| Comedian Davidson arrested by Savile police Jan 3rd 2013, 03:06 | COMEDIAN and former game show host Jim Davidson has been arrested as part of the Metropolitan police investigation into alleged sexual offences by Jimmy Savile and others. COMEDIAN and former game show host Jim Davidson has been arrested as more | | Herald Scotland ( 1/2/2013 7:06:46 PM -08:00 ) |
| UK comedian Jim Davidson arrested | | British television presenter Jim Davidson has denied claims made against him after becoming the latest celebrity to be arrested by police investigating historical sexual abuse allegations. PHOTOS: The most stunning New Year's fireworks. READ: PHOTOS: more | | Ninemsn ( 1/2/2013 7:02:45 PM -08:00 ) |
| TV comedian Jim Davidson among two men arrested in Jimmy Savile sex abuse |  | Comedian Jim Davidson was arrested yesterday on suspicion of sexual offences by detectives investigating the Jimmy Savile abuse scandal, according to reports. Mr Davidson (59) was said to have been arrested after he flew into Heathrow Airport to take more | | Belfast Telegraph ( 1/2/2013 5:50:15 PM -08:00 ) |
| Jim Davidson was arrested on suspicion of sexual offences yesterday by police |  | The 59-year-old comedian is understood to have been detained at Heathrow after returning to the UK ahead of a planned appearance on reality TV show Celebrity Big Brother, which starts tonight. Davidson was taken to a London police station and more | | Daily Mail ( 1/2/2013 5:13:13 PM -08:00 ) |
| Jim Davidson arrested by Jimmy Savile cops |  | COMIC Jim Davidson was yesterday arrested by police investigating the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal — just hours before he was expected to appear on Celebrity Big Brother. Davidson, 59, known for his catchphrase "Nick, Nick," was held after flying into more | | The Sun ( 1/2/2013 5:06:26 PM -08:00 ) |
| London police arrest former TV show host in sex crimes inquiry | | LONDON -- Police made two arrests Wednesday in an investigation triggered by allegations of sex crimes committed by the late Jimmy Savile, a BBC television presenter and disc jockey. In a brief statement, London's Metropolitan Police Service said it had more | | Los Angeles Times ( 1/2/2013 4:34:33 PM -08:00 ) |
| Jim Davidson out of Celebrity Big Brother after arrest by Jimmy Savile cops | | Jim Davidson was arrested at Heathrow yesterday after flying home for tonight's Celebrity Big Brother. The comedian, 59, was met by detectives at the airport around midday when his flight from Dubai touched down. He was taken to a police station where he more | | Mirror.co.uk ( 1/2/2013 4:02:40 PM -08:00 ) |
| Jim Davidson arrested on suspicion of sex offences |  | Jim Davidson, the comedian and former gameshow host, has been arrested as part of the Metropolitan police investigation into alleged sexual offences by Jimmy Savile and others. The 59-year-old, who became the face of the BBC's Saturday night in the more | | The Guardian ( 1/2/2013 3:15:54 PM -08:00 ) |
| Comedian Jim Davidson arrested in sex abuse investigation | | Comedian Jim Davidson "vigorously denies" allegations made against him by two women, his solicitor said in a statement. He was questioned by detectives investigating the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal over allegations dating back 25 years, his solicitor more | | RTE.ie ( 1/2/2013 2:53:40 PM -08:00 ) |
| Jim Davidson: Comedian arrested on suspicion of sexual offences by Jimmy |  | Comedian Jim Davidson was today arrested by Jimmy Savile detectives on suspicion of sexual offences as part of Operation Yewtree. The 59-year-old TV personality and an unnamed 53-year-old have been taken into custody by detectives investigating the more | | Daily Mail ( 1/2/2013 2:44:46 PM -08:00 ) |
| Comic Jim Davidson 'vigorously denies' sex claims after being arrested by police |  | THE 59-year-old comedian was arrested and taken into custody by detectives - a day before he was due to appear on Celebrity Big Brother. Jim Davidson in Robin Hood at Glasgow's Pavilion Theatre in 2010. COMEDIAN Jim Davidson "vigorously denies" more | | Scottish Daily Record ( 1/2/2013 2:36:06 PM -08:00 ) |
| Davidson 'vigorously denies' claims | | Comedian Jim Davidson "vigorously denies" allegations made against him by two women, his solicitor has said in a statement. The former Generation Game and Big Break host was questioned by detectives investigating the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal more | | WalesOnline ( 1/2/2013 2:33:32 PM -08:00 ) |
| Jim Davidson released on bail by sex abuse inquiry police |  | Comedian Jim Davidson is one of two men arrested and bailed by the Met Police on suspicion of sexual offences. Officers from Operation Yewtree, set up in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal, arrested Mr Davidson in west London earlier on Wednesday. more | | BBC News ( 1/2/2013 2:22:38 PM -08:00 ) |
| Jim Davidson Denies Sex Claims After Arrest | | The star's solicitor says allegations dating back 25 years were made by two women - the claims are not linked to Jimmy Savile. 10:58pm UK, Wednesday 02 January 2013. Jim Davidson has denied the claims against him. Tweet more | | Sky News ( 1/2/2013 2:02:31 PM -08:00 ) |
| Comic Jim Davidson "vigorously denies" allegations after arrest on suspicion of | | The 59-year-old was one of two men held today as part of Operation Yewtree, the police investigation into the Jimmy Savile abuse scandal and others. Former Generation Game host Davidson was arrested in west London at around midday and taken into more | | Mirror.co.uk ( 1/2/2013 1:46:59 PM -08:00 ) |
| Jim Davidson 'vigorously denies' abuse claims |  | Comedian Jim Davidson, arrested by detectives investigating the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal, "vigorously denies" the allegations against him, his solicitor says. Jim Davidson (pic: Getty). The former Generation Game and Big Break host was questioned more | | Channel 4 News ( 1/2/2013 1:46:15 PM -08:00 ) |
| Jim Davidson 'Arrested By Jimmy Savile Police' | | Comedian Jim Davidson has reportedly been arrested by police investigating the Jimmy Savile abuse allegations. It is understood he is one of two men arrested today on suspicion of sexual offences as part of Operation Yewtree. Both individuals fall under the more | | Sky News ( 1/2/2013 12:08:36 PM -08:00 ) |
| Jim Davidson arrested by Savile probe cops |  | VETERAN comic Jim Davidson has been arrested by cops probing the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal. Davidson, 59, was one of two men arrested today on suspicion of sexual offences as part of Operation Yewtree. He is understood to have been detained more | | The Sun ( 1/2/2013 11:04:09 AM -08:00 ) |
| Two held by detectives in Savile investigation |  | mere234 LONDON: London detectives investigating alleged sex crimes centred on the late BBC television star Jimmy Savile said they had arrested two more men on Wednesday as part of their inquiries. A 53-year-old man was arrested in Hampshire and a more | | Business Recorder (blog) ( 1/2/2013 7:22:18 AM -08:00 ) |
| Two more arrested in Savile abuse investigation |  | LONDON — Police investigating allegations of abuse linked to late BBC television presenter Jimmy Savile have arrested two more people, they said Wednesday. A man aged 53 was arrested in Hampshire while a 59-year-old man was being held in west more | | AFP ( 1/2/2013 6:00:00 AM -08:00 ) |
|  | Best ever No2 finally gets No1 Jan 3rd 2013, 02:43  | BRITS have voted to find the greatest number two single of all time – and congratulations Midge, Ure a winner at last. Ultravox's Vienna was chosen from a shortlist of 941 singles to mark the 60th anniversary of the Official Singles Chart. After receiving his more | | The Sun ( 1/2/2013 6:43:40 PM -08:00 ) |
| Ultravox's `Vienna` crowned best `number two` single |  | Ultravox's `Vienna` crowned best `number two` single London: British rock band Ultravox's 1981 hit 'Vienna' has been named as UK's favourite number two single. The track topped the survey by BBC Radio 2 and the Official Charts Company to find the more | | Zee News ( 1/2/2013 6:19:24 AM -08:00 ) |
| Ultravox's 'Vienna' tops poll of greatest No 2 singles |  | It was a poll to find the greatest song to miss the top of the UK singles chart, organised by BBC Radio 2 and the Official Charts Company. 'Vienna' was released in January 1981, and despite huge radio play and massive sales, it wasn't enough to outdo more | | NME.com ( 1/1/2013 4:16:43 AM -08:00 ) |
| Ultravox's Vienna tops 'number two' poll |  | The song topped the poll by BBC Radio 2 and the Official Charts Company to find the greatest track to miss out on the number one spot. Vienna was held off by novelty track Shaddup You Face by Joe Dolce. Ultravox frontman Midge Ure said winning the poll more | | BBC News ( 1/1/2013 4:13:41 AM -08:00 ) |
| Ultravox - Ultravox Hit Named Uk'S Best Ever Number Two Track |  | The song by the British new wave band topped a poll conducted by chiefs at BBC Radio 2 and the Official Charts Company to find the greatest song which missed out on the number one spot. The tune was kept at number two by John Lennon's Woman for a more | | Contactmusic.com ( 1/2/2013 8:13:45 AM -08:00 ) |
| Ultravox's Vienna named greatest ever No.2 single in new poll 80s classic |  | Ultravox's 'Vienna' has been named the greatest ever song to reach number two in the UK charts in a list compiled by Radio 2 and the Official Charts Company. The track was voted as the winner in a list that included songs from The Beatles, The Who, Queen more | | Gigwise ( 1/2/2013 4:34:07 AM -08:00 ) |
| Ultravox's Vienna voted Britain's favourite number two single |  | Vienna by Ultravox has been voted the greatest ever single to miss out on a number one in the UK. To mark the 60th anniversary of the UK singles chart last year, BBC Radio 2 and the Official Charts Company launched a poll to find the greatest single to peak more | | Radio Times ( 1/2/2013 3:11:08 AM -08:00 ) |
| Ultravox, The Pogues, The Beatles among UK's favourite number two singles | | Ultravox's 1981 single 'Vienna' has topped a BBC poll which aimed to find the UK's favourite 'number two' to mark the 60th anniversary of the Singles Chart. The track spent four weeks in second position on the chart after first being kept off the top spot by Joe more | | Live4ever ( 1/2/2013 1:49:31 AM -08:00 ) |
| Ultravox and The Beatles feature in list of best number two hits | | ULTRAVOX hit Vienna was hailed as an honorary chart-topper after being named the nation's favourite number two single. The single triumphed in a national poll by Radio 2 and the Official Charts Company to find the greatest track to narrowly miss out on the more | | Liverpool Echo ( 1/2/2013 12:12:43 AM -08:00 ) |
| Ultravox 'Vienna' our favourite No 2 single |  | The 1981 Ultravox classic 'Vienna' has been voted the favourite number two single of all-time in the UK. The Official Charts Company and BBC Radio 2 conducted the survey of songs that reached number two with a panel including Radio 2 presenters Ken more | | Music News ( 1/1/2013 4:52:28 PM -08:00 ) |
| Ultravox top #2 single poll |  | British music fans have voted Ultravox's 'Vienna' as the greatest song to hit #2 in the charts, without reaching the top spot. The poll was conducted by BBC Radio 2 and the Official Charts Company to mark 60 years of the singles chart in the UK. 'Vienna' more | | 3News NZ ( 1/1/2013 12:45:54 PM -08:00 ) |
| Ultravox's Vienna tops list of greatest ever number two singles | | The 80s classic Vienna by Ultravox has topped a poll of the greatest ever song to reach number two in the UK charts. The track, which was originally released in January 1981, fought off competition from the Pogues and Kirsty MacColl's Christmas classic more | | Metro ( 1/1/2013 9:09:47 AM -08:00 ) |
| Ultravox's Vienna voted the Nation's Favourite Number 2 Single | | Ultravox's Vienna has been crowned the Nation's Favourite Number 2 single of all-time in a national poll conducted by BBC Radio 2 and the Official Charts Company. Ultravox's Vienna has been revealed as the Nation's Favourite Number 2 single in a more | | Official Charts Company ( 1/1/2013 8:53:53 AM -08:00 ) |
| Ultravox's "Vienna" Voted Best #2 Single In The UK | | NME reports that Ultravox's "Vienna" has been voted the best #2 song of all time in the UK, in a poll organized by BBC Radio 2 and the Official Charts Company. The song was released in January 1981 and even though it had a lot of radio play and sales, more | | 411mania.com ( 1/1/2013 8:34:25 AM -08:00 ) |
| | Last night of freedom? Lindsay Lohan heads out in London for the evening Jan 3rd 2013, 02:03  | Rumours have been rife she's set to walk into the Celebrity Big Brother house on Friday night when the 2013 season launches. And if rumours are to become true then it seems Lindsay Lohan was making the most of her last night of freedom on Thursday. more | | Daily Mail ( 1/2/2013 6:03:04 PM -08:00 ) |
| Lindsay Lohan not evicted from Beverly Hills home, source says | | The end of 2012 was not kind to Lindsay Lohan. In December, Lohan's probation was revoked in a Los Angeles court, after being arrested for assault for a Nov. 29 altercation in a New York nightclub. She celebrated New Year's in London and was more | | Fox News ( 1/2/2013 5:51:31 PM -08:00 ) |
| Lohan has allegedly been evicted |  | LINDSAY Lohan has allegedly been evicted from her home. The 'Liz & Dick' star - who is currently in London amid reports she is set to appear on 'Celebrity Big Brother' - is said to have been booted out of her Beverly Hills mansion after struggling to pay its more | | NEWS.com.au ( 1/2/2013 4:34:15 PM -08:00 ) |
| Lohan's father expresses fears for Lindsay's future | | Amanda Bynes vs. Lindsay Lohan (Who was the biggest hot mess of 2012?) Amanda Bynes gave Lindsay Lohan a run for her money in 2012 for the title of Biggest Hot Mess, but ultimately, Lilo reclaimed her title with 73.75% of the reader votes. Whoever told more | | Calgary Herald ( 1/2/2013 2:23:24 PM -08:00 ) |
| Lindsay Lohan brings mystery man back to her hotel after partying at London |  | She vowed that she was going to have a low-key New Year's Eve, having a quiet dinner with friends. But it seems that Lindsay Lohan's good intentions didn't stretch to New Year's Day as she partied into the early hours of Wednesday morning, returning to her more | | Daily Mail ( 1/2/2013 4:36:54 AM -08:00 ) |
| Fans write off Bieber, Kim Kardashian in poll | | A poll shows that 70 per cent of Americans want to see less of TV's Kim Kardashian. Photograph by: The Associated Press , Postmedia News. Americans are ready to kick Kim Kardashian and her overexposed family to the curb, according to a new survey. more | | The Province ( 1/2/2013 12:27:20 AM -08:00 ) |
| Lindsay Lohan grateful she got to spend New Year's Eve with family |  | The 26-year-old actress brought in the New Year in London with a low key dinner with those close to her and hit the sack early. Facing a possible eight-month jail sentence after getting her probation revoked, troubled actress Lindsay Lohan is grateful that she more | | NDTV ( 1/1/2013 11:59:32 PM -08:00 ) |
| Lindsay Lohan stumbles back to her plush London hotel looking dishevelled |  | She may have had a few stumbles along the way but Lindsay Lohan stepped out of her plush London hotel looking every inch the Hollywood starlet on New Year's Eve morning - and with plans for a quiet dinner with friends, everything appeared to be more | | Daily Mail ( 1/1/2013 9:22:49 AM -08:00 ) |
| Lindsay Lohan's Presence In London Fuels 'Celebrity Big Brother' Rumors | | From an American's point of view, going on the UK's Celebrity Big Brother is a giant leap over the career cliff. Hell, even the Brits think so. The concept is this: a number of has-beens celebrities enter a house during an enormous ceremony, and must avoid more | | Socialite Life ( 1/2/2013 7:01:02 PM -08:00 ) |
| Lindsay Lohan Hits London's Bars, Last Night Before Celebrity Big Brother? |  | Lindsay Lohan was reported to have left her hotel for a night out, only to return in the early hours, followed swiftly by a handsome gent who she'd been chatting to at Boujis, just beforehand, according to the Daily Mail. Her last minute partying has further more | | Contactmusic.com ( 1/2/2013 6:03:39 PM -08:00 ) |
| Lindsay Lohan and mystery New Year's Eve date | | Lindsay Lohan partied in London until the early morning to ring in the new year. She took the party back to her hotel room in the form of a mystery man. Although promising to keep her celebrations low-key with a dinner surrounded by friends, Daily Mail more | | TheCelebrityCafe.com ( 1/2/2013 5:58:08 PM -08:00 ) |
| Lindsay Lohan's Night Out at Nozomi |  | Dressed up for a night on the town, Lindsay Lohan headed to Nozomi Restaurant in London, England on Wednesday (January 2). The "Mean Girls" star wore a short black furry jacket, black leggings, and knee-high boots as she headed inside. Spending time more | | GossipCenter.com ( 1/2/2013 5:35:24 PM -08:00 ) |
| Party all the time. Lindsay Lohan is being destroyed by Dina says father Michael. |  | Lindsay Lohan is fast going down the chute reckons daddy Michael Lohan cause mommy Dina is just a bad influence. It's off to the races early for 2013 as America's favorite odd ball family ingest another episode of 'oh lord how did it ever come to this? more | | scallywagandvagabond ( 1/2/2013 4:41:44 PM -08:00 ) |
| [Gossip] Michael Lohan Says Dina Is Killing Lindsay Via Partying | | Michael Lohan says that images of Dina and Lindsay partying it up on New Year's Even in London are proof that Dina is destroying Lindsay. Michael told Radar Online that Lindsay is sinking down a hole and that Dina's "mind games, financial pressure and more | | 411mania.com ( 1/2/2013 3:32:56 PM -08:00 ) |
| Lindsay Lohan's 2013 Already in Trouble? |  | 2012 has not been good to Lindsay Lohan. Personally, professionally and physically. 2013 probably isn't going to be much different especially since she started off the new year looking beat. Lindsay supposedly spent a quiet NYE at home hoping to make a more | | Opposing Views ( 1/2/2013 3:06:54 PM -08:00 ) |
| Lindsay Lohan & Dina Lohan Should Check Into Rehab Not Clubs & Hotels | | Although Michael Lohan isn't on speaking terms with his daughter, Lindsay Lohan, he does get messages to her through the media. And, Daddy Lohan tells us he's "disgusted" with the way the Liz & Dick star is starting off her new year. Lilo is in London with more | | RumorFix (blog) ( 1/2/2013 2:32:24 PM -08:00 ) |
| Lindsay Lohan's London partying fuels Big Brother rumours | | Lindsay Lohan knows how to get people talking amid reports she enjoyed her last hours of freedom in a London nightclub. But this time, it's not prison the star is heading for, but the Celebrity Big Brother house. Before partying at celebrity haunt Boujis in more | | Metro ( 1/2/2013 2:06:41 PM -08:00 ) |
| Lindsay Lohan 'Evicted From Home' | | Lindsay Lohan has allegedly been evicted from her Beverly Hills home in California after she was unable to pay the rent. The 'Liz & Dick' star, 26, who is currently in London amid rumours she is to appear on Celebrity Big Brother, is said to have struggled to more | | Entertainmentwise ( 1/2/2013 12:48:26 PM -08:00 ) |
| CLAIM: Lindsay Lohan "Evicted" From Her Beverly Hills House | | According to the unreliable webloid, word of Lohan being "evicted" came via "a source that was scoping the nearby market," and told the blog that "their real estate agent let the news slip on a recent outing." And we all know realtors would never lie. Anyway more | | GossipCop ( 1/2/2013 12:22:57 PM -08:00 ) |
| Lindsay Lohan Evicted from Beverly Hills Home | | I Love Lindsay Lohan Lindsay Lohan is still not doing well for herself. The actress has been evicted from her $8,000 a month home. It's apparent that the "Liz and Dick" star can not only pay her taxes, but she can't pay her rent either. The starlet has been more | | Gather Celebs News Channel ( 1/2/2013 12:01:51 PM -08:00 ) |
| | The £1bn digital boom: Downloads of CDs, games and films at record high as Jan 3rd 2013, 01:49 | Sales of video games collapsed last year thanks to weak releases by the big names, a decline in shop space and gamers' boredom with the existing generation of consoles, an industry body revealed yesterday. In its annual update, the Entertainment more | | Belfast Telegraph ( 1/2/2013 7:05:30 PM -08:00 ) |
| Digital sales smash $1.5bn barrier |  | Updated: 12:49, Thursday January 3, 2013. Digital sales smash $1.5bn barrier. Digital sales of music, video and games in the UK in 2012 exceeded $A1.5bn for the first time, according to official year-end sales figures. The Entertainment Retailers Association more | | Sky News Australia ( 1/2/2013 5:51:10 PM -08:00 ) |
| The £1bn digital boom: Downloads of CDs, games and films at record high as |  | Annual digital sales of music, games and films have passed the £1billion mark for the first time and now make up almost a quarter of the entertainment market. The value of downloads to home computers, tablets and smartphones rose 11.4 per cent to more | | Daily Mail ( 1/2/2013 5:49:02 PM -08:00 ) |
| digital sales pass £1bn for first time | | Sales of downloaded music, video and games passed the £1bn mark for the first time last year as more British households took advantage of broadband connections and smartphones. Online sales rose 11.4 per cent compared with the previous year to more | | Financial Times ( 1/2/2013 3:51:47 PM -08:00 ) |
| Digital entertainment downloads top £1bn for first time in 2012 | | Downloads of music, TV shows, films and video games topped £1bn in the UK for the first time in 2012, with digital entertainment sales now accounting for almost a quarter of the market. But the growth in legal downloading was still not enough to offset the more | | The Guardian ( 1/2/2013 10:11:49 AM -08:00 ) |
| Downloads are up loads: UK digital sales surge past £1bn mark for first time | | A record number of downloads took digital sales past the £1billion mark for the first time last year. Streaming of music, films and video games rocketed by 11.4% and now make up a quarter of the market. But it spelled grim news for High Street chains like HMV more | | Mirror.co.uk ( 1/2/2013 10:05:01 AM -08:00 ) |
| downloads surge to £1billion |  | The Entertainment Retailers Association said that a quarter of the entertainment market is now digital. Although overall sales rose 11.4 per cent from 2011, hitting £1.03billion, sales of CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray and video games fell by 17.6 per cent. Video games more | | Telegraph.co.uk ( 1/2/2013 7:04:51 AM -08:00 ) |
| The £1bn download industry: Sales of digital music, films, games and books hit |  | Digital sales of music, games and films have broken the £1 billion barrier for the first time, according to new figures. Research by the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) shows shoppers spent £1.033 billion - an 11.4 per cent rise - on downloads, with more | | Daily Mail ( 1/2/2013 6:04:49 AM -08:00 ) |
| Festive season continues to push digital boundaries and drive mobile adoption |  | As the digital media industry heads back to work for 2013, what can we learn from the early reports that have surfaced detailing how we spent our money and our time online this Christmas? Here are some links that caught the team's eye this morning: more | | The Guardian ( 1/2/2013 5:25:35 AM -08:00 ) |
| Record year for digital sales as games, music and films rise 11pc to £1bn | | DIGITAL sales of music, games and films have broken the £1bn (€1.2bn) barrier in Britain for the first time, according to new figures. Research by the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) shows shoppers spent £1.033 billion - an 11.4pc rise - on more | | Irish Independent ( 1/2/2013 4:43:40 AM -08:00 ) |
| UK games market clutches chest, bleeds out sales in 2012 | | Retailers have blamed a lack of good video games in the summer of 2012 along with a patchy, uneven release schedule for the 17 per cent shrinkage in the value of the UK games market last year. Worth £1.9bn in 2011, the sector brought in £1.6bn in 2012 more | | Register ( 1/2/2013 4:32:59 AM -08:00 ) |
| Digital download sales smash £1bn barrier | | Summary: Digital sales of movies, games and music in the UK have topped £1bn for the first time, figures have revealed. Sam Shead. By Sam Shead | January 2, 2013 -- 11:39 GMT (03:39 PST). Follow @SLShead. Digital sales of music, video and games hit more | | ZDNet ( 1/2/2013 3:41:32 AM -08:00 ) |
| Digital sales hit £1bn as CDs and DVDs in decline | | BRITISH consumers spent more than £1bn on downloads of films, music and games in 2012, as sales of CDs and DVDs declined. Industry data released yesterday showed that digital entertainment spending rose by 11.4 per cent last year to reach a record more | | CITY A.M. ( 1/2/2013 7:12:03 PM -08:00 ) |
| UK game sales down 17% in 2012, digital crosses £1 billion for first time | | The UK's Entertainment Retailers' Association has released its final report for 2012, and video game sales in that country are down more than 17 percent. Total entertainment sales, including music and movie sales, are down by about 12 percent. The culprit more | | Joystiq ( 1/2/2013 5:45:29 PM -08:00 ) |
| UK Entertainment Sales Down 12% |  | Sales of physical home entertainment products in the United Kingdom were down 12% for 2012 to £4.21 billion ($5.55 billion), according to data released by the U.K. Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA), with video games down the most (17%). more | | Home Media Magazine ( 1/2/2013 4:57:09 PM -08:00 ) |
| Digital entertainment sales boom in UK | | LONDON: Annual digital sales in the UK's retail entertainment sector have surpassed £1bn for the first time, although the industry still faces a "tough" outlook overall, according to a report. The Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA), the trade body, stated more | | Warc ( 1/2/2013 4:10:09 PM -08:00 ) |
| Digital Entertainment Sales in the UK are on the Up |  | According to a report published by the Entertainment Retailers Association, digital sales in the U.K. are on the up and up, with 2012 marking the highest levels yet. Last year, more than £1 billion was spent on digital music, video, and games. The figure more | | Gameranx ( 1/2/2013 2:16:08 PM -08:00 ) |
| Britain's Digital Entertainment sales exceeds GBP 1-B in Y 2012 | | Digital sales of music, video and games in Britain exceeded GBP 1-B, US$1.63-B for the 1st time in Y 2012, according to figures released by the Entertainment Retailers Association ERA Wednesday. The official year-end sales figures show that final year-end more | | Live Trading News ( 1/2/2013 12:14:30 PM -08:00 ) |
| UK Digital Entertainment Sales Surpass 1 Billion Pounds | | U.K. Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA), today reported that digital sales of music, video and games grew 11.4% in 2012 and exceeded £1 billion for the first time. The final year-end tally for digital sales of music, video and games stands at £1.033 more | | Billboard.biz ( 1/2/2013 10:54:36 AM -08:00 ) |
| Digital Sales Break the £1bn Barrier | | downloads For years the media industry has been complaining that digital downloads are destroying their business. This is despite research revealing that file sharers actually buy more music than non file sharers. Not only are illegal downloads helping the more | | Technorati ( 1/2/2013 10:04:59 AM -08:00 ) |
| | Julianne Hough Reveals Child Abuse Torment Jan 3rd 2013, 01:46  | In order to prepare for her role as a domestic abuse survivor in the upcoming movie Safe Haven, actress Julianne Hough had to confront some hefty childhood demons. The screen darling and current girlfriend of TV personality Ryan Seacrest spoke openly of more | | Ninemsn ( 1/2/2013 4:57:06 PM -08:00 ) |
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| Julianne Hough reveals childhood abuse suffered while overseas | | Dancer, singer and actress Julianne Hough, who plays a victim of abuse in the upcoming film "Safe Haven," has her own backstory of abuse suffered as a child, she revealed to Cosmopolitan in the mag's February issue. After winning a five-year scholarship to more | | Los Angeles Times ( 1/2/2013 4:03:34 PM -08:00 ) |
| Julianne Hough: I Was Abused "Mentally, Physically" As a Child |  | Julianne Hough could relate to her character in the new film Save Haven in a very personal way. The actress, 24, who plays a survivor of domestic abuse in the movie, reveals in the February issue of Cosmopolitan magazine that she was abused as a child. more | | Us Magazine ( 1/2/2013 3:17:52 PM -08:00 ) |
| Julianne Hough reveals horrific childhood abuse |  | Though Julianne Hough is known for her bubbly personality, it turns out not everything in her life has been so charmed. Julianne covers Cosmopolitan's February issue, where she reveals she suffered mental and physical abuse while living in London as a more | | CBS News ( 1/2/2013 3:05:40 PM -08:00 ) |
| Julianne Hough: I Suffered Child Abuse | | When Julianne Hough was 10 years old, she lived in London, away from her parents in Utah, studying dance. That's when the abuse began, she says. "I was abused, mentally, physically, everything," she says in Cosmopolitan's February issue, on newsstands more | | People Magazine ( 1/2/2013 2:58:58 PM -08:00 ) |
| Julianne Hough says she was abused as a child | | Behind dancer/actress Julianne Hough's sunny disposition lies plenty of darkness. Yes, she has a booming Hollywood career — starring roles in Rock of Ages and Footloose — and a solid relationship with media mogul Ryan Seacrest, but the former Dancing more | | USA TODAY ( 1/2/2013 2:00:05 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'I was mentally and physically abused': Julianne Hough reveals the torture of |  | To look at Julianne Hough you would think she had it all: wholesome American good looks, movie roles and dancing opportunities at every turn, a hit album and a handsome adoring boyfriend. But beneath the smiling, professional veneer the 24-year-old more | | Daily Mail ( 1/2/2013 1:35:50 PM -08:00 ) |
| Julianne Hough Reveals Abusive Childhood To Cosmopolitan | | It's been more than 10 years since it happened, and Julianne Hough is now ready to talk about her painful and traumatic childhood. The 24-year-old plays a domestic abuse survivor in "Safe Haven," due out Feb. 14, and opened up to Cosmopolitan about the more | | Huffington Post ( 1/2/2013 12:17:21 PM -08:00 ) |
| Julianne Hough Unveils She Was Abused Mentally and Physically as a Child |  | 'I was a tormented little kid who had to put on this sexy facade because that was my job and my life,' Julianne recalls her bitter past when she was studying dance in London at the age of 10. Tweet more | | AceShowbiz ( 1/2/2013 6:46:13 PM -08:00 ) |
| Julianne Hough Opens Up About Childhood Abuse: 'I Was a Tormented Little | | Julianne Hough Opens Up About Childhood Abuse: 'I Was a Tormented Little Kid Who Actress and Star-Dancer Julianne Hough is playing a domestic abuse survivor in her next movie, which apparently inspired her to open up to Cosmo about her own history more | | Jezebel ( 1/2/2013 6:36:30 PM -08:00 ) |
| Julianne Hough: 'I was abused mentally, physically' as a child |  | Julianne Hough is opening up in a new interview about the mental and physical abuse she experienced as a child while studying dance in London. Related News. Stories: Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta talk 'Rock of Ages,' 1980s, parents (Video) · Catherine more | | OnTheRedCarpet.com ( 1/2/2013 6:18:54 PM -08:00 ) |
| Julianne Hough victim of child abuse: 'mentally, physically, everything' |  | julianne-hough-child-abuse-cosmo.jpg Many might envy the fairy-tale career of actress, singer and "Dancing With the Stars" champion Julianne Hough, but Ryan Seacrest's girlfriend hasn't always lived such a charmed life. Sadly, the Cosmopolitan cover girl more | | Zap2it.com (blog) ( 1/2/2013 5:48:22 PM -08:00 ) |
| Julianne Hough Reveals Child Abuse Torment |  | Footloose and Rock Of Ages star Julianne Hough has stunned fans by revealing she was abused as a child in London, but she is refusing to name names. In a candid new interview with Cosmopolitan magazine, the dancer-turned-actress, who is currently more | | Contactmusic.com ( 1/2/2013 5:46:02 PM -08:00 ) |
| Actress Julianne Hough a victim of child abuse | | Related topics. Julianne Hough · Movies · Television · Celebrity · A&E · Entertainment. Advertisement. Actress Julianne Hough revealed in an interview with Cosmopolitan Magazine that she was abused as a child while learning dance in London. According to more | | Examiner.com ( 1/2/2013 5:26:17 PM -08:00 ) |
| "I Was This Innocent Little Girl. I Wanted So Much Love" Julianne Hough Opens |  | "I was this innocent little girl. I wanted so much love" Julianne Hough Opens Up About Abuse. 03 January 2013. Josh Duhamel. Picture: Josh Duhamel Actors on the film set of 'You're Not... "I was this innocent little girl. I wanted so much love" Julianne Hough more | | Contactmusic.com ( 1/2/2013 5:21:53 PM -08:00 ) |
| Julianne Hough Reveals She Was a Victim of Child Abuse |  | Actress and dancer Julianne Hough graces the February cover of Cosmopolitan magazine, in which she talks about her troubled past as a child living away from home and studying dance abroad. Julianne Hough Reveals She Was a Victim of Child Abuse more | | Extra (blog) ( 1/2/2013 4:56:55 PM -08:00 ) |
| Julianne Hough Reveals: 'I Was Physically Abused as a Child' | | Julianne Hough revealed a shocking detail about her childhood in the February issue of Cosmopolitan: that she was abused as a child. While Hough was 10 years old and living in London to study dance, the Safe Haven star claims she was taken advantage more | | Celebuzz ( 1/2/2013 4:56:42 PM -08:00 ) |
| Julianne Hough: 'I Was Abused, Mentally, Physically, Everything' As A Child |  | Julianne Hough, who plays a domestic abuse survivor in the upcoming film Safe Haven, recently opened up about her own abuse when she was a child dancer in London. The 24-year-old actress, dancer, and singer, revealed to Cosmopolitan that she had more | | The Inquisitr ( 1/2/2013 3:35:30 PM -08:00 ) |
| Julianne Hough, Child Abuse Confession: Star Opens Up About Painful Past | | In next month's Cosmopolitan cover story, Julianne opens up about her painful past, sharing that at 10 years old, she was abused while studying dance in London. "I was abused -- mentally, physically, everything," the now-24-year-old star tells the magazine. more | | The Boot ( 1/2/2013 3:26:55 PM -08:00 ) |
| | Female writers bag all five prizes at Costa Book Awards for the first time in its Jan 3rd 2013, 01:33 | A poet whose work is to be immortalised at the Battle of Bannockburn monument has won one of Britain's most prestigious poetry prizes. A poet whose work is to be immortalised at the Battle of Bannockburn monument has won one of Britain's most more | | Herald Scotland ( 1/2/2013 7:06:53 PM -08:00 ) |
| Female writers bag all five prizes at Costa Book Awards for the first time in its |  | Women authors have scooped all five categories in the Costa Book Awards for the first time in its history. The all-female shortlist for the overall prize of book of the year includes Hilary Mantel, who won the best novel category for Bring Up The Bodies, the more | | Daily Mail ( 1/2/2013 5:33:31 PM -08:00 ) |
| Hilary Mantel wins Costa Book Award | | Updated: 11:45, Thursday January 3, 2013. British writer and two-time Booker Prize winner Hilary Mantel has been named novelist of the year at Britain's Costa Book Awards for Bring Up the Bodies. Mantel's achievement on Wednesday makes her the first more | | Sky News Australia ( 1/2/2013 4:47:18 PM -08:00 ) |
| Mantel favourite for Costa award | | There could be more success in store for Booker Prize winner Hilary Mantel after she was shortlisted for the Costa Book Awards for her best-seller Bring Up The Bodies. The novel, the second in a planned trilogy about King Henry VIII's adviser Thomas more | | WalesOnline ( 1/2/2013 3:18:14 PM -08:00 ) |
| • Women win all five Costa categories for first time |  | A graphic work has been named as the winner of the biography section in the 2012 Costa book awards – a first for the prestigious literary prize that also reached another significant milestone when women swept the board in the five categories. Mary Talbot's more | | The Guardian ( 1/2/2013 2:39:44 PM -08:00 ) |
| Hilary Mantel wins Costa best novel award |  | Hilary Mantel won the Booker Prize and now the Costa novel award for Bring up the Bodies. She is in the running for Costa book of the year. (Reuters). Two-time Booker Prize winner Hilary Mantel's Bring Up the Bodies has won the Costa Novel Award and more | | CBC.ca ( 1/2/2013 1:26:33 PM -08:00 ) |
| Mantel, graphic book on all-female Costa winner list | | LONDON | Wed Jan 2, 2013 8:16pm GMT. LONDON (Reuters) - Female authors scooped all five categories in the Costa Book Awards for the first time on Wednesday, with two-time Booker Prize winner Hilary Mantel up against a graphic memoir "Dotter of her more | | Reuters UK ( 1/2/2013 12:26:38 PM -08:00 ) |
| Hilary Mantel Wins Costa Novel Award After Booker Victory | | Hilary Mantel made literary history today, becoming the first author to win the Costa Novel Award after taking the Man Booker Prize for the same book, "Bring Up the Bodies." Mantel's victory is one of a trio of firsts for Whitbread Plc (WTB)'s annual Costa Book more | | Businessweek ( 1/2/2013 12:20:24 PM -08:00 ) |
| Hilary Mantel wins Costa novel prize |  | Hilary Mantel has won the 2012 Costa novel prize for her Booker Prize-winning book Bring Up The Bodies. The judges described the historical story as "quite simply the best novel of the year". Kathleen Jamie won the poetry category for her collection The more | | BBC News ( 1/2/2013 12:08:13 PM -08:00 ) |
| Costa Book Awards: winning women fully deserve their prizes |  | It feels like a watershed moment sure to get people talking: for the first time in its history women have won all five Costa Book Awards. But look a little closer and the winners in each category are hardly controversial. Few will be surprised that Hilary Mantel's more | | Telegraph.co.uk ( 1/2/2013 11:31:21 AM -08:00 ) |
| Dyslexic children's author Sally Gardner up against Hilary Mantel for Costa Book | | Ask a children's author to name some cherished books from their own childhood and in all likelihood you won't be getting a word in for some time. But Sally Gardner, who has just won the prestigious Costa Children's Book Award for her fifth novel, Maggot more | | The Independent ( 1/2/2013 11:30:28 AM -08:00 ) |
| The Costa Book Awards make history |  | The Costa Book Awards has made its own history tonight by selecting, according to its press release, an all women shortlist* for the first time. Here are the category winners, each of whom bags £5,000: 1). Mary and Bryan Talbot win the Costa Biography more | | Spectator.co.uk (blog) ( 1/2/2013 11:34:10 AM -08:00 ) |
| British Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2013 | | 2013 might be your lucky number if you're a fan of Brit lit. Fresh stuff from Neil Gaiman and Kate Atkinson, a dash of previously unpublished Tolkien, and more Hilary Mantel (maybe?) top the list of titles we're itching to see on shelves in the new year. more | | Anglotopia.net ( 1/2/2013 11:30:50 AM -08:00 ) |
| | Samantha Brick: 'Good luck housemates, the nightmare's about to begin' Jan 3rd 2013, 01:14  | Frankie Dettori will take the biggest gamble of his career on Thursday night when he enters the Celebrity Big Brother house for the latest series on Channel 5. The programme's producers have refused to reveal the identities of the stars lined up to appear on more | | The Guardian ( 1/2/2013 5:15:09 PM -08:00 ) |
| Samantha Brick: 'Good luck housemates, the nightmare's about to begin' |  | I STILL have nightmares about my 17 days last summer in the Celebrity Big Brother house. For 13 bonkers celebrities currently holed up in a Hertfordshire hotel, the nightmare is just about to begin. I'm not in Towie and I didn't "star" in my own sex tape. more | | The Sun ( 1/2/2013 5:14:25 PM -08:00 ) |
| Jim Davidson 'vigorously denies' allegations |  | The 59-year-old comedian was detained at Heathrow Airport as he flew into Britain ahead of an anticipated appearance on Channel 5's Celebrity Big Brother show. He will now no longer be taking part and programme chiefs are believed to be rejigging the more | | Telegraph.co.uk ( 1/2/2013 4:14:33 PM -08:00 ) |
| Frankie Dettori risks everything by stepping into the Big Brother house |  | Frankie Dettori is set to enter the Celebrity Big Brother house on Thursday evening, having agreed to engage in the often humiliating and always revealing situations that present themselves in the course of the fly-on-the-wall television show. He could be more | | Telegraph.co.uk ( 1/2/2013 2:01:09 PM -08:00 ) |
| Amelia Lily: I'd love to do Celebrity Big Brother |  | The 'You Bring Me Joy' singer - who finished third on 'The X Factor' in 2011 - thinks it would be ''mental'' to appear on the Channel 5 reality show and she feels she would get on well with her fellow housemates. Amelia, 18, said: ''I think I would [take part], you more | | TV3.ie ( 1/2/2013 11:41:54 AM -08:00 ) |
| Celebrity Big Brother stars begin to arrive at hotel covered with a towel ahead of |  | It's always been tricky trying to keep the line-up a closely-guarded secret ahead of the Celebrity Big Brother launch. And this year producers have opted for the novel approach of hiding the stars beneath a towel as they make their way to a London hotel. more | | Daily Mail ( 1/2/2013 6:14:27 AM -08:00 ) |
| Celebrity Big Brother: our top 10 housemates of all time EVER |  | With the new series of Celebrity Big Brother just days away - and speculation rife about who is going in to the infamous house - what better time to look back at our ten all-time favourite CBB housemates of all time? From breakdowns and outbursts to high jinks more | | Mirror.co.uk ( 1/2/2013 3:06:20 AM -08:00 ) |
| Celebrity Big Brother 2013 diary room chair revealed! |  | With only hours to go until the show finally hits our screens, Channel 5 has given us a sneaky peek at the all new Celebrity Big Brother 2013 Diary Room! Continuing with the winter theme, the chair is resembles a block of ice, with fur padding so the stars don't more | | Telly Mix ( 1/2/2013 4:43:10 PM -08:00 ) |
| Celebrity Big Brother 2013 house gets a basement! (PICTURES) |  | Some of the Celebrity Big Brother 2013 housemates will be forced to move in to a grimy 'basement' in tonight's launch show, it has been revealed. While some of the new contestants will move in to the main house and enjoy the usual champagne welcome, more | | Telly Mix ( 1/2/2013 4:43:10 PM -08:00 ) |
| Celebrity Big Brother: Steps star Claire Richards hints at involvement | | Claire Richards has fuelled reports that she is joining the upcoming series of Celebrity Big Brother in a new Twitter message. The Steps singer has been rumoured as one of the stars to enter the Big Brother house this year, alongside the likes of Heidi Montag, more | | Digital Spy UK ( 1/2/2013 4:28:55 PM -08:00 ) |
| Claire Richards sparks Celebrity Big Brother rumours | | Claire Richards from Steps and former The Hills stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt have sparked rumours that they will be joining the new series of Celebrity Big Brother. An insider told a tabloid newspaper that the US stars could be entering the Channel 5 more | | stv.tv ( 1/2/2013 4:10:40 PM -08:00 ) |
| CBB LACEY GOING TO HELL | | CELEBRITY Big Brother's luxury-loving stars are in for a shock tonight as they are sent to live in a slum. A nasty surprise surprise awaits the 12 celebs, including X Factor's Rylan Clark, 24, jockey Frankie Dettori, 42, model Lacey Banghard, 20, and Hills duo more | | Daily Star ( 1/2/2013 4:05:01 PM -08:00 ) |
| Celebrity Big Brother: Live Launch on Channel 5 | | TAKE the average celeb out of their comfort zone – which, of course, is what's happening with the return of CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER: LIVE LAUNCH (Channel 5, 9pm) – and there's no telling what they'll do. Having said that, I doubt they'll start making more | | Daily Star ( 1/2/2013 4:04:35 PM -08:00 ) |
| Channel 5 refuses to comment on Davidson's role in Big Brother | | Jim Davidson was reportedly arrested at Heathrow Airport as he returned to the UK to appear as a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother. Channel 5 would not comment on his inclusion in the show, which returns to screens tomorrow evening. Programme chiefs more | | ITV News ( 1/2/2013 1:49:57 PM -08:00 ) |
| Celebrity Big Brother 11 Odds and Betting Preview Rylan Clark and Frankie | | LONDON, UK - Series 11 of Celebrity Big Brother returns to our screens on Thursday night, which promises to be a treat for X Factor and horse racing fans alike, as Rylan Clark and Frankie Dettori are two of the star names that are set to enter the house. more | | Bet Asia ( 1/2/2013 1:48:07 PM -08:00 ) |
| Amelia Lily: 'I'd love to do Celebrity Big Brother' |  | Everyone else is just edging around the subject and being all coy, but former X Factor contestant Amelia Lily has just come right out there and said it: She'd love to do Celebrity Big Brother. "I think I would [take part], you know I'm always up for trying new things more | | heatworld ( 1/2/2013 12:23:49 PM -08:00 ) |
| PICTURES! Celebrity Big Brother 2013 housemates arrive at house |  | Twelve stars are expected to enter during tomorrow night's live launch show, from 9PM on Channel 5. Amongst the line are set to be X Factor's Rylan Clark, Steps singer Claire Richards and model Lacey Banghard. US reality stars Heidi Montag and Spencer more | | Telly Mix ( 1/2/2013 11:43:51 AM -08:00 ) |
| Celeb Big Brother Brian Dowling on Jim Davidson: 'I'd be professional' | | Celebrity Big Brother host Brian Dowling has said that he will be "professional" if Jim Davidson appears as a housemate. Dowling made the comments before Davidson's arrest on suspicion of sexual offences. Big Brothers presenter Brian Dowling (photoshoot more | | Digital Spy UK ( 1/2/2013 10:45:05 AM -08:00 ) |
| Celebrity Big Brother 2013 line up: Claire Richards hints she's to enter the house |  | Steps singer Claire Richards has hinted that she's ready to enter the Celebrity Big Brother 2013 house. The steps singer is rumoured to be taking part in the new series which starts on Channel 5 tomorrow night. The singer has apparently agreed a deal that more | | Telly Mix (blog) ( 1/2/2013 10:10:37 AM -08:00 ) |
| Celebrity Big Brother: Everything you need to know for launch night | | Don't bother signing up for that New Year gym membership, Celebrity Big Brother is back this week to blow away those post-Christmas blues and have you glued to the sofa for the next three weeks. In case you were too busy stuffing your face with Quality more | | Digital Spy UK ( 1/2/2013 10:06:52 AM -08:00 ) |
| | Sick comic facing axe: Whitehall could be dropped as presenter at TV awards as Jan 3rd 2013, 01:11  | Comedian Jack Whitehall is facing the axe as the presenter of a prize at the National Television Awards following the growing controversy over his lewd behaviour on a Channel 4 panel game. The star has been booked for the ITV show to be broadcast later more | | Daily Mail ( 1/2/2013 5:11:05 PM -08:00 ) |
| Channel 4 ignores outcry over Big Fat Quiz to repeat it twice without censorship |  | The Big Fat Quiz of the Year featured drunken performances by the actor James Corden and the comedian Jack Whitehall, who drank a bottle of wine each on air. They made increasingly offensive comments about the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, Usain more | | Telegraph.co.uk ( 1/2/2013 10:02:43 AM -08:00 ) |
| Big Fat Quiz of the Year spurs 160 to complain over jokes about Queen | | Channel 4's Big Fat Quiz of the Year has prompted in excess of 160 complaints following coarse jokes about the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh. Media watchdog Ofcom and Channel 4 had by Wednesday received 80 complaints each about the show, more | | The Guardian ( 1/2/2013 4:16:03 AM -08:00 ) |
| Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2012: When popular culture becomes a sick joke |  | What's the matter with the Mail – lost your sense of humour? Who are you to tell us what should or shouldn't make us laugh? If you don't find a programme funny, why not just switch channels? When this paper chose to highlight the gross cruelty and obscenity more | | Daily Mail ( 1/2/2013 3:33:11 AM -08:00 ) |
| Complaints to Ofcom about Channel 4's Big Fat Quiz of The Year - do you think |  | Big Fat Quiz Of The Year has reportedly sparked Ofcom complaints after some believed the comedians to have taken it too far. Presenter Jimmy Carr was joined by three teams of two, including Jonathan Ross, James Corden and Jack Whitehall - who said he more | | The Independent ( 1/2/2013 3:18:04 AM -08:00 ) |
| Page 3 Profile: Jack Whitehall, comedian | | The King of Comedy? Yes, but perhaps not for much longer. Whitehall, best known for playing the loveable toff JP in the student sitcom Fresh Meat, has become an overnight tabloid hate figure after an off-colour performance on C4's Big Fat Quiz of The Year more | | The Independent ( 1/2/2013 3:07:32 AM -08:00 ) |
| Channel 4's Big Quiz of the Year sparks complaints over lewd Queen joke | | Channel 4 is facing a backlash after broadcasting a show featuring a lewd joke about the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. The pre-recorded show, presented by Jimmy Carr, also included sexual gags about US President Barack Obama, sprinter Usain Bolt more | | The Independent ( 1/2/2013 3:06:31 AM -08:00 ) |
| Why did Channel 4 show this obscene quiz? MP's disgust at revolting jokes |  | Channel 4 was under increased pressure last night to explain why it broadcast a quiz featuring obscene jokes about the Queen just minutes after the 9pm watershed. The Daily Mail told yesterday how viewers were outraged by the antics of drunken more | | Daily Mail ( 1/1/2013 2:59:49 PM -08:00 ) |
| These bullies reek of misogyny. If we don't confront their revolting sneers, they'll |  | What a cynical and degrading spectacle to finish the year: drunken, boorish comedians quaffing red wine and stuffing their faces with pizza while swearing and making crass, sexist jokes. I'm not easily offended, but the easy, casual misogyny of Channel 4's more | | Daily Mail ( 1/1/2013 2:28:18 PM -08:00 ) |
| The Big Fat Quiz: what was offensive was the lack of funny, not the lack of taste |  | Ever since "Sachsgate", certain areas of the press have been waiting for another opportunity to put the boot into modern comedy for its lack of reverence. Channel 4's Big Fat Quiz of 2012 handed it to them on a plate. Jack Whitehall, James Corden, Jonathan more | | The Independent ( 1/1/2013 9:34:15 AM -08:00 ) |
| Anger Over TV Show's Crude Royal Joke | | The antics of comedians James Corden and Jack Whitehall on a satirical quiz hosted by Jimmy Carr provoke complaints to Ofcom. 2:04pm UK, Tuesday 01 January 2013. James Corden, Jimmy Carr and Jack Whitehall. Corden, Carr and Whitehall. Tweet more | | Sky News ( 1/1/2013 6:09:15 AM -08:00 ) |
| Big Fat Quiz Of 2012: Outrage as British comedians make crude jokes about |  | A primetime show on Britain's BBC Channel 4 in which drunken comedians made obscene jokes about the Queen has drawn ire from viewers across the pond. The Big Fat Quiz Of 2012, which is modeled after bar trivia, featured countless vile sexual jokes, more | | Daily Mail ( 12/31/2012 5:20:47 PM -08:00 ) |
| Jack ass! |  | COMIC Jack Whitehall shocked TV viewers when he made a vile sex joke about the Queen on a Channel 4 show. The posh funnyman angered viewers with an offensive gag about Her Majesty and Prince Philip on Big Fat Quiz Of The Year on Sunday night. more | | The Sun ( 12/31/2012 3:57:32 PM -08:00 ) |
| Lampooning Comics Criticized by Audiences' Complaints |  | Satire has long been controversial, from the 18th century satirists such as Jonathan Swift who lampooned the wealthy Irish by suggesting that the children of the poor be eaten, to contemporary comedians who make jokes about the sex lives of the royal family. more | | Contactmusic.com ( 1/2/2013 11:52:03 AM -08:00 ) |
| U.K. Year-End Show Draws Complaints With Jokes About Gerard Butler, Queen |  | Channel 4's "Big Fat Quiz of the Year," hosted by Jimmy Carr, featured edgy comments from comedians about events and personalities in the headlines. Britain's Channel 4 is in hot water with its annual year-end show Big Fat Quiz of the Year, which has more | | Hollywood Reporter ( 1/2/2013 7:40:04 AM -08:00 ) |
| Daily Mail slammed over 'manufacturing outrage' over Big Fat Quiz of the Year |  | The Daily Mail has triggered a huge backlash on Twitter for "manufacturing" outrage over jokes made on Channel 4's comedy show The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2012. The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2012 which starred Jimmy Carr, Richard Ayoade, Russell more | | TNT Magazine ( 1/2/2013 6:45:38 AM -08:00 ) |
| Why Ofcom should now ignore 'Big Fat' complaints | | The Daily Mail is really trying very hard to stir up some outrage about Channel 4's broadcast of The Big Fat Quiz of the Year over Christmas (see: The Daily Mail's 'Big Fat' storm in a teacup). Ofcom received just five complaints about the show. But the paper is more | | TheMediaBlog.co.uk (blog) ( 1/2/2013 5:56:46 AM -08:00 ) |
| Ofcom receive complaints over Big Fat Quiz of the year | | The Big Fat Quiz of the Year, hosted by Jimmy Carr (pictured), featured comedians reviewing the year of 2012 in which a series of jokes were made about the Queen, Duke of Edinburgh and Susan Boyle. The broadcast on Sunday had a selection of more | | ATV Today ( 1/2/2013 4:40:38 AM -08:00 ) |
| Jack Whitehall's Queen joke on Big Fat Quiz of the Year causes public outcry | | A vulgar joke about the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh on The Big Fat Quiz of the Year TV show has led to Ofcom receiving numerous complaints from incensed viewers. The pre-recorded programme, hosted by Jimmy Carr, also consisted of sexual jokes more | | News Tank ( 1/2/2013 3:58:17 AM -08:00 ) |
| MP Weighs In On Jack Whitehall, James Corden ‘Big Fat Quiz’ Outrage |  | Channel 4 must be breathing a huge sigh of relief that they didn't decide to invite Frankie Boyle on this year's Big Fat Quiz show, because they've managed to cause enough controversy, without having the sharp-tongued Scotsman on board. This year, the more | | Contactmusic.com ( 1/2/2013 3:24:52 AM -08:00 ) |
| | Myra Hindley files: Moors Murderer took up badminton and tapestry in bid to Jan 3rd 2013, 01:08 | EVIL moors murderer Myra Hindley tried to transform herself into a respectable middle-class woman while serving a life sentence behind bars for her sickening crimes. The brassy, blonde killer believed she could recreate herself through a string of more | | Mirror.co.uk ( 1/2/2013 5:08:42 PM -08:00 ) |
| Myra Hindley prison papers reveal 'very complicated woman' |  | Documents about Moors Murderer Myra Hindley show her as "very resilient and forthright", an academic has said. Dr Tom Clark, who has studied the prison papers for three years, said they reveal a "very complicated woman". Hindley and Ian Brady murdered more | | BBC News ( 1/2/2013 10:15:49 AM -08:00 ) |
| Myra Hindley: Moors Murderer 'tried to become middle class' |  | Newly released jail papers show how the child killer changed herself from a "brassy blonde" to an "intelligent, well-educated woman with middle-class values". She also became a practising Catholic and dedicated student, earning an Open University degree more | | Telegraph.co.uk ( 1/2/2013 4:31:01 AM -08:00 ) |
| Middle-class Myra: How graduate Hindley longed for social respectability by |  | Myra Hindley's crimes so shocked the nation that they became the benchmark by which other acts of evil were measured. But behind bars the Moors Murderer set about a rigorous course of self-improvement, secret files reveal. She wanted to transform herself more | | Daily Mail ( 1/2/2013 12:43:46 AM -08:00 ) |
| | Downton Abbey crashes in Christmas TV ratings war Jan 3rd 2013, 00:02 | BBC's Call The Midwife has trounced Downton Abbey in the Christmas Day battle of the period dramas. BBC's Call The Midwife has trounced Downton Abbey in the Christmas Day battle of the period dramas. Tweet. Custom byline text: The two shows were more | | Herald Scotland ( 1/2/2013 7:07:37 PM -08:00 ) |
| Enders Lords it |  | EASTENDERS won the class war – after swiping top spot in the festive ratings from period drama Downton Abbey. It was sweet revenge for the Albert Square soap, which last year saw its overnight Christmas Day lead snatched by the show created by Julian more | | The Sun ( 1/2/2013 5:14:26 PM -08:00 ) |
| Downton Abbey crashes in Christmas TV ratings war | | Downton Abbey's Christmas Day special crashed along with the country estate's heir Matthew Crawley, overall ratings reveal. Despite the dramatic car accident exit of actor Dan Stevens the ITV drama was two million viewers down on last year's top-slot more | | Mirror.co.uk ( 1/2/2013 4:02:40 PM -08:00 ) |
| Downton Abbey boosted in Christmas TV war by catch-up viewers |  | The Christmas special of the ITV1 country house drama drew an audience of 10.28 million including "time-shifted" viewing over the next seven days using digital video recorders like Sky+. This made Downton Abbey the second most watched programme on more | | Telegraph.co.uk ( 1/2/2013 2:44:33 PM -08:00 ) |
| Downton Abbey and Call The Midwife beat Coronation Street in Christmas Day |  | It was originally believed to have recorded its lowest ever viewing figure during its dramatic Christmas Day special. But it would seem it was a happy Christmas at Downton Abbey after all, with new ratings statistics showing the ITV1 period drama actually drew more | | Daily Mail ( 1/2/2013 11:58:39 AM -08:00 ) |
| Period shows beat Christmas Corrie |  | New figures show rival period dramas Call The Midwife and Downton Abbey outshone Coronation Street in the Christmas Day battle of the period dramas. Overnight audience ratings issued last week suggested Corrie was the second most popular show of more | | Belfast Telegraph ( 1/2/2013 8:53:21 AM -08:00 ) |
| EastEnders retains No 1 spot in consolidated Christmas Day ratings |  | EastEnders took the top spot in the consolidated Christmas Day ratings, more than a million viewers ahead of its nearest rival, ITV1's Downton Abbey. It was sweet revenge for the Albert Square soap, which last year saw its overnight Christmas Day lead more | | The Guardian ( 1/2/2013 8:01:12 AM -08:00 ) |
| Festive TV 2012: best and worst programmes |  | You couldn't say this was a vintage year for Christmas television. There were the usual specials of varying quality – from Doctor Who (decent) to Downton Abbey (ludicrous) and Outnumbered (awful) via Call the Midwife, Miranda and, of course, The Royle more | | The Guardian (blog) ( 1/2/2013 1:01:13 AM -08:00 ) |
| BBC continues to trounce ITV in festive television ratings battle | | Christmas Day viewing figures might have seen EastEnders trounce Coronation Street for the fourth year in a row. But ITV1 has suffered a further blow in the ratings battle with the BBC this weekend when its Saturday night news bulletin proved its most more | | The Independent ( 12/31/2012 3:21:51 AM -08:00 ) |
| Downton Abbey Scores High Christmas Ratings Despite Reports of Low Viewing | | Downton Abbey was the second most watched programme on Christmas Day despite viewing figures previously suggesting it had lost viewers. The ITV period drama drew in 10.28 million viewers placing it behind BBC soap EastEnders which pulled in an more | | Entertainmentwise ( 1/2/2013 1:47:42 PM -08:00 ) |
| Downton bounces back in Christmas ratings battle | | Downton Abbey has stolen a march on Call the Midwife in the Christmas Day ratings stakes after the final set of festive viewing figures were released. Consolidated data published earlier today put Julian Fellowes' lavish period drama in sixth place, but it has more | | Broadcast ( 1/2/2013 9:32:50 AM -08:00 ) |
| EastEnders officially wins Christmas Day ratings battle | | The episode, which seen Derek Branning (Jamie Foreman) collapse and die in the square following a heart attack, had 11.2 million viewers. This is up from the 9.4 million it gained in the overnight data and officially puts the soap in top position of most more | | ATV Today ( 1/2/2013 8:02:30 AM -08:00 ) |
| 'Downton Abbey' UK Holiday Special Falls to Second Spot in Consolidated Ratings |  | The drama's audience dropped by 1.3 million from last year when it was the top-rated Christmas show including time-shifted viewing. BBC soap opera EastEnders remained the most-watched show on British TV on Christmas Day when combining its live more | | Hollywood Reporter ( 1/2/2013 7:15:00 AM -08:00 ) |
| PVRs help EastEnders retain Christmas crown | | EastEnders retained its Christmas Day crown after recorded viewing pushed its audience up to 11.2m (34% share) – as Call the Midwife was the biggest mover. BBC1's flagship soap gained 1.8m viewers on its original live audience of 9.4m (34.3%) to seize more | | Broadcast ( 1/2/2013 5:05:54 AM -08:00 ) |
| EastEnders leads in Christmas Day ratings | | EastEnders was the most watched programme on Christmas Day in 2012, with a peak audience of 9.8 million, beating ITV's Coronation Street by just short of one million viewers. Downton Abbey's Christmas special on ITV attracted 6.8m, just outside the top more | | Televisual ( 1/2/2013 4:06:02 AM -08:00 ) |
| | Did you find two breast implants in my hotel room? Jan 2nd 2013, 23:47 | A python, a winning EuroMillions lottery ticket, Harry Potter's wand, breast implants, a bucket of live crabs and a diamond-encrusted iPhone have topped a list of the most bizarre items people have left behind in hotel rooms. Budget hotel chain Travelodge has more | | Irish Examiner ( 1/2/2013 6:14:35 PM -08:00 ) |
| Did you find two breast implants in my hotel room? | | Travelling can be stressful, not least when checking out of a hotel, so leaving something behind is understandable. But one might have thought that a pet python or a pair of breast implants were unlikely to slip a guest's mind. They, together with a winning more | | The Times (subscription) ( 1/2/2013 3:47:58 PM -08:00 ) |
| Breast implants and python left behind by hotel guests |  | Travelodge, which has more than 500 properties in Britain, claims each of the unusual items were discovered by cleaning staff inside recently vacated rooms during 2012. Also left behind were a bucket of live crabs, a pantomime horse, a winning EuroMillions more | | Telegraph.co.uk ( 1/2/2013 6:24:34 AM -08:00 ) |
| Travelodge left-behinds: Harry Potter wand, breast implants, live crabs and |  | It's an impressive list of items - an original Harry Potter wand, breast implants, a bucket of live crabs, a pet python, a £10,000 Tiffany engagement ring and a set of four Power Rangers costumes. And all of them were left behind in Travelodge hotels last year, more | | Daily Mail ( 1/2/2013 2:41:16 AM -08:00 ) |
| Pantomime horse suit left in hotel room | | A pantomime horse suit is among the list of bizarre items guests left behind following their stays at Britain's Travelodge hotel chain during 2012. The horse suit was found in a vacated room at the Leeds Central Travelodge. One of the cast members from more | | Horsetalk ( 1/2/2013 12:20:55 PM -08:00 ) |
| "Breast implants and Harry Potter's wand among lost items at Travelodge hotels" | | Harry Potter's wand, a micro pig, breast implants and a bucket of live crabs were just some of the more unusual items left behind by forgetful Travelodge guests during 2012. The lost property haul also included a winning EuroMillions ticket. ...Read Full Article more | | hotel-industry.co.uk ( 1/2/2013 11:10:37 AM -08:00 ) |
| Fifty Shades of Grey, a python and 200 masks of the Queen among items left at |  | SEVEN THOUSAND copies of 'Fifty Shades of Grey', a winning EuroMillions ticket and a bucket of live crabs are some of the more bizarre items left behind in hotel rooms across Britain according to one firm. Travelodge has published a list of the more peculiar more | | Bedfordshire News ( 1/2/2013 10:19:27 AM -08:00 ) |
| Forgotten something? Breast implants and other strange items left by hotel guests | | What's the strangest item you've ever left behind in a hotel room? We bet it's not a breast implant, live crabs or a micro pig. Budget hotel chain Travelodge has searched its lost and found office to find some very odd and mysterious items forgotten by guests. more | | AOL Travel UK ( 1/2/2013 9:06:04 AM -08:00 ) |
| What's the strangest thing you've ever left in a hotel room? | | How about a python, a winning EuroMillions lottery ticket, Harry Potter's wand, breast implants, a bucket of live crabs and a diamond-encrusted iPhone. Budget hotel chain Travelodge has named some of the items relegated to their lost and found offices more | | Huffington Post UK ( 1/2/2013 8:48:54 AM -08:00 ) |
| Breast implants and Harry Potter's wand among lost items at Travelodge hotels | | Harry Potter's wand, a micro pig, breast implants and a bucket of live crabs were just some of the more unusual items left behind by forgetful Travelodge guests during 2012. The lost property haul – gathered after the 13 million guests left the budget brand's more | | Caterer and Hotelkeeper ( 1/2/2013 8:48:36 AM -08:00 ) |
| Breast Implants, Live Crabs & a Python Among Weird Items Left at Travelodge |  | A pair of breast implant were found at a Travelodge hotel last year.(Photo : Wikimedia). It is common for people to leave things behind at a hotel room like chargers, clothes, books or other things, but some pretty strange things were found in Travelodge hotels more | | TravelersToday ( 1/2/2013 8:40:43 AM -08:00 ) |
| Harry Potter's wand, micro pig and breast implants top hotel lost property list | | Harry Potter's original wand, a micro pig and breast implants top a bizarre list of items left in hotels across the UK in 2012. A winning EuroMillions lottery ticket, a bucket of live crabs and a diamond-encrusted iPhone were also left behind, budget hotel chain more | | Metro ( 1/2/2013 8:39:48 AM -08:00 ) |
| I've left my false teeth and a pantomime horse in my hotel room |  | A PANTOMIME horse found in a Yorkshire branch of a budget hotel chain has topped a list of bizarre items guests have left behind after checking out. The prop was discovered in the Leeds Central Travelodge in the room of a cast member who had stayed more | | Yorkshire Post ( 1/2/2013 8:03:23 AM -08:00 ) |
| | 'Downton Abbey' star Dan Stevens crowned Britain's best-dressed man by GQ Jan 2nd 2013, 22:48  | Courteous warning: Downton Abbey Season Three spoilers ahead! If you live in the U.S. and/or are not interested in reading about upcoming plot twists, click away from this page immediately and read something else—like a preview of Vanity Fair's Jennifer more | | Vanity Fair ( 1/2/2013 3:04:49 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'Downton Abbey' star Dan Stevens crowned Britain's best-dressed man by GQ | | British GQ has released its annual list of Best Dressed Men in Britain 2013 and the most dapper man of this new year is (drumroll please)… Downton Abbey's Dan Stevens. Yes, he of the aquamarine eyes and swoon-worthy sideburns has beat out favorites more | | Entertainment Weekly ( 1/2/2013 2:48:18 PM -08:00 ) |
| Dan Stevens is Britain's Best Dressed man | | "Downton Abbey" star Dan Stevens has been named Britain's best dressed man by editors of GQ magazine. The actor, who played Matthew Crawley in the hit period drama, saw off competition from "Thor" star Tom Hiddleston and rapper Tinie Tempah to take more | | San Francisco Chronicle (blog) ( 1/2/2013 11:47:12 AM -08:00 ) |
| Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens tops GQ's best-dressed poll |  | As Matthew Crawley in Downton Abbey, Dan Stevens was always impeccably turned out. But his off-screen style is equally admirable, according to sartorial experts. The actor has been named Britain's best-dressed man, beating perennial favourite David more | | The Guardian ( 1/2/2013 7:53:41 AM -08:00 ) |
| Dapper Dan Stevens! Downton Abbey's cousin Matthew Crawley is UK's best |  | Last year did not end well for Dan Stevens' most famous character, Matthew Crawley, who made a shock exit from ITV's popular period drama Downton Abbey on Christmas Day. But 2012 rang out on a very high note for the actor himself, who has been more | | Daily Mail ( 1/2/2013 7:27:02 AM -08:00 ) |
| Prince of Wales pips William to make top 10 list of Britain's best-dressed | | Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens has been named Britain's best-dressed man - while the Prince of Wales has pipped his son in the annual list. Stevens, whose character Matthew Crawley was killed off in a shock exit from the ITV1 costume drama at more | | WalesOnline ( 1/2/2013 7:08:23 AM -08:00 ) |
| Downton star named UK's Best Dressed | | Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens has been named Britain's Best Dressed Man having topped GQ magazine's annual list. 1 of 1. Stevens tops best dressed list. Actor Tom Hiddleston came in second place on the list, while rapper Tinie Tempah was awarded more | | RTE.ie ( 1/2/2013 4:35:12 AM -08:00 ) |
| Dan Stevens goes for the rugged look as he sports longer side-burns for The |  | Legions of loyal Downton Abbey fans were left heartbroken when Matthew was killed at the end of the Christmas special. But it seems that actor Dan Stevens has already moved away from the character that made his name, looking a far cry from his previously more | | Daily Mail ( 1/1/2013 7:55:21 AM -08:00 ) |
| Cousin Matthew Leaving Downton |  | WARNING!: This contains a spoiler about season three! Season three will be the last episodes that feature Matthew Crawley's dreamy face. Dan... Wish You Were There: Downton Abbey Premiere Gala Recap. December 21, 2012 - 9:27am. Season 3 of more | | GPB (blog) ( 1/2/2013 12:58:56 PM -08:00 ) |
| GQ Magazine Names Dan Stevens Best Dressed in Britain |  | He's come to fame thanks to his hit show "Downton Abbey," and now Dan Stevens has been named the Best Dressed Man in Britain. According to the list, Stevens knocked out favorites like Robert Pattinson, David Beckham, and Daniel Craig to snag the more | | GossipCenter.com ( 1/2/2013 12:02:03 PM -08:00 ) |
| Downton's Dan Stevens Beats Robert Pattinson To Be Named Britain's Best |  | His character Matthew Crawley in Downton was the epitome of elegance in sharp suits and traditional tails and now the actor behind Mr Crawley, Dan Stevens has been named Britain's Best Dressed man by GQ magazine. The men's style magazine has more | | Entertainmentwise ( 1/2/2013 10:22:44 AM -08:00 ) |
| 2013's Best Dressed Men Revealed | | DOWNTON ABBEY star Dan Stevens has been crowned 2013's most stylish man in GQ's annual Best Dressed Men in Britain list. Actor Tom Hiddleston came second, while last year's winner - Tinie Tempah - ranked at third. "What can I say? We've all got a more | | Vogue.com ( 1/2/2013 8:53:42 AM -08:00 ) |
| Downton Abbey's Dan Stevens beats Tom Hiddleston to be named the UK's best |  | Downton Abbey's Dan Stevens made a dramatic departure from the show that made his name in a two-hour special of dreary Christmas Day viewing. The reason? In his words, to pursue new roles. But little did he know his first would be of a sartorial variety. more | | Radio Times ( 1/2/2013 8:30:22 AM -08:00 ) |
| Downton Abbey creator had "no option" but to kill off Matthew Crawley | | Downton Abbey fans were inconsolable following the Christmas Day special of the much-loved period drama series. - Downton Abbey creator had "no option" but to kill off Matthew Crawley. Viewers rejoiced as Matthew and Mary Crawley welcomed the heir more | | soFeminine.co.uk ( 1/2/2013 8:18:06 AM -08:00 ) |
| Ed Sheeran Crowned Worst Dressed |  | In a poll of what famous people wear the ginger one has fared pretty badly... Tweet. Ed Sheeran has been named the worst dressed man by GQ magazine. In the magazines annual poll Downton Abbey actor Dan Stevens came out best beating the likes of more | | Xfm ( 1/2/2013 6:59:46 AM -08:00 ) |
| Dan Stevens named GQ's best dressed man | | Dan Stevens has been named the best dressed man in the UK by British GQ magazine. The former Dowton Abbey star, who played Matthew Crowley in the period drama series, topped the annual poll for the most stylish famous men, beating Tom Hiddleston more | | Glamour.com ( 1/2/2013 6:53:18 AM -08:00 ) |
| 'Downton Abbey' season 3: Hey, at least Dan Stevens has this... |  | Dan Stevens If there is one word you could use to describe the last week for Dan Stevens, it is probably "frustration." (Warning: the following contains spoilers for American readers.) While from one standpoint you are probably thoroughly excited about the year more | | CarterMatt.com ( 1/2/2013 6:52:10 AM -08:00 ) |
| Downton's Dan tops 'best-dressed' list |  | Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens has been named best-dressed man in GQ magazine's annual list - which also sees Prince Charles flying high in the top 10, well ahead of eldest son William. Downton's Dan tops 'best-dressed' list. Downton Abbey's Dan more | | U.TV ( 1/2/2013 6:14:58 AM -08:00 ) |
| | The Hobbit sees off challenge from Jack Reacher at festive UK box office Jan 2nd 2013, 22:35  | This film image released by Warner Bros., shows Ian McKellen as Gandalf in a scene from the fantasy adventure "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey."AP/Warner Bros., James Fisher, File. LOS ANGELES – "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" fought off all more | | Inquirer.net (blog) ( 1/2/2013 6:44:10 PM -08:00 ) |
| Four Minutes with Hugo Weaving | | THE Australian Hobbit actor talks about maintaining the reality of the world of Middle-earth, working with Peter Jackson and the beautiful New Zealand culture. 1. WELCOME BACK TO RIVENDELL. It's hard to imagine Australians hitting the streets for a locally more | | Herald Sun ( 1/2/2013 2:56:56 PM -08:00 ) |
| The Hobbit and Life of Pi keep UK box office in festive spirits |  | The winners. Delivering £11m between them, top titles The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and Life of Pi both posted sensational holds, helping UK box office overall to achieve its fifth biggest weekend haul of 2012. With Friday-to-Sunday takings of £6.85m, more | | The Guardian (blog) ( 1/2/2013 8:46:14 AM -08:00 ) |
| The Hobbit Stays Top Of The UK Box Office |  | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has retained the No 1 spot in the UK box office chart for a third consecutive weekend. The first of Peter Jackson's latest hobbit trilogy battled fierce competition from Ang Lee's Life Of Pi and Tom Cruise flick Jack Reacher to more | | MTV UK ( 1/2/2013 8:23:45 AM -08:00 ) |
| The Hobbit stays on top of international box office |  | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Voyage holds onto first place at the worldwide box office with $139.4M in earnings for the weekend through December 30, according to Rentrak. Peter Jackson's film dominates for the third consecutive weekend, now counting more | | Hindustan Times ( 1/2/2013 6:36:20 AM -08:00 ) |
| The Hobbit holds on at box office |  | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has continued to rule them all at the US box office, staying on top for a third-straight week and capping a record-setting 10.8 billion dollar year in movie-going. The Warner Bros fantasy epic from director Peter Jackson, more | | Belfast Telegraph ( 1/2/2013 1:44:49 AM -08:00 ) |
| Top NZ box office films of 2012 | | Sir Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is setting the pace at the cinema box office but its release just two weeks before Christmas means it has to settle for third place in the 2012 box office rankings. Latest Motion Picture Distributors' more | | National Business Review ( 1/1/2013 9:44:28 AM -08:00 ) |
| The Hobbit sees off challenge from Jack Reacher at festive UK box office | | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has spent a third consecutive week at the top of the UK box office, seeing off competition from Tom Cruise's latest blockbuster Jack Reacher. Peter Jackson's Tolkien adaptation – which stars Martin Freeman as Bilbo more | | Metro ( 1/2/2013 2:35:03 PM -08:00 ) |
| The Hobbit Tops New Year's Box Office |  | Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey stays at number one on New Year's Day, raking in $9.5 million. The film has made approximately $238.1 million to date domestically and around $470 million overseas, according to THR. Following close more | | Just Jared ( 1/2/2013 2:33:25 PM -08:00 ) |
| Behold, Peter Jackson's Cameo in 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' | | New Zealand filmmaker/inventor of the 3-hour genre movie Peter Jackson has a long, celebrated history of making cameo appearances in his films ala Alfred Hitchcock. Whether he's a surly punk rocker in "The Frighteners" or getting shot by Legolas in more | | NextMovie (blog) ( 1/2/2013 12:17:11 PM -08:00 ) |
| THE HOBBIT LEADS BOX OFFICE INTO 2013 | | PETER JACKSON's fantasy blockbuster THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY marched into the new year (13) as Britain's top film after shining at the box office on the final weekend of 2012. The Lord of the Rings prequel held onto the number one spot more | | Daily Star ( 1/2/2013 10:50:10 AM -08:00 ) |
| 'The Hobbit' Begins 2013 At The Top Of The UK Box Office | | The big budget movie adaptation of J.R.R Tolkien's popular book 'The Hobbit' has stayed at the top of the UK box office for the third consecutive weekend. It raked in a further £6.9 million and saw off tough competition to claim the title of the first number one more | | Entertainmentwise ( 1/2/2013 10:45:05 AM -08:00 ) |
| 'The Hobbit' retains UK box office top spot - top 10 in full | | The first chapter of Peter Jackson's new Middle-earth trilogy continued to fend off competition from Ang Lee's Life of Pi and the Tom Cruise-starring Jack Reacher. 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' still. 'Jack Reacher' poster. The Hobbit made a weekend more | | Digital Spy UK ( 1/2/2013 5:17:48 AM -08:00 ) |
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| WÅTCH The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey Onlinë Movië Freë | The Hobbit An | | Watch The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey Online Full Movie For Free Top Box Office December.So you can imagine my reluctance to have my passport stamped for another journey to Middle-Earth, especially since Peter Jackson made the financially savvy more | | Timmins Press ( 1/1/2013 7:15:31 PM -08:00 ) |
| | Despite UK Artist Success, CD Album Sales Down 19.5%, Overall Album Sales Jan 2nd 2013, 21:29  | LONDON (Reuters) - Total album sales in Britain fell 11.2 percent in 2012 despite a sizeable rise in digital downloads, official figures released on Wednesday showed. The number of physical and digital albums sold last year in the United Kingdom totalled more | | Moneycontrol.com ( 1/2/2013 8:09:00 AM -08:00 ) |
| Album sales slump as downloads and singles dominate |  | LP sales of 100.5 million contrasted sharply with those of singles, which broke records for the fifth year in a row. A rise of 6 per cent saw sales, of which 99.6 per cent were digital downloads, hit 188.6million. Official Charts Company figures revealed that more | | Telegraph.co.uk ( 1/2/2013 6:18:33 AM -08:00 ) |
| Digital downloads dominate UK pop charts |  | THE RECORDING INDUSTRY is reaping the benefits of digital consumption and now shifts over 99 percent of some of its products virtually. In the UK digital downloads accounted for 99.6 percent of singles sale, while overall these sales increased by six more | | Inquirer ( 1/2/2013 3:28:06 AM -08:00 ) |
| UK album sales suffer 11.2% drop |  | Figures showed CD album sales declined nearly 20% to 69.4m copies, although digital album sales rose by 14.8% to 30.5m. The three best-selling albums last year were all by UK artists. Emeli Sande's debut record Our Version of Events was the most more | | BBC News ( 1/2/2013 2:42:41 AM -08:00 ) |
| UK album sales drop by 10 percent in 2012 |  | The statistics, released by the BPI, also reveal that the CD album market shrunk by a fifth, with sales of albums on CD down 19.5 percent year-on-year with only 69.4m albums sold. Sales of digital and physical albums combined fell overall again by 11.2 more | | NME.com ( 1/2/2013 1:18:34 AM -08:00 ) |
| UK Album Sales Drop in 2012 | | Statistics released by the BPI have revealed that sales of albums in the UK dropped by 10% in 2012. The figures also showed that as well as overall sales figures for albums being down, the CD album has suffered the most with a drop of 19.5 percent from the more | | Music Talkers ( 1/2/2013 3:23:01 PM -08:00 ) |
| Album Sales Declined Slightly From 2011 to 2012 |  | With just a few days into 2013, there's an interesting bit of information regarding record sales in 2012. According to projected US-based Nielsen Soundscan data, recorded music sales dropped slightly compared to last year. This means that the music industry more | | XXLMAG.COM ( 1/2/2013 2:02:44 PM -08:00 ) |
| Album Sales Down Only 4% In 2012 | | While U.S. album sales were down in 2012 versus a slight increase in 2011, the dip was not as severe as many people feared. According to a preliminary report based on Soundscan data, album sales are projected to decrease 4% in 2012. Again, not a good more | | Prefixmag ( 1/2/2013 1:49:21 PM -08:00 ) |
| Despite UK Artist Success, CD Album Sales Down 19.5%, Overall Album Sales |  | It's no real surprise that sales of CD albums have dropped by 19.5%, with the rise of mp3 players and everyone using laptops, phones, and tablets along with the internet for all their musical needs, the CD is fast becoming redundant. However, as the BBC more | | Contactmusic.com ( 1/2/2013 1:29:51 PM -08:00 ) |
| Projected 2012 Album Sales Compared To 2011 | | dnm album sales 2012 Projected 2012 Album Sales Compared To 2011 Every year we hear about how the music industry is falling off dramatically. This doesn't seem to hold true in 2012, though, as projected album sales continues to decline only slightly more | | Potholes In My Blog (blog) ( 1/2/2013 12:25:56 PM -08:00 ) |
| Fall in UK album sales, but digital is up |  | New figures indicate that overall UK album sales fell by over 11 percent during 2012. This is despite a rise in the number of digital downloads. Whilst the Digital Journal reported a few days ago that the UK's best selling albums of all time have continued to more | | DigitalJournal.com ( 1/2/2013 11:30:35 AM -08:00 ) |
| British Downloads Hit a New High. British Albums Hit a New Low... | | The US market is probably next, but for now, the meltdown is happening in the UK. That's where paid downloads hit another all-time high in 2012, while broader album sales plunged 11.2 percent. That's the lowest album sales volume since the early 80s, more | | Digital Music News ( 1/2/2013 11:27:38 AM -08:00 ) |
| UK 2012 Sales Report: Strong Growth in Digital Fails To Prevent 11.2% Sales | | Sustained growth in digital music sales failed to offset the year-on-year decline in U.K. album sales in 2012, according to new figures released today by labels trade body the BPI. In 2012, combined digital and physical album sales fell 11.2% to 100.5 million more | | Billboard.biz ( 1/2/2013 9:32:07 AM -08:00 ) |
| Emeli Sande And One Direction Enjoy Strong 2012 As UK Album Sales Decline |  | But that was not enough to stop overall album sales falling by 11.2% last year, with sales of CD albums continuing to plummet, dropping 20% compared to 2011. However, digital album sales rose by 14.8% to 30.5 million, according to new figures released by more | | Capital FM ( 1/2/2013 8:03:57 AM -08:00 ) |
| UK ALBUM SALES IN 2012 DROP BY TEN PER CENT | | It has been revealed by the BPI that album sales in the UK fell by ten percent in 2012. The past twelve months have seen the sales of physical and digital albums fall by 11.2 per cent. Though album sales may have dropped, the UK singles market broke more | | Mixmag ( 1/2/2013 7:50:33 AM -08:00 ) |
| UK Album sales fall by 11.2% in 2012, Single Sales hit new high | | Annual UK album sales dropped by 11.2% in 2012, whilst singles sales hit a new high according to figures released by the BPI. According to figures released by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), physical album sales fell by 19.5% year-on-year to 69.4m more | | imediamonkey ( 1/2/2013 5:29:38 AM -08:00 ) |
| Best Selling Singles and Albums of 2012 Revealed | | The biggest selling singles and albums of 2012 have today been revealed by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Gotye's collaboration with Kimbra 'Somebody That I Used To Know' is the best selling song of 2012 with over 1.3million copies shifted. more | | Key 103 Manchester ( 1/2/2013 4:35:08 AM -08:00 ) |
| Music downloads soar as CD sales continue to plunge |  | The tough state of the British music business was laid out starkly today as it was revealed that in spite of a surge in digital downloads, the total number of albums sold in the UK fell by 11.2% last year. The BPI, the trade body for the recorded music industry, more | | Evening Standard ( 1/2/2013 3:57:52 AM -08:00 ) |
| Album sales decline during 2012 as digital market continues to grow | | Sales of albums in the UK continued to decline last year according to new figures released by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The latest results show a 10% drop in album sales during the past twelve months in comparison to 2011, when figures also more | | Live4ever ( 1/2/2013 3:34:04 AM -08:00 ) |
| Music by numbers: Digital drives a successful 2012 for singles in the UK, but |  | The Internet has been blamed for killing the music industry for more than a decade now, but the latest figures from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), backed by figures from The Official Charts Company, tell a mixed story of the current state-of-play in the more | | The Next Web ( 1/2/2013 3:07:04 AM -08:00 ) |
| | Tom Daley: 'I Want To Be A TV Presenter After Diving' Jan 2nd 2013, 21:14  | The Olympic bronze medallist - who is a mentor on forthcoming show 'Splash!' - is keen to try his hand at hosting TV shows when he finally gets around to hanging up his trunks. He said: ''When I finish diving, I'd like to be a TV presenter. Being a mentor will more | | TV3.ie ( 1/2/2013 11:38:54 AM -08:00 ) |
| Who will join Tom Daley on the high board? Splash! celebrity contestants |  | 15 celebrities will don their swimsuits this January for Splash! a Strictly Come Dancing-style diving competition starring Olympic Bronze-winning diver Tom Daley as mentor. The first show, aired this Saturday on ITV1, will see actor Jake Canuso, comic Omid more | | The Independent ( 1/2/2013 9:27:20 AM -08:00 ) |
| Sugarbabe Jade Ewen looks tattoo sweet in a blue bikini for new show Splash! |  | JADE Ewen shows off her toned physique in a blue bikini on the set of new reality show Splash! The singer is appearing on the ITV1 programme — hosted by Vernon Kay and Gabby Logan with Olympian Tom Daley — and learning to dive like a pro. more | | The Sun ( 1/2/2013 5:48:52 AM -08:00 ) |
| Metcalfe, Essex sign up for Splash! |  | Hollyoaks star Jennifer Metcalfe, The Only Way Is Essex's Joey Essex and Sugababe Jade Ewen are among the stars who will be taking the plunge in new reality TV show Splash! Actress Tina Malone, comedians Dom Joly, Helen Lederer and Omid Djalili, more | | Belfast Telegraph ( 1/2/2013 3:25:50 AM -08:00 ) |
| Jenni Falconer joins celeb diving show to help conquer her fear of heights | | THE Scots presenter will be one of the contestants on the ITV show Splash! who'll be taught by Olympic star Tom Daley. Jenny Falconer gets ready for 'Splash!' TELLY presenter Jenni Falconer is taking a leap of faith to conquer her fears in a new TV show. more | | Scottish Daily Record ( 1/1/2013 11:44:16 PM -08:00 ) |
| Tom Daley: When an Olympic hero's career takes a dive | | Dear little Tom Daley is excited about his new role, as mentor to celebrities learning to dive for a new TV series, Splash! (which launches on Saturday). Us? Not so much. It might be the sight of non-athletes in budgie-smugglers that some find a turn-off, or the more | | The Independent ( 1/1/2013 9:42:44 AM -08:00 ) |
| Tom Daley excited for TV career |  | The 18-year-old Olympic diving bronze medalist is set to host the ITV1 series - in which he will teach celebrities how to dive as they compete against each other - and while he plans to continue in sports, Tom is delighted to have his new-found TV career to fall more | | TV3.ie ( 12/31/2012 7:21:52 AM -08:00 ) |
| Tom Daley: 'I Want To Be A TV Presenter After Diving' | | Tom Daley has revealed that he dreams of becoming a TV presenter after his diving career ends. Speaking to New Magazine on the eve of ITV1's Splash! reality show in which Daley will be mentoring, he spoke of his aspirations in front of the camera. "When I more | | Entertainmentwise ( 1/2/2013 1:14:33 PM -08:00 ) |
| Jennifer Metcalfe announced as part of the line-up for Tom Daley's new TV show |  | "Splash," thought a network executive, once, as what we're assuming was five-to-five on a Friday afternoon. "That's a perfectly okay name for a show featuring Tom Daley, right?" And everyone else agreed. Anyway, the show starts soon, and the list of celebs more | | heatworld ( 1/2/2013 12:17:40 PM -08:00 ) |
| JADE EWEN AND OMID DJALILI SET FOR DIVING SHOW | | SUGABABES singer JADE EWEN, former supermodel CAPRICE BOURRET, and actor/funnyman OMID DJALILI are to take highboard diving lessons from Olympics ace TOM DALEY for a new reality TV show. The three are among the contestants on more | | Daily Star ( 1/2/2013 11:08:07 AM -08:00 ) |
| Tom Daley: 'Loads could go wrong for the celebs!' |  | Diving star Tom Daley will be coaching celebrities like Caprice and Omid Djalili as they learn to dive in a new ITV1 reality series. We caught up with the Olympic bronze medallist to talk about the show Splash! and his wish to see President Obama in swim more | | What's On TV ( 1/2/2013 11:07:21 AM -08:00 ) |
| Daley reveals 'Splash!' lineup | | Tom Daley has revealed the 15 celebrities who will be attempting to master the diving board in his new Saturday night television show Splash!. The programme will see the Olympic bronze medallist teach contestants how to turn their belly flops into reverse more | | Sports Mole ( 1/2/2013 10:41:48 AM -08:00 ) |
| Tom Daley: 'I want a TV presenting career after diving' | | Tom Daley has revealed that he hopes to forge a television career once he stops diving. The Olympic athlete will appear as a mentor on the upcoming ITV reality show Splash!, and has said that it will give him the experience for any future roles. Splash: Tom more | | Digital Spy UK ( 1/2/2013 9:30:45 AM -08:00 ) |
| Comics take a dive |  | Olympic bronze medallist Tom Daley will be training the comics and other celebrities on the ITV1 programme, which starts this weekend. Jo Brand will also be taking part – but only as a judge. Djalili said: 'Someone told me when I dived off the 7.5 metre board more | | Chortle ( 1/2/2013 7:57:44 AM -08:00 ) |
| Olympic diver invites Cheryl Cole on TV show | | The 18-year-old diver will appear on the ITV1 series 'Splash!' in which he will teach celebrities how to dive as they compete against each other. And he is very keen to get the Call My Name singer, from Heaton, Newcastle, to join the line-up. Tom, who won a more | | ChronicleLive ( 1/2/2013 7:35:17 AM -08:00 ) |
| Line-up for Tom Daley's TV show Splash! revealed | | Tom Daley The likes of Joey Essex, Jennifer Metcalfe and Dom Joly will be taught how to dive by Tom Daley on his new TV show Splash! (Picture: ITV). TOWIE star Joey Essex, Hollyoaks actress Jennifer Metcalfe and Sugababes singer Jade Ewen are among more | | Metro ( 1/2/2013 7:19:52 AM -08:00 ) |
| Splash!: The line-up for Tom Daley's diving show revealed, including Dom Joly! |  | Fans of watching people jump into water from really really high up are likely champing at the bit for the new ITV reality TV offering, which will see Tom Daley and his rock hard pecs train a bunch of celebrities (D-list and lower) how to jump into water from really more | | Holy Moly! ( 1/2/2013 5:23:31 AM -08:00 ) |
| 'I Don't Want The Bottoms Coming Off': Jade Ewen Worried Of Appearance On |  | Whilst her fellow celebrities who will be seen taking part in ITV's new reality TV show, Splash are worrying about their dives, Jade Ewen has admitted that she is worrying about exposing too much! The star, who will be seen being put through her paces by more | | Entertainmentwise ( 1/2/2013 4:25:11 AM -08:00 ) |
| Tom Daley's celebrity diving show Splash! begins on Saturday |  | Fifteen celebrities are getting ready to dive in at the deep end with Tom Daley as new entertainment show Splash! begins on ITV this Saturday. The first heat, scheduled for 5th January 2013, sees the following celebrities don their swimwear and attempt to more | | ITV News ( 1/2/2013 3:48:12 AM -08:00 ) |
| Tom Daley in new advert for TV show Splash! as celebrity lineup is revealed |  | Get ready for your 'nearly naked Tom Daley' fix of the day - because the hottie has slipped back into his speedos for an advert promoting brand new telly show Splash! on ITV1. We've missed those speedos. We've missed them so much. Tom Daley Splash more | | Sugarscape ( 1/2/2013 3:38:57 AM -08:00 ) |
| | Allez via Calais! UK woos French with lower tax Jan 2nd 2013, 15:52  | London is luring French companies with the promise of lower taxes, as millionaires including musician Jean-Michel Jarre threaten to flee President Hollande's controversial tax on top earners. Rich French are threatening to flee Francois Hollande's top rate tax more | | Channel 4 News ( 1/2/2013 7:52:14 AM -08:00 ) |
| Jean Michel Jarre denies UK move to escape French supertax |  | Jean Michel Jarre has denied that he is plotting a move to the UK in order to avoid France's proposed "supertax". Earlier this week (December 31), Downing Street confirmed that the synth-wielding Frenchman had attended a business meeting with UK more | | NME.com ( 1/2/2013 7:34:56 AM -08:00 ) |
| Jean Michel Jarre denies London tax move |  | French pop star Jean Michel Jarre, who has discussed starting an academy for electronic music in London's Tech City, has denied he was considering tax exile in the UK. Downing Street confirmed this week that Jarre, famous for his light-show extravaganzas more | | The Guardian ( 1/2/2013 4:41:19 AM -08:00 ) |
| Another tax exile? French electronic composer Jarre may move to London's |  | Jean Michel Jarre, the flamboyant French composer known for his dazzling light-show gigs, has held talks with UK officials about relocating his business to London's 'Tech City,' which encourages investors with tax incentives. In December, France's highest more | | RT ( 1/2/2013 2:40:38 AM -08:00 ) |
| French composer Jarre in talks over London move |  | jerry LONDON: French electronic composer Jean Michel Jarre has held talks with Downing Street officials in recent months, the British premier's office confirmed Tuesday, about setting up business operations in London. The talks come after France's highest more | | Business Recorder (blog) ( 1/1/2013 8:32:04 AM -08:00 ) |
| Jean Michel Jarre in talks over London move |  | French electronic composer Jean Michel Jarre has held talks with Downing Street officials in recent months, the prime minister's office confirmed, about setting up business operations in London. The talks come after France's highest court struck down a more | | Telegraph.co.uk ( 1/1/2013 12:33:51 AM -08:00 ) |
| Jean Michel Jarre considers tax 'defection' to UK |  | One of France's most famous music stars Jean Michel Jarre has been in talks with the Downing Street over a possible transfer of business operations to the UK, No 10 has said. The prime minister's office confirmed Jarre, famous for his brand of electronic more | | The Guardian ( 12/31/2012 11:41:59 AM -08:00 ) |
| Jean Michel Jarre denies U.K. move |  | French musician Jean Michel Jarre has denied he is planning to move his business interests to the U.K. to avoid taxation in his home country. The electro-pop star recently held meetings at the headquarters of Prime Minister David Cameron at Downing Street more | | Orange UK News ( 1/2/2013 10:13:22 AM -08:00 ) |
| Jarre joins list of French millionaires avoiding tax increases |  | Famous French composer Jean-Michel Jarre is the latest French millionaire to flee his home country to avoid the recently announced swinging income tax increases. Even although the French government has not yet passed into law the two-year temporary 75 more | | Emigrate.co.uk ( 1/2/2013 10:12:16 AM -08:00 ) |
| Extra, Extra | | Transport for London puts the 'Oy!' back into Oyster, with above-inflation fare rises. Protests ensue. London house prices are up 7% in the past year, with Kensington and Chelsea up 16%. Jean Michel Jarre could start an electronic music academy in London's more | | Londonist ( 1/2/2013 8:28:29 AM -08:00 ) |
| Jean Michel Jarre denies suggestions of tax "defection" to London | | French rock star Jean Michel Jarre has denied suggestions that he is in talks to move to London in order to escape the threat of a 75% top rate of income tax being imposed in France by president Francois Hollande. According to a Downing Street source more | | London Loves Business ( 1/2/2013 8:06:23 AM -08:00 ) |
| French electronic star Jean Michel Jarre denies London tax exile Music |  | Jean Michel Jarre has denied that he was considering tax exile in the UK, after Downing Street confirmed the French star was planning to start a business in London. Jarre is considering starting an academy for electronic music in London's Tech City - which more | | Gigwise ( 1/2/2013 8:00:00 AM -08:00 ) |
| Jean-Michel Jarre's Downing Street talks on London move as French flee tax rises |  | Music star Jean-Michel Jarre could relocate his business interests to east London's Tech City in the face of looming tax rises in France, it emerged today. The multi-millionaire electronic music composer, 64, met Downing Street officials in November to discuss more | | Evening Standard ( 1/2/2013 4:24:43 AM -08:00 ) |
| Jean-Michel Jarre 'defects' to London | | Millionaire musician Jean-Michel Jarre is set to 'defect' to London to escape planned tax rises on the rich in his French homeland. The electronic pop music icon has met Downing Street officials to discuss relocating his business to London's new 'Tech City', more | | Metro ( 1/1/2013 11:52:34 AM -08:00 ) |
| France's Jean-Michel Jarre in talks on new music school in London |  | France's pioneering electronic composer Jean-Michel Jarre is considering helping to set up and run an electronic music academy in London. The French musician issued a communiqué on Tuesday in which he also announced that he had held informal talks more | | RFI ( 1/1/2013 7:57:48 AM -08:00 ) |
| | Swansea Valley new bridge ends 14-year weight limit Jan 2nd 2013, 15:29 | It's a name as synonymous with Wales' second city as the Mumbles Mile or the Swansea Jack. But ice cream maker Joe's is set to open its first branch in Cardiff. Joe's has been a Swansea institution since the beginning of the 20th century when it was set up more | | WalesOnline ( 1/2/2013 7:33:49 AM -08:00 ) |
| Swansea Valley new bridge ends 14-year weight limit |  | A weight restriction on a bridge in the Swansea Valley has been lifted 14 years after it was imposed. A three tonne load limit was imposed on concrete-built Crown Bridge linking two villages on the border of Neath Port Talbot and Powys in 1999. Vehicles more | | BBC News ( 1/2/2013 7:29:59 AM -08:00 ) |
| Youngsters talk their way to top |  | The competition day was hosted by Nantgaredig Primary School and saw a fun- packed day with members competing to take home the title in their category. . . . . •; •; •; •. The competition was split into several sections including junior, senior and reading more | | This is South Wales ( 1/2/2013 1:15:43 PM -08:00 ) |
| Appeal for info board | | Members of Kidwelly Town Forum have suggested the facility should be placed in the town square to enable residents to comment and make suggestions on key issues in the town. Councillors have agreed to look into the matter. 0. 0. Digg · Reddit · Delicious more | | This is South Wales ( 1/2/2013 1:15:42 PM -08:00 ) |
| An upmarket taste of Wales | | CUSTOMERS of upmarket chain Waitrose have been tucking in to Welsh Black beef produced in Carmarthenshire. Thanks to help from the Welsh Government's flagship support service, Farming Connect, six farmers were able to secure a contract with the more | | This is South Wales ( 1/2/2013 1:15:41 PM -08:00 ) |
| £450 fly-tipping fine | | A LLANELLI man has been ordered to pay more than £450 after his rubbish was found fly-tipped. Neil Bell, 45, of Swansea Road, pleaded guilty to the offence at Carmarthen Magistrates' Court. The court heard that council environmental enforcement officers more | | This is South Wales ( 1/2/2013 1:15:32 PM -08:00 ) |
| Towy slipway bid | | THE Carmarthen Riverside Association has drawn up plans for a restored slipway from the Quay into the River Towy. Drawings will be put forward to members at the next meeting on January 14 at St Peter's Civic Hall. The association wants all groups more | | This is South Wales ( 1/2/2013 1:15:31 PM -08:00 ) |
| Birchgrove man in court facing a charge of threatening to kill his neighbour | | City magistrates granted an adjournment after the prosecution said they needed time to consider if a new charge should be put. Braidwood, of Heol Dulais, Birchgrove, is alleged to have made the threats to a police officer. He was given conditional bail to more | | This is South Wales ( 1/2/2013 1:15:25 PM -08:00 ) |
| Donor sessions | | A BLOOD donor session is being held tomorrow at a mobile donor clinic at Tesco in Ammanford on Park Street from 10.15am- 12.30pm and 2pm-6pm. 0. 0. Digg · Reddit · Delicious · StumbleUpon · Tweet this article. Share with social media. Report more | | This is South Wales ( 1/2/2013 1:15:22 PM -08:00 ) |
| Wales should have public transport like Switzerland says Swansea uni researcher | | AN honorary research associate at Swansea university wants Wales to aim to have a public transport system as good as Switzerland's. Mike Joseph, a writer and historian, in an article for the Institute of Welsh Affairs' Agenda journal, compared the two more | | This is South Wales ( 1/2/2013 1:15:19 PM -08:00 ) |
| Christmas tradition revived by Dwr Y Felin pupils |  | Pupils from Dwr y Felin took part in a Christmas festival of music at the church along with teachers, family and friends. . The evening included traditional Christmas readings, musical items and a range of choral pieces. Head teacher Sue Handley said: "This more | | This is South Wales ( 1/2/2013 1:15:16 PM -08:00 ) |
| School's nativity success |  | YOUNGSTERS at Pembrey school learned about the meaning of Christmas with the staging of their nativity plays. The reception classes starred in Whoops-a-daisy Angel, while Years 1 and 2 celebrated the onset of festivities with a production called more | | This is South Wales ( 1/2/2013 1:15:10 PM -08:00 ) |
| Charity's room bid | | A CHARITY has written to Llanelli Rural Council to ask for continued use of the members' room for its monthly meetings. Bosses at learning disability charity Mencap have asked the council to keep its room free on the second Wednesday of every month from more | | This is South Wales ( 1/2/2013 1:15:04 PM -08:00 ) |
| Watch meets | | THE next Glanmor Neighbourhood Watch meeting will be held on Monday at The Cambrian, in Marine Street, Llanelli, at 6.30pm. 0. 0. Digg · Reddit · Delicious · StumbleUpon · Tweet this article. Share with social media. Report more | | This is South Wales ( 1/2/2013 1:15:02 PM -08:00 ) |
| Awards idea to honour town residents | | The achievements of people in the town could be celebrated with a new awards ceremony. County councillor Deian Harries said: "We want to set up an annual awards ceremony to promote achievement in the area. The awards will reward excellence in the more | | This is South Wales ( 1/2/2013 1:14:57 PM -08:00 ) |
| Christmas Eve raid | | Police are appealing for information about a raid at a house in Alban Road, which took place between 1.30am and 6.30am. A laptop and a purse were taken, as well as keys for a vehicle, which was driven away and later returned along with the keys. Anyone more | | This is South Wales ( 1/2/2013 1:14:57 PM -08:00 ) |
| Campsite set for growth | | CARREGLWYD caravan and camping site in Port Eynon, Gower, has been given permission to add a single- storey side extension to an existing shower block. The decision was made by Swansea Council planning officers. 0. 0. Digg · Reddit · Delicious more | | This is South Wales ( 1/2/2013 1:14:56 PM -08:00 ) |
| Hoping for a better 2013 | | WE'LL all be hoping that 2013 brings some improvement in the economic picture – as it's clear the last 12 months have been miserable for many people. To discover that 700 people – a third of them children – needed the support of the town food bank just to more | | This is South Wales ( 1/2/2013 1:14:53 PM -08:00 ) |
| We want to see healthy wildlife | | I DO not normally reply to letters written in response to my own printed in your paper, although on this occasion I must reply to Michael Sharratt. What I tried to do was to draw attention to the loss that I have suffered over the years due to the spread of bTB. more | | This is South Wales ( 1/2/2013 1:14:52 PM -08:00 ) |
| Welsh children's cancer charity Latch is getting its message across through a | | A WELSH charity which supports youngsters being treated for cancer and leukaemia is getting its message across through a new film. Latch — the Welsh children's cancer charity — has been chosen to take part in Untold Stories, which matches small more | | This is South Wales ( 1/2/2013 1:14:52 PM -08:00 ) |
| | Action film The Amazing Spider-Man was in third with The Avengers in fourth Jan 2nd 2013, 15:23 | It's big news here that cinema attendance in North America rose by an estimated 5.6 per cent in 2012, after two years of decline. Or that Skyfall has grossed $1 billion. Or that films are getting longer (some almost three hours), a phenomenon of the digital age more | | The Province ( 1/2/2013 7:40:51 AM -08:00 ) |
| Action film The Amazing Spider-Man was in third with The Avengers in fourth |  | It may be the UK's most successful film of all time, but it's also one of the most error-strewn. Skyfall has 35 continuity mistakes which means the film starring Daniel Craig as secret agent James Bond has come second in a poll of the top ten most gaffe-ridden more | | Daily Mail ( 1/2/2013 7:23:03 AM -08:00 ) |
| Skyfall becomes 14th film to reach $1bn | | On 30 November, the day finally arrives when South Africans will be able to see the latest James Bond film Skyfall. Ghosts of the past set out to haunt MI6, and new villains arise to take down James Bond. Here's a breakdown of the cast. (EON Productions) more | | Channel 24 ( 1/2/2013 4:08:33 AM -08:00 ) |
| `Skyfall` deserves an Oscar: Timothy Dalton |  | `Skyfall` deserves an Oscar: Timothy Dalton London: Actor Timothy Dalton, who played James Bond twice in the 1980s, says the newest James Bond film `Skyfall` deserves to win one of the major Academy Awards. more | | Zee News ( 1/2/2013 2:03:54 AM -08:00 ) |
| Timothy Dalton: 'Skyfall Deserves An Oscar' |  | Former 007 Timothy Dalton has suggested the latest film in the James Bond franchise should win an Oscar. The 68-year-old - who played the famous spy in The Living Daylights and Licence To Kill - praised both the film and Skyfall star Daniel Craig. more | | MTV UK ( 1/2/2013 1:24:50 AM -08:00 ) |
| Bond film 'Skyfall' sets £100m record in Britain |  | LONDON: The latest James Bond film "Skyfall" has become the first movie ever to take #100 million at the British box office, it was announced Monday. The 23rd official Bond film surpassed the landmark, equivalent of $162 million (123 million euros), after more | | DAWN.com ( 1/1/2013 1:15:03 AM -08:00 ) |
| Skyfall should win an Oscar |  | More black tie events to come? ... Daniel Craig and Berenice Marlohe at the Skyfall premiere in London. Photo: Reuters. Former Bond star Timothy Dalton has called on Academy Awards bosses to honour Skyfall at the 2013 Oscars, insisting the latest 007 more | | The Age ( 12/31/2012 8:17:11 PM -08:00 ) |
| The name's Bond, $1 billion Bond: Skyfall becomes first 007 film to cross box |  | James Bond smash Skyfall has now made $1 billion internationally to become the most successful film yet in the 50-year franchise. The film stars Daniel Craig for the third time as the iconic British super-spy. Skyfall, directed by Sam Mendes, is only the third more | | Daily Mail ( 12/31/2012 3:58:04 PM -08:00 ) |
| James Bond: 2012 caps a stellar year for spy franchise |  | Lauren Moraski /. CBS News/ December 31, 2012, 4:02 PM. James Bond: 2012 caps a stellar year for spy franchise. First official shot released from "Skyfall" shows Daniel Craig as James Bond. / Francois Duhamel. The James Bond franchise will go out on top more | | CBS News ( 12/31/2012 1:27:52 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'Skyfall' hits $1B at worldwide box office | | "Skyfall," the 23rd James Bond adventure, has surpassed $1 billion at the worldwide box office. Jeff Blake, chairman of worldwide marketing and distribution for Sony Pictures and Gary Barber, MGM's chairman and chief executive, made the announcement more | | Chicago Tribune ( 12/31/2012 1:14:50 PM -08:00 ) |
| 'Skyfall' surpasses billion dollar mark | | The team behind the latest James Bond movie can pop bottles for more reasons than the new year. "Skyfall" crossed the $1 billion mark in worldwide sales on Sunday according to The Hollywood Reporter. According to the publication the film has so far more | | CNN (blog) ( 12/31/2012 12:01:21 PM -08:00 ) |
| Billion-Dollar Bond: Skyfall Becomes First 007 Film to Cross the Box Office Mark |  | James Bond's latest adventure is called Skyfall, but when it comes to the box office, 007 is soaring. The Sam Mendes-helmed 23rd Bond flick, starring Daniel Craig as the suave superspy, officially grossed over $1 billion worldwide as of Sunday—the first film more | | E! Online ( 12/31/2012 9:18:00 AM -08:00 ) |
| 'Skyfall' becomes first James Bond movie to make $1 billion worldwide |  | The spy film, starring Daniel Craig in the lead role as James Bond, was also the first movie in the film franchise's 50-year history to take over £100 million in the UK box office alone. Skyfall has earned just over $289 million (£179 million) at the US box office more | | NME.com ( 12/31/2012 8:03:36 AM -08:00 ) |
| Skyfall becomes first £100m movie at UK box office |  | Skyfall, the hugely successful latest outing of James Bond, has become the first film to take more than £100m at the UK box office, despite the franchise marking its 50th year. Daniel Craig's third outing as the spy, directed for the first time by Sam Mendes, will more | | The Guardian ( 12/31/2012 6:57:39 AM -08:00 ) |
| Most successful Bond film Skyfall breaks $1bn record at global box office |  | The spy adventure has also become the first movie to earn at least 100 million pounds in ticket sales in Britain, the Telegraph reported. The Sam Mendes-directed film, which was released 50 years after the franchise's first movie Dr No in 1962, has now more | | Hindustan Times ( 12/31/2012 5:55:59 AM -08:00 ) |
| Skyfall becomes first film in history to take £100 million at British box office |  | After the critical disappointment of Quantum of Solace and financial troubles at studio MGM, a new Bond film may have seemed like a gamble. Yet, Skyfall has paid off spectacularly after it became the first film in box office history to take more than £100m in the more | | The Independent ( 12/31/2012 5:43:15 AM -08:00 ) |
| James Bond film Skyfall passes £100m at UK box office |  | Daniel Craig's third appearance as Bond is still on general release more than two months after it first hit cinemas. Daniel Craig, Naomie Harris and Berenice Malohe. Stunning cast ... Daniel Craig poses with Naomie Harris and Berenice Malohe at a Skyfall more | | The Sun ( 12/31/2012 5:11:46 AM -08:00 ) |
| Skyfall passes £100m at box office | | James Bond hit Skyfall has become the first movie ever to take a nine-figure sum at the UK box office. The film, already the most successful movie hit in the UK, has now passed the £100 million mark in the year the 007 movies celebrated their 50th anniversary more | | WalesOnline ( 12/31/2012 4:29:06 AM -08:00 ) |
| 007's Turkish delights at the box office | | "Skyfall," the latest installment in the British superspy James Bond film franchise, has earned $1 billion at the worldwide box office, Variety reported. The movie has made $289.6 million domestically and $710.6 million internationally since its theatrical release more | | Al-Bawaba ( 12/31/2012 4:17:00 AM -08:00 ) |
| Daniel Craig's 'Skyfall' joins the USD 1 billion club |  | Los Angeles: Daniel Craig starrer 'Skyfall' has become the most successful James Bond film in the 007 spy series by crossing the USD 1 billion mark worldwide. Directed by Sam Mendes and marking Craig's third turn as the iconic spy, the movie reached the more | | IBNLive ( 12/31/2012 4:09:00 AM -08:00 ) |
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