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Review: Valerie June, The Band Room, Low Mill, Farndale

11:57am Saturday 18th May 2013

THE morning after the night before’s tour-opening concert at The Band Room, Low Mill, Valerie June would have awoken to a five-star review of her new album, Pushin’ Against A Stone, in the Independent last Saturday.

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Food & Drink

Get involved in World Baking Day

1:07pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

FAMILIES are being invited to get baking on Saturday as part of a worldwide event.

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Country walks

Grinton country walk

11:26am Saturday 18th May 2013

George Wilkinson returns to Grinton in the Dales and finds everything grand at 1,500 feet.

Cycle rides

Cycle ride from Malton

9:00am Wednesday 15th May 2013

MALTON, as we know it today, is a bustling market town renowned for good food, friendly old-fashioned shops and a rich heritage of trade in its markets.

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Books

The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes (Harper Collins, £12.99)

12:01pm Saturday 18th May 2013

Lauren Beukes is being hotly tipped for her novel about a time-travelling serial killer. She tells JULIAN COLE how she came up with the idea.

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Gardening

Garden fires up at last

12:11pm Saturday 11th May 2013

GINA PARKINSON just loves the cottage garden combination of two common plants, native primrose and pulmonaria

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National Entertainment News

No driving seat for Vin Diesel

1:12am Sunday 19th May 2013

Vin Diesel has revealed he has no plans to step into the director's chair in the near future.

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Wood: I couldn't punch a small lady

1:41am Sunday 19th May 2013

Victoria Wood had to have a scene written out of her new role because she was too nice to punch the other actress.

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Orla enjoying Poirot adventure

1:41am Sunday 19th May 2013

Orla Brady has revealed how filming the new series of Poirot was tricky as almost every character has a different accent.

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Tobey sober unlike Gatsby character

1:12am Sunday 19th May 2013

Tobey Maguire has revealed his Great Gatsby character was very different to him as he has been sober since the age of 19.

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DiCaprio: I'm comfortable with fame

1:12am Sunday 19th May 2013

Leonardo DiCaprio has revealed he doesn't mind living his life in the public eye.

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No driving seat for Vin Diesel

1:12am Sunday 19th May 2013

Vin Diesel has revealed he has no plans to step into the director's chair in the near future.

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Sgt Pepper overtaken by Abba Gold

12:24am Sunday 19th May 2013

Abba's greatest hits collection has overtaken The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band to become the UK's second biggest selling album of all time, according to the Official Charts Company.

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Berry: My music is not a comedy act

12:24am Sunday 19th May 2013

Matt Berry says people often mistake his gigs for a comedy music act.

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Corrie streets ahead of opposition

11:59pm Saturday 18th May 2013

Coronation Street dominated the British Soap Awards, scooping eight out of 16 awards including Best Soap.

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Denmark eclipses UK at Eurovision

11:53pm Saturday 18th May 2013

The UK was holding out for a hero - but in the event Bonnie Tyler was totally eclipsed by bookies' favourite Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest.

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Corrie dominates at Soap Awards

10:09pm Saturday 18th May 2013

Coronation Street has dominated the British Soap Awards, scooping eight out of 16 awards including Best Soap.

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Bonnie Belts out British entry

10:09pm Saturday 18th May 2013

Welsh star Bonnie Tyler flew the flag for the UK with a belting rendition of Believe in Me at the Eurovision Song Contest.

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Veteran actor takes Doctor Who role

8:51pm Saturday 18th May 2013

John Hurt has been unveiled as an incarnation of The Doctor as the latest series of Doctor Who reached its climax.

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Kate Winslet speaks up for homeless

7:50pm Saturday 18th May 2013

A-lister Kate Winslet has ramped up the glitz and glam to address the "heartbreaking" situation of youngsters living rough.

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Cinema staff go Star Trek mad!

10:42am Sunday 12th May 2013

RESISTANCE is futile!

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Jazz superstars and top bands head Hampshire venue's summer line-up

10:36am Sunday 12th May 2013

JAZZ superstars, rock bands, top tribute acts and 60s pop bands are among a star-spangled summertime package at The Concorde Club.

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Charlatans to play Forest Live, Delamere Forest

4:45pm Thursday 4th April 2013

THE Charlatans have been named as the third and final headliner of this year’s Forest Live concert, along with Blondie and Paloma Faith.

Ant and Dec enjoy chart success

2:44pm Monday 25th March 2013

Ant and Dec could be Rhumbl-ing the music charts once again, as their revived hit song lands the top spot in the iTunes download chart.

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Walters given South Bank award

3:35pm Tuesday 12th March 2013

Julie Walters has been honoured with an outstanding achievement award to recognise a career spanning almost four decades.

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Bieber shares picture from hospital

10:57am Friday 8th March 2013

Justin Bieber posted an online picture of himself in a hospital bed just hours after leaving the stage during a UK show, complaining he was short of breath.

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Hoppen joins Dragons' Den panel

3:56am Tuesday 19th February 2013

Interior designer and businesswoman Kelly Hoppen is to join the fearsome panel on TV's Dragons' Den.

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I've served up last TV show: Delia

10:13am Tuesday 5th February 2013

Delia Smith has called time on her television career and said programme makers were now sacrificing education for entertainment.

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Will Neil take the Big Brother crown?

12:40pm Friday 25th January 2013

FORMER Saints defender Neil Ruddock could become part of reality television royalty if he is crowned winner of Celebrity Big Brother during tonight’s final.

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Pamela boobs on ice dance show

10:02pm Sunday 6th January 2013

Pamela Anderson suffered a stumble and a wardrobe malfunction as she became the first celebrity to be axed from Dancing On Ice.

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First BB housemates up for eviction

9:09pm Sunday 6th January 2013

Model Paula Hamilton and US reality stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt have joined jockey Frankie Dettori as the first housemates up for eviction from Celebrity Big Brother.

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'Child sex' charges rocker remanded

11:35am Monday 31st December 2012

Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins has reappeared before a court to face allegations of plotting to rape a baby.

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Live blog - The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 European Premiere in London

5:20pm Wednesday 14th November 2012

From 5.30pm: Live coverage of the European premiere of the final installment of the Twilight Saga in London's Leicester Square. Follow the event as Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart - fresh from their very public break-up - walk the red carpet alongside Taylor Lautner and other fellow vampires.

Williams: Monogamy not natural

10:56am Thursday 25th October 2012

Robbie Williams has admitted that if he started drinking again he'd end up being unfaithful.

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Hugh Bonneville on dog's demands

10:56am Thursday 25th October 2012

Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville has unmasked a diva on the hit show.

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McGovern: Live shows are terrifying

10:56am Thursday 25th October 2012

Downton Abbey star Elizabeth McGovern has confessed she "embraces the terror" every time she goes on stage with her band.

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Craig 'wanted to keep 007 pants on'

10:56am Thursday 25th October 2012

Skyfall star Berenice Marlohe has told how Daniel Craig kept his pants on during their shower scene - until she persuaded him to take them off.

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Kylie dazzles Charles and Camilla

10:56am Thursday 25th October 2012

Kylie Minogue dazzled the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall when she performed a surprise concert by royal appointment.

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Cruise files suit against publisher

10:56am Thursday 25th October 2012

Tom Cruise has filed a 50 million US dollars defamation lawsuit against the publishers of Life & Style magazine for articles that said the actor has abandoned his six-year-old daughter Suri.

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Stones announce Paris warm-up gig

10:56am Thursday 25th October 2012

The Rolling Stones have surprised fans by announcing they are to play a warm-up gig - their first for five years - with an intimate show in Paris tonight.

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X Factor: James comes back fighting

1:04pm Wednesday 21st November 2012

X Factor hopeful James Arthur has said he is "reinvigorated" after ending up in the bottom two in last week's show.

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X Factor Ella: Tulisa feels guilty

12:00pm Tuesday 20th November 2012

X Factor reject Ella Henderson has revealed mentor Tulisa Contostavlos felt she was to blame for the 16-year-old's shock exit from the show.

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Revel Horwood: Riley is fantastic

3:35pm Monday 19th November 2012

Craig Revel Horwood has confessed he can't help but have favourites on Strictly Come Dancing.

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Car insurer drops speeding Clunes

4:25pm Sunday 18th November 2012

Actor Martin Clunes has been dropped from a car insurance campaign after being disqualified from driving.

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Cheryl Cole lifts lid on romance

3:58pm Saturday 17th November 2012

Cheryl Cole has opened up on her new romance with backing dancer Tre Holloway in a documentary.

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Flanagan flops again in jungle

2:14am Saturday 17th November 2012

Helen Flanagan flopped again after fouling up her fourth bushtucker trial in I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here.

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Tulisa: No war of words on Simpson

3:54pm Friday 16th November 2012

X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos has said she does not want to get into a "war of words" after being pictured with Premier League footballer Danny Simpson several times.

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Helen on jungle trial - yet again

1:12pm Friday 16th November 2012

It is fourth time unlucky for Helen Flanagan after she was picked to do the next bushtucker trial in I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!.

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Pammie training for Dancing On Ice?

10:45am Thursday 15th November 2012

Pamela Anderson looks set to compete on the next series of Dancing On Ice.

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Kidman: Cruise split was a shock

1:35pm Wednesday 14th November 2012

Nicole Kidman has admitted it took her "a very long time to heal" after her split from Tom Cruise.

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X Factor's Arthur: I keep it real

9:47am Tuesday 13th November 2012

X Factor star James Arthur has said a bit of insecurity is vital to staying grounded.

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Savile TOTP repeats may be dropped

6:25pm Wednesday 21st November 2012

The BBC could drop its archive repeats of Top Of The Pops in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal.

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Cooper liked calling De Niro 'dad'

9:15am Thursday 22nd November 2012

Bradley Cooper has revealed that one of the best things about being part of the impressive cast line-up of his new film Silver Linings Playbook was being able to call Robert De Niro "dad".

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Nick Grimshaw imposes Rihanna 'ban'

10:13am Thursday 22nd November 2012

Nick Grimshaw has apparently scrapped Rihanna's new single as his record of the week after she cancelled an interview on his Radio 1 show.

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Wilde: Jonze is amazing director

12:02pm Monday 3rd December 2012

Olivia Wilde has praised Where the Wild Things Are director Spike Jonze as "one of the finest directors living".

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Actor to face child sex charges

3:35am Saturday 1st December 2012

Former Coronation Street actor Andrew Lancel has been charged with historic child sex offences, police have said.

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Parkinson speaks out on Savile

12:31am Saturday 1st December 2012

Michael Parkinson has said the BBC made "mistakes" over the Jimmy Savile abuse case, but the real question was why the DJ was given access to schools and hospitals.

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