwaway scene halfway though the first episode of the new season of anthology mystery series True Detective in which the camera pans past a boy's bedside locker. On it rests an old Dungeons and Dragons adventure book.

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Actor Windsor Davies has died at the age of 88

British actor Windsor Davies has died at the age of 88, his daughter Jane has said.