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Truth about Diana and 'Acid' Raine

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

IF Lady Diana Spencer was the fairytale princess then her father's second wife Raine Spencer was cast with equal predictability as the archetypal wicked step-mother.

Our sunset days in the sun

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

NOVELIST Deborah Moggach recently returned from Rajas- than where one of her stories was being filmed. Packed full with starry names including Dame Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Dame Maggie Smith, Celia Imrie, Penelope Wilton and Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel follows a group of British pensioners who decide to retire to India after reading an advert for a seemingly luxurious sanctuary for "the elderly and the beautiful".

Save On Bills With The Help Of British Gas

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

MAKE sure your home is snug for years to come - with loft and cavity wall insulation FREE thanks to British Gas.

How we keep love alive

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

MEET the Valentine's couples who have all found a special spark to ensure their romance never dies...

Beautiful Baftas v garish Grammys

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

WHILE music has always been a platform for experimental style, the film industry's role has been to showcase timeless elegance.

Mindy Hammond: My challenge to Richard in the car wars

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

IT'S no secret that I take great pride in my little Fiat 500, Kitty.

Obituary: Whitney Houston, August 9 1963 - February 11 2012

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

SHE was the queen of pop with a stratospheric voice and £70million in the bank.

Has TV killed the film star?

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

HERE IS a good news story: against the background of a recession television drama is booming, attracting the best writers and Hollywood actors. Don't take my word for it, either: Dustin Hoffman is saying "the best writing is now on television".

Can these drag queens make me move like a lady?

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

I HAVE arrived at the exclusive Floridita nightclub in London's Soho decked in sequins, maribou and wearing my highest heels.

We're all going on a summer holiday!

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

AS a very small child my parents took me to Cornwall each year on holiday. Then, aged four, came the huge thrill of going abroad for the first time. We went to Ibiza and I was so excited that I was sick on the plane. My parents even held a party on the beach for my fifth birthday while we were there.

Obituary: Whitney Houston, Pop Singer, August 9 1963 - February 11 2012

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

SHE was the queen of pop with a stratospheric voice and £70million in the bank. She was a movie star in the hit film The Bodyguard and she topped the charts worldwide with its theme song I Will Always Love You. But Whitney Houston's success on the big screen proved a fatal turning point in her tumultuous life, sending the self-destructive singer on a drug-fuelled downward spiral.

History of the lonely hearts

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

WEDNESDAY, January 2, 1788. It was the beginning of a new year, a time when many of us are feeling a bit low and in need of companionship. As people sat down to breakfast, the front page of one of the capital's newspapers confronted them with a startling plea for help:

My proposal was heaven on the 7.57

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

WHEN Lucy Rogers left the office last November to meet her boyfriend Adam King she had no idea she was about to experience the most emotional moment of her life.

Snapshot of 1,000 years of Royals

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

THERE is an art to monarchy that we will explore through the monarchy's art." I winced at BBC Arts Editor Will Gompertz's introduction to the eight-part series on the Royal Collection, as well as the introductory clips package.

I won't Marr your day

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

ANDREW MARR is suddenly dimbleby Lite. whenever the BBC fancies gravitas, it's the turn of Mr Superinjunction to flap about pompously. I was very keen to review his new series on a Sunday night, but since this former daily express columnist refuses each week to read out the front of this newspaper, or rarely any other tabloid, on his Sunday show, I have decided not to bother reviewing his efforts. Petty? well, it was only a series about a minor royal. we've seen those before.

Heaven's a budget holiday

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

HERE'S a new television concept. It's called "armchair travelling". Channel 5 has launched a new series which reveals "how to get the maximum out of your holiday without maxing out your credit card".

How to succeed at life's toughest test... failure

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

COLDPLAY'S Fix You plays as footage of Derek Redmond's 1992 Olympic 400m semi-final challenge descends into disaster. Redmond exits the blocks and is in total control. He then stops abruptly. His hamstring has torn, his Olympic dream is over but he refuses the offer of a stretcher. He wants to finish the race.

Obituary: Florence Green, served in the WRAF

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

FLORENCE Green was never one to boast about her service in the Women's royal Air Force (WRAF).

'I was JFK's teenage mistress'

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

THE memoirs of a woman seduced at 19 in the White House have shocked even a nation which thought it knew all about its most sex-crazed president.

Keep it in the family

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

AS the owners of these centuries-old firms prove, if you want to get ahead in business you have to keep it in the family...

A very revealing ice queen

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

EVER since she became a judge on Dancing On Ice Katarina Witt's plunging necklines have won considerably more attention than any comments or criticism she makes of this year's contestants.

The wife who is Harry Redknapp's rock

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

WHEN Harry Redknapp led Portsmouth to win the semi-final of the FA Cup in 2008 one of his first actions was to call Radio Solent and ask for Billy Joel's number Just The Way You Are to be played for his wife Sandra. The romantic gesture was to thank her for her support. When his club went on to clinch victory in the final Redknapp dedicated the first major trophy of his career to his wife of 44 years.

The last hellraiser

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

EVERYBODY loves John Hurt. It has been said before but rarely has an actor's name better suited his appearance. His face is a map of suffering, a physiognomist's dream on which every line tells a story. As if that were not enough, he has the voice to go with it as he'll no doubt display when he accepts a prestigious award from Bafta on Sunday evening.

I'll make you a millionaire! (But you need to pay me thousands first)

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

IT IS Saturday morning and I'm standing on a chair trying to touch the ceiling of an office in Elstree with 24 strangers around me attempting the same feat. This is not how I usually choose to spend my weekends but today is special.

Tough love or torture?

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

YOU can't help being reminded of that iconic image of a wailing, naked girl running down a road in the Vietnam War. This little boy's back isn't burning with napalm but he is also from South-east Asia and he's about the same age. Like her, he is squeezing his fists in pain and his near-nudity is just as shocking as he runs down the snow-covered street in New York dressed only in childish yel- low underpants and a pair of trainers.