You have to laugh don’t you. Well, that’s exactly what I did when I read this afternoon that the Home Secretary, yes the Home Secretary has been found out trying to pay for a TV package as part of her parliamentary duties – give me strength! Her husband decided to watch a couple of...
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Reality TV star Jade Goody has died at the age of 27, her spokesman Max Clifford has confirmed. She died at home with her family in Upshire, Essex, overnight on Saturday after a high-profile battle with cervical cancer. Goody was diagnosed with the disease in 2008 but it spread to her liver, groin and...
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British actress Natasha Richardson has died from injuries sustained in a skiing accident, her husband Liam Neeson’s publicist has said. Richardson, 45, daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave, fell on a beginners’ slope at the Mont Tremblant resort in Canada on Monday. Neeson said that the family were devastated by the death of their “beloved...
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I can’t quite believe what I’m looking at! Amazon sent me and probably thousands more an email this morning showcasing their latest blu-ray offers and included in the mix are truly amazing bargains! Weeds season 1 and 2 priced at $12.99 each – Hurry! When Weeds was launched a few seasons ago I didn’t...
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With only minutes left before I had to make a decision on whether I go to the cinema or not last night I chose in the affirmative and went, cap in hand to watch the latest film on the life of Queen Victoria. Although I had seen the trailer for the film a few...
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I’ve just caught up with arguably the funniest thing I’ve seen on a BBC charity show. Not since Peter Andre and Jordan sang it’s a whole new world have I laughed so loudly. I guffawed I tell you, guffawed!!! God bless Comic Relief! James “Smithy” Cordon meets up with the England football squad in...
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I’ve just sat through the results show on American Idol and I have to say I’m not that shocked at who has gone out – more or less predictable to be honest. Neither singer gave a great performance and the elimination was well balanced with one male and 1 female departing. (I don’t want...
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by our roving reporter Dex Now I know what you are thinking….Potent….Foul tasting….Cloudy beer? 10/15 years ago you would probably have been right. Recent years have seen many more people taking up the ‘hobby’ and the quality of ingredients, equipment and general knowledge of brewing has greatly increased. A large part of this can...
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Way back in 2001, Australian Story aired a special programme about Matt Laffan and his fight for a normal life, to play rugby and to dance. Just over a week ago, Matt Laffan lost his battle and died in Sydney, the city he loved. Born in 1970, Matt was diagnosed with a rare genetic...
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I have just been watching Monday night’s WWE RAW and as a fan of John Cena I was looking forward to Edge and The Big Show signing their contracts for Wrestlemania , so sure was I that Cena would appear and “spoil” things! When we last watched Smackdown, John Cena in his home town...
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